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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1955-06-27 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Isabelle Adjani

Biography:

Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Award for Best Actress with five, for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994) and Skirt Day (2009). She was also given a double Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1981. She also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She performs in French, English, and German.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

The Perfect Couple as Isabel Nallet

2023

Dammi as Cabaret Performer
L'Âge d'or de la pub as Self (archive footage)
Wingwomen as Marraine
Goodbye Vinyle as Eve Faugère

2022

Masquerade as Martha Duval
Peter von Kant as Sidonie
The King’s Favorite as Diane de Poitiers
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées as Self (archive footage)

2021

Sisters as Zorah

2020

2019

André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema as Self - Actress (voice) (archive footage)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail as Self - Actress (archive footage)

2018

2017

2016

Carole Matthieu as Carole Matthieu

2015

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
Capitaine Marleau as Isabelle Laumont

2014

French Women as Lily
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2013

Ishkq in Paris as Marie Elise

2012

David et Madame Hansen as Madame Hansen-Bergmann

2011

Force as Commandant Clara Damico
Aïcha : Job à tout prix as Doctor Assoussa

2010

Mammuth as L'amour perdu de Serge
Gainsbourg and His Girls as Self - Singer (archive footage)

2008

Skirt Day as Sonia Bergerac
Figaro as La Comtesse Rosine

2007

To Each His Own Cinema as Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage)

2004

Words in Progress as Self (archive footage)

2003

Monsieur Ibrahim as The Star
Bon Voyage as Viviane Denvers

2002

Adolphe as Ellénore
The Repentant as Charlotte / Leïla

2001

Star Academy as Self

2000

1998

Paparazzi as Isabelle Adjani

1996

Diabolique as Mia Baran

1995

One Hundred and One Nights as Self - in Cannes

1994

Queen Margot as Margot

1993

Toxic Affair as Pénélope
Zone interdite as Self (archive footage)

1990

Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet as Narrator (voice)

1988

Camille Claudel as Camille Claudel

1987

Ishtar as Shirra Assel

1986

1985

Subway as Héléna

1983

One Deadly Summer as Eliane Wieck, aka 'Elle'
Deadly Circuit as Catherine Leiris / Lucie Brentano / Ève Granger / Dorothée Ortis / Ariane Chevalier / Charlotte Vincent

1982

Antonieta as Antonieta Rivas Mercado
All Fired Up as Pauline Valance
The Last Horror Film as Isabelle Adjani (uncredited)

1981

Possession as Anna / Helen
Quartet as Marya 'Mado' Zelli

1979

Nosferatu the Vampyre as Lucy Harker
The Bronte Sisters as Emily Brontë

1978

The Driver as The Player

1977

Violette & Francois as Violette Clot

1976

The Tenant as Stella
Barocco as Laure
Mosaïque as Self

1975

The Story of Adele H. as Adèle Hugo
Ondine as Ondine

1974

The Slap as Isabelle Douléan
L'avare as Marianne
Ariane as Ariane
Le Secret des Flamands as Maria Cavalieri

1973

1972

1971

Samedi soir as Self

1970

1948

BAMBI Awards as Self

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Production

2016

Carole Matthieu as Associate Producer

1988

Camille Claudel as Producer

Directing

1977

The Lorry as Script Supervisor