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Juliette Binoche Biography

Birth Name:Juliette Binoche

Birth Place:Paris, France

Profession Actress, Art department, Producer

Fast Facts

Nominated for 8 César Awards since 1986, a film honor in France that is equivalent to the Academy Awards, winning in 1994 for her role in the drama by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski "Three Colors: Blue․"
Through the French Cambodian charity, Enfants d'Asie, she has become a godmother to several Cambodian orphans and has funded the building of a children's home in Battambang
Born to teacher and actress Monique and director and sculptor Jean-Marie Binoche
In her teenage years, began acting at school in amateur stage productions and directed her first production, a play called "Exit the King․"
Made her Broadway debut in "Betrayal" in 2001
Dropped out of the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique because she didn't like the curriculum, but found an agent anyway and began touring France, Belgium and Switzerland with a theater troupe
Made her London stage debut in "Naked" in 1998
Quote: "My real excitement comes when a movie transforms me․ When you love the movie you've played in, you can make that bridge back to your own life․"
Quote: "Movies are open doors, and at every door I change character and life․․․I live for the present, always․ I accept thid risk․ I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn․"
Alternates between French and English language roles and mainstream and art-house productions
Auteurs Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Doillon and Adré Téchiné made her a star in France before her films hit an international market
Despite the international success of the 1988 film "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," Binoche preferred to work in France and pursue roles in only French films
Offered a role in director Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park," which she declined and soon after joined the director Krzysztof Kieslowski for "Three Colors: Blue," later winning a Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Designed the posters for several of her movies including "The Lovers on the Bridge" and "The Children of the Century․"
Became the spokesperson for the perfume "Poeme" by Lancome in 1995 to 2000
Is one of only 5 French actors to have won an Academy Award
Spent a weekend with the author of "Chocolat" after scoring the lead role in the film adaptation of the book, much to the author's surprise
Toured with dance production "In-I" in 2008
Unable to make a trip to visit former president Bill Clinton during his presidency after an invitation to the White House due to the success of the 2000 film "Chocolat," the Clintons came to New York to meet her

Awards

1986César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1987César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1992César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1992European Film Award-European Actress of the Year: winner
1993ACCA-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
1993César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1993Pasinetti Award-Best Actress: winner
1993Volpi Cup-Best Actress: winner
1994César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): winner
1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
1994Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera): winner
1996ACCA-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
1996César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
1996NBR Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
1997Oscar-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
1997Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: nominated
1997Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
1997BAFTA Film Award-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: winner
1997Silver Berlin Bear-Best Actress: winner
1997Best Actress-: winner
1997CFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
1997Chlotrudis Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
1997DFWFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
1997European Film Award-European Actress of the Year: winner
1997Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
1997OFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
1997SEFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2001Oscar-Best Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2001Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
2001Actor-Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture: nominated
2001BAFTA Film Award-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2001César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2001EFA People's Choice Award-Best European Actress: winner
2001Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical: nominated
2003César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2005European Film Award-European Actress: nominated
2006British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
2006ALFS Award-Actress of the Year: nominated
2006SLFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
2008ICP Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2008VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2009ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2010Best Actress-: winner
2010DFCC-Best Actress: nominated
2010EuroCinema Hawai'i Award-Best Actress: winner
2011ICP Award-Best Lead Performance: nominated
2011Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2011VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2012GAFCA Award-Best Actress: winner
2012ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2012INOCA-Best Actress: winner
2013Jury Prize-Best Actress: winner
2014Felix-Best Actress: nominated
2014Amanda-Best Actress (Årets kvinnelige skuespiller): nominated
2014ICS Cannes Award-Best Actress: winner
2014ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2014Kanonprisen-Best Female Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
2014Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2014Golden Space Needle Award-Best Actress: nominated
2015César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2015ICP Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
2015Halfway Award-Best Actress: winner
2015IOMA-Best Actress (Miglior attrice protagonista): nominated
2015Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2015VVFP Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016First and Second Feature Competition Award-Best Actress: winner
2016David-Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista): nominated
2016Goya-Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Protagonista): nominated
2016Imagen Award-Best Actress - Feature Film: winner
2016ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2016European Silver Ribbon-: winner
2016José María Forqué Award-Best Actress: nominated
2017Felix-Best Supporting Actress: winner
2017CinEuphoria-Best Actress - International Competition: nominated
2017European Film Award-European Actress: nominated
2017Halfway Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2018César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2018Globe de Cristal-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2018Audience Award-Best International Actress: winner
2018ICS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2018Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2018Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Actress: winner
2019Best Actress-Rendez-Vous First Prize for a Female Actress: winner
2019ICS Award-Best Actress: nominated
2019Halfway Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2022Gold Derby TV Award-Limited/Movie Supporting Actress: nominated
2023César-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2023Gotham Independent Film Award-Outstanding Supporting Performance: nominated
2023Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure actrice): nominated
2024Movies for Grownups Award-Best Actress: nominated
2024Astra Award-Best International Actress: nominated
2024Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
2024VHS Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
2025Golden Panda Award-Best Actress in a Leading Role for a Motion Picture: nominated