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Isabelle Huppert Biography

Birth Name:Isabelle Anne Huppert

Birth Place:Paris, France

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

Was named President of the Jury for the 62nd Cannes Festival Awards in 2009
Was honored as a member of the Légion d'Honneur in 1999 by Catherine Trautmann, the French Minister of Culture
Graduated from the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique
Has three children; Lolita, Lorenzo and Angelo
Married Lebanese-Italian director Ronald Chammah in 1982
Her father Raymond was an industrialist and her mother Annick an English teacher
Credits her mother for encouraging her to begin acting
She was a teenage star in Paris when she made her American debut in 1980
Quote: "Of course, being an actress has a lot to do with how you look․ But it's an ensemble․ It's so much also about what you feel․ That's the pleasure․"
Quote: "Acting is a way of living out one's insanity․"

Awards

1976César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
1978BAFTA Film Award-Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles: winner
1978Best Actress-: winner
1978César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1979César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1980David-Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera): winner
1981César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1982César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1988Best Actress-: winner
1988Volpi Cup-Best Actress: winner
1989Golden Precolumbian Circle-Best Actress: winner
1989César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1989David-Best Foreign Actress (Migliore Attrice Straniera): nominated
1990Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera): winner
1991Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle): winner
1991Silver St. George-Best Actress: winner
1995Volpi Cup-Best Actress: winner
1995Pasinetti Award-Best Actress: winner
1996César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
1996Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
1999César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2000Best Actress-: winner
2001Best Actress-: winner
2001César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2001European Film Award-European Actress: winner
2001Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure comédienne): winner
2001Golden Aries-Best Foreign Actress: winner
2002Silver Berlin Bear-Outstanding Artistic Achievement: winner
2002César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2002European Film Award-European Actress: winner
2002EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Actress: nominated
2002LAFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2002NYFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2002International Competition-Best Actress: winner
2002Golden Aries-Best Foreign Actress: winner
2002Special Award-: winner
2002SFFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2002Golden Space Needle Award-Best Actress: winner
2002TFCA Award-Best Performance, Female: nominated
2002VVFP Award-Best Performance: nominated
2003Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: winner
2003Audience Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2003Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2003César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2003DFWFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2003NSFC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2003OFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2003Audience Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2003Critics Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2003Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Actress: winner
2003Étoile d'Or-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
2004EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Actress: nominated
2006César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2006Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure comédienne): winner
2007Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure comédienne): nominated
2008Best Actress-: winner
2009European Silver Ribbon-: winner
2010Best Actress-: winner
2010ICP Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2010João Bénard da Costa Special Jury Award-: winner
2010Special Jury Award-Best Actress: winner
2010VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2011Silver Gateway-Best Actress: winner
2011Jury Prize, International Competition-Best Actress: winner
2012Buil Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2012VVFP Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2013CinEuphoria-Best Ensemble - National Competition: nominated
2013César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
2013ALFS Award-Supporting Actress of the Year: nominated
2014VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016AFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2016ACCA-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2016BOFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2016BSFC Award-Best Actress: winner
2016CFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016Critics Choice Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2016DFCC-Best Actress: nominated
2016European Film Award-European Actress: nominated
2016FFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2016Gotham Independent Film Award-Best Actress: winner
2016IFJA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016IFJA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016ICP Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2016ICP Award-Best Lead Actress: winner
2016ICS Cannes Award-Grand Prix: winner
2016LAFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2016Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2016NYFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2016NYFCO Award-Best Actress: winner
2016SFFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2016SLFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2016TFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016VFCC Award-Best Actress: winner
2016VVFP Award-Best Actress: winner
2016VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016WIN Award-Actress Feature Film: winner
2017AACTA International Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2017Movies for Grownups Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2017EDA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017EDA Special Mention Award-Actress Defying Age and Ageism: winner
2017EDA Special Mention Award-Bravest Performance: winner
2017Palmarés blogos de oro-Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz): nominated
2017CIFCC Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: winner
2017CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: winner
2017César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
2017Dorian Award-Film Performance of the Year - Actress: nominated
2017DFCC-Best Actress: winner
2017Días de Cine Award-Best Foreign Actress: winner
2017European Film Award-European Actress: nominated
2017Independent Spirit Award-Best Female Lead: winner
2017Globe de Cristal-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
2017Gold Derby Film Award-Lead Actress: nominated
2017Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: winner
2017HFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017ICS Award-Best Actress: winner
2017INOCA-Best Actress: winner
2017Best Actress-: winner
2017ALFS Award-Actress of the Year: winner
2017Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
2017NSFC Award-Best Actress: winner
2017OFTA Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017OFCS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017FIPRESCI Prize-Best Actress: winner
2017Audience Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2017Critics Award-Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira): winner
2017Sant Jordi-Best Actress in a Foreign Film (Millor actriu en pel·lícula estrangera): nominated
2017Montecito Award-: winner
2017Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Motion Picture: winner
2017SFCS Award-Best Actress: winner
2017Trophée de la personnalité de l'année-: winner
2018CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: nominated
2018International Film Competition-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2018Jupiter Award-Best International Actress: nominated
2018ALFS Award-Actress of the Year: nominated
2019The BAM Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2019Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Actress: winner
2020Movies for Grownups Award-Best Actress: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Best Actress - National Competition: nominated
2026César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2026Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated