| Juliette Binoche | |
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Juliette Binoche, August 2007 | |
| Born | March 9, 1964 Paris, France |
| Other name(s) | La Binoche |
| Domestic partner(s) | Leos Carax (1987-91) André Halle (1991-93, one son)[1] Olivier Martinez (1994-97) Benoît Magimel (1999-2003, one daughter)[2] |
Juliette Binoche (in French pronounced [ʒylijɛt biˈnɔʃ]; born March 9, 1964) is a French film actress. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Leos Carax (born 22 November 1960 is a French -born Film director, critic and writer Olivier Martinez (born January 12, 1966) is a French film Actor. Benoît Magimel (born May 11, 1974) is a French Actor. A prolific actor who was 12 when he appeared in his first film Magimel has starred in Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Binoche is well known worldwide for her roles in popular, award-winning films such as The English Patient (1996) and Chocolat (2000) as well as internationally successful arthouse films including Three Colors: Blue (1993) and Caché (2005). The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. Chocolat is a 2000 Film based on the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris, directed by Lasse Hallström. Three Colours Blue ( French: Trois Couleurs Bleu, Trzy kolory Caché (marketed as Hidden in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2005 French-language film written and directed by
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Binoche was born in Paris, the daughter of Jean-Marie Binoche, a director, actor, and sculptor, and Monique Stalens, a teacher, director, and actress. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city [3] Binoche's mother is of Polish descent, and her maternal Polish-Catholic grandparents were imprisoned at Auschwitz because they were intellectuals. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany An intellectual (from the adjective meaning "involving thought and reason" is a person who tries to use his or her Intelligence and analytical thinking, [4][5] Binoche also has French, Flemish, Brazilian and Moroccan ancestry. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld [6][7] Her parents divorced when she was four and Binoche, with her sister Marion, was sent to a boarding school. [8]
Binoche began acting in amateur stage productions, and at 17 directed and starred in a student production of the Eugène Ionesco play, Exit the King. Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu ( November 26, 1909 – March 28, 1994 Le Roi se meurt ( English Exit the King) is an absurdist drama by Eugene Ionesco that premiered in 1962 The next year, she studied acting at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts of Paris (CNSAD). The CNSAD ( Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique) is the French National Academy of Dramatic Art She found an agent through a friend and joined a theatre troupe in which she toured France, Belgium and Switzerland under the pseudonym of "Juliette Adrienne".
After quiting the CNSAD, she began acting lessons with famed coach Vera Gregh. Following in her mother's footsteps, she became a stage actress, occasionally taking small parts in French feature films. [8] Her first screen role was a small part in the 1983 television film Dorothée, danseuse de corde by Jacques Fensten, which was followed by a similarly small role in the provincial television film Fort bloque by Pierrick Guinnard. After Binoche secured her first big screen appearance with a small supporting role in Pascal Kané's Algeria-themed Liberty Belle, she decided to pursue a career in cinema. Pascal Kané (born 1946) is a French director and actor Filmography 1975: India Song 1978: La vocation suspendue Liberty Belle is a 1983 film set in Paris in 1959 and 1960 The film tells the story of a students involvement with a group who oppose the French Algerian war
Binoche's early films saw her firmly established as a French star of some renown. [8] The recurring themes of these films were of contemporary young women exploring their lives and their sexuality. Small roles in Les Nanas and Adieu blaireau led to more significant exposure in Jean-Luc Godard's Je vous salue, Marie and Jacques Doillon's La Vie de Famille which cast her as the teenage stepdaughter of Sami Frey's character. Les Nanas ( The Chicks) is a 1985 French comedy with an entirely female ensemble Adieu Blaireau ( Farewell Blaireau) is a 1985 film directed by Bob Decout. Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague Hail Mary ( Je vous salue Marie) is a 1985 French film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Jacques Doillon (born 15 March 1944 in Paris, France) is a French Film director. La Vie de Famille ( Family Life) is a 1985 French film by Jacques Doillon. Sami Frey (born October 13, 1937) is a French actor With his acting Frey has shown different shades of life This film was to set the theme and tone of the early career.
In 1985, Binoche secured the lead role in André Téchiné's Rendez-vous. André Téchiné (born 13 March 1943 at Valence-d'Agen ( Tarn-et-Garonne) in France) is a French Rendez-vous is a 1985 French Drama film directed by André Téchiné. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival that year, winning Best Director. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, In 1986, Binoche was nominated for her first César Award for Best Actress for the film. The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. Binoche's next film was a role in Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur by Jacques Rouffio, which was a critical and commercial failure. Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur ( English: My Brother-in-law Has Killed My Sister } is a 1986 film directed by Jacques Rouffio Jacques Rouffio (born 1938 in Marseille) is a French film director and screenwriter Later that year, she starred opposite Michel Piccoli in Léos Carax's Mauvais Sang. Michel Piccoli (born December 27, 1925) is a French Actor who has worked with Jean Renoir, Jean-Pierre Melville, Leos Carax (born 22 November 1960 is a French -born Film director, critic and writer Mauvais Sang ( Bad Blood) is Leos Carax 's second film Released in 1986, the film played at the 1987 Berlin Film Festival before This film, however, was a critical and commercial success, leading to Binoche's second César Award nomination. In August 1986, she portrayed Tereza in Philip Kaufman's The Unbearable Lightness of Being based on the Milan Kundera novel. Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American Film director and Screenwriter from Chicago Illinois. The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a 1988 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Milan Kundera. Milan Kundera (ˈmɪlan ˈkundɛra (born April 1, 1929, in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a French Writer of Czech This was Binoche's first English language role and was a worldwide success with critics and audiences alike. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States After this success, Binoche decided to return to France rather than pursue an international career.
In 1988, she filmed the lead in Pierre Pradinas's Un tour de manège, a little-seen French film. Un Tour de Manège ( Roundabout) is a 1989 French film starring Juliette Binoche, François Cluzet and Denis Lavant Later that year she began work on Léos Carax's Les Amants du Pont-Neuf. Leos Carax (born 22 November 1960 is a French -born Film director, critic and writer Les Amants du Pont-Neuf is a 1991 film by French director Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. The film was beset by problems and took three years to complete. When it was released in 1991, The Lovers on the Bridge was a critical success. Binoche won a European Film Award for best actress as well as her third César Award nomination. The European Film Awards are presented annually by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements
Following the long shoot of Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, Binoche relocated to London for the 1992 productions of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights and Damage, both of which considerably developed her international reputation. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights was a 1992 feature Film adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights. Damage, also known as Fatale, is a 1992 Film directed by Louis Malle. For Damage Binoche received her fourth César Award nomination. In 1993, she appeared in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors: Blue to much critical acclaim. ( June 27, 1941 &ndash March 13, 1996) was an influential Oscar -nominated Polish Film director and Three Colours Blue ( French: Trois Couleurs Bleu, Trzy kolory The film premiered at the 1993 Venice Film Festival. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world The film also landed Binoche a Prize in Venice, a César Award for Best Actress as well as a Golden Globe nomination. Winners of the César Award in French film for best actress 1976: Romy Schneider in L'important c'est d'aimer The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Following this success, she took a short sabbatical during which she became mother of a son, Raphael.
In 1995, Binoche appeared in a big-budget adaptation of Jean Giono's The Horseman on the Roof directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Jean Giono ( March 30, 1895 – October 8, 1970) was a French Author renowned for his works of fiction set in the Provence region of The Horseman on the Roof ( Le Hussard sur le Toit) is a 1995 French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Jean-Paul Rappeneau (born 8 April 1932 at Auxerre) is a French film director screenwriter and actor The film was a box-office success around the world and Binoche was again nominated for a César Award for Best Actress. This role as a romantic heroine was to color the direction of many of her roles in the late 1990s.
In 1996, Binoche appeared in A Couch in New York by Chantal Akerman. A Couch in New York (French Un divan à New York) is a 1996 Film about an anonymous exchange of apartments between a successful New York Chantal Akerman (born June 6 1950 is a Belgian film director and artist The film was a flop, but another 1996 film, The English Patient, based on the acclaimed novel and directed by Anthony Minghella, was a worldwide hit. The English Patient is a 1996 film adaptation of the novel by the same name by Michael Ondaatje. Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English It garnered nine Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Binoche, who stated in her acceptance speech that it was such a surprise, and she had thought fellow nominee Lauren Bacall was going to win; she started to thank people, but only got past her director Anthony Minghella before laughing that it "must be a dream. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English . . a French dream!"[9]
After this international hit, Binoche returned to France and began work on Claude Berri's Lucie Aubrac opposite Daniel Auteuil, which was based on a true story. Claude Berri (born July 1, 1934 in Paris, France) is a French Film director, Actor, Screenwriter and producer Lucie Samuel née Bernard ( June 29 1912 &ndash March 14 2007) better known as Lucie Aubrac, was a French history Daniel Auteuil (born 24 January 1950 is a French Actor. He was born in Algiers, Algeria, to French parents who were both Opera Binoche was released from the movie six weeks into the shoot, however, over differences with Berri regarding the authenticity of his script. Next she worked again with André Téchiné for Alice et Martin (1998) followed in 1999 by Children of the Century in which Binoche played the role of 19th-century French writer George Sand. Alice et Martin ( Alice and Martin) is a 1998 French drama film by André Téchiné. Children of the Century ( Les Enfants du Siècle) is a 1999 French film based on the true tale of the tumultuous love affair between two Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, later Baroness (French baronne) Dudevant ( July 1, 1804 &ndash June 8, 1876
2000 saw Binoche appear in four successful, but different, roles. Firstly was La Veuve de Saint-Pierre by Patrice Leconte which saw Binoche nominated for a César Award for best actress. The Widow of Saint-Pierre ( La Veuve de Saint Pierre) is a 2000 Film by Patrice Leconte with Juliette Binoche, Patrice Leconte (born November 12, 1947, in Paris France) is a French Film director and Screenwriter. Next she appeared in Michael Haneke's Code Unknown, a film which was made following Binoche's approach to the Austrian director. Michael Haneke (born March 23 1942 in Munich, Germany is an Austrian filmmaker and writer best known for his bleak and disturbing style Code Unknown Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys ( Code Inconnu Recit Incomplet De Divers Voyages) is a 2000 film directed by Michael Haneke Binoche made her Broadway debut in Harold Pinter's Betrayal for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Betrayal is a play written by Harold Pinter in 1978 The play deals with an Affair that entangles a married couple Emma and Robert and their close The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Back on screen, Binoche was the heroine of the Lasse Hallstrom film Chocolat for which she won a European Film Award for Best Actress and was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA. Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (b 2 June 1946 Stockholm Sweden) is a Swedish Film director. Chocolat is a 2000 Film based on the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris, directed by Lasse Hallström. The European Film Awards are presented annually by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation
Between 1995 and 2000, Binoche was the advertising face of the Lancôme scent Poème, her image adorning print campaigns and a TV advertising campaign. Lancôme Paris is a leading international manufacturer and marketer of Perfume, cosmetic, and Skin care products There were three commercials featuring Binoche for the perfume, including an advert directed by Anthony Minghella and scored by Gabriel Yared. Anthony Minghella CBE ( January 6, 1954 &mdash March 18, 2008) was an Academy Award -winning English Gabriel Yared (جبرائيل يارد (born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese Academy Award winning Composer, best known for his work
Following the success of Chocolat, Juliette Binoche returned to France for an unlikely role. Jean Reno (born July 30, 1948) is a French Actor. Working in both French and English he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Jet Lag (2002) opposite Jean Reno saw Binoche play a ditzy beautician. Jet Lag ( Décalage Horaire) is a 2002 film starring Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno. Jean Reno (born July 30, 1948) is a French Actor. Working in both French and English he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood The film was a box-office hit in France and saw Binoche once again nominated for a César Award for best actress. In 2003, Binoche featured in an Italian TV commercial for the chocolates Ferrero Rocher. Ferrero Rocher are spherical Chocolate sweets made by Ferrero SpA. This ad played upon her Chocolat persona and featured Binoche handing Rochers to people on the streets of Paris. Next Binoche went to South Africa to film John Boorman's In My Country (2004) opposite Samuel L. Jackson. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa John Boorman (born January 18, 1933) is an English filmmaker currently based in Ireland best known for his feature films such as Point In My Country is a 2004 Film directed by John Boorman, starring Samuel L Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor
Binoche then teamed up with Michael Haneke again for Caché in 2005. Caché (marketed as Hidden in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2005 French-language film written and directed by Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The film was an immediate success, winning best director at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Binoche was nominated for a European Film Award for Best Actress for her role. Binoche's next film was Bee Season with Richard Gere. Bee Season is a 2005 Feature film based on the 2000 novel by Myla Goldberg. Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor. Mary (2005) saw Binoche collaborate with Abel Ferrara for an investigation of modern faith and Mary Magdalene's position in the Catholic Church. Mary is a 2005 film written and directed by the controversial American director Abel Ferrara. Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx) is an American movie Screenwriter and director. Saint Mary Magdalen or Mary Magdalene is described both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted The film was an immediate success, winning the Grand Prix at the 2005 Venice Film Festival.
2006 saw Binoche take part in the portmanteau work Paris, je t'aime appearing in a section directed by Nobuhiro Suwa. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An anthology film, or omnibus film or portmanteau film is a Film consisting of several different short films often tied together by only a single theme Paris je t'aime ( French for "Paris I love you" is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities is a Japanese Film director. His directorial works and Screenplays often make use of Improvisation techniques Binoche appeared at the 2006 Venice Film Festival to launch A Few Days in September, by Santiago Amigorena. The Venice Film Festival is the oldest Film festival in the world A Few Days in September ( Quelques Jours en Septembre) is the first film directed by Santiago Amigorena, who previously wrote screenplays for films Santiago Amigorena (b Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15 February 1962) is a Argentine Screenwriter, Film producer Later in the month she traveled to the Toronto Film Festival for the premiere of Breaking and Entering, her second film with Anthony Minghella in the director's chair. The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Breaking and Entering, is a 2006 Romantic drama film, was Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella 's first
2007 was one of Binoche's busiest years. The Cannes Film Festival saw the premiere of Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge by the Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Hou Hsiao-Hsien ( (born April 8, 1947) is an award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan 's New Wave cinema movement. The film was well received by international critics and went on to debut around the world in early 2008. Dan in Real Life a romantic comedy opposite Steve Carrell was released in October 2007, becoming a popular commercial success. Dan in Real Life is a 2007 American comedy-drama film, directed by Peter Hedges and starring Steve Carell and Juliette Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Back in France Binoche was seen to popular and critical success in Paris by Cédric Klapisch, L'Heure D'été by Olivier Assayas and Désengagement by Amos Gitai. Cédric Klapisch is a French Film director born in 1961 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris Olivier Assayas (born January 25, 1955) is a French Film director and Screenwriter. Disengagement ( Désengagement) is a new film directed by Amos Gitai. Amos Gitai (born 11 October 1950 in Haifa Israel) is an Israeli film director In March 2008 Binoche began work on Copie Conforme for Abbas Kiarostami opposite Sami Frey. Abbas Kiarostami ( `Abbās Kiyārostamī born 22 June 1940 is an internationally acclaimed Iranian Film director, Screenwriter, and Film producer Sami Frey (born October 13, 1937) is a French actor With his acting Frey has shown different shades of life In the Autumn of 2008 Binoche is scheduled to appear in a theatrical dance production called Inside I with Akram Khan premiering at The National Theatre in London before moving to New Yor, L. Akram Khan may refer to Akram Khan (cricketer Akram Khan (dancer Akram Khan (politician Akram A. , Sydney and Paris. Beyond that Binoche has been mentioned in connection with Jean-Luc Godard's upcoming film Socialisme, Juliet McKeon's Ring Liberty and new collaborations with Abel Ferrara and Patrice Leconte, all scheduled to shoot in 2009. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx) is an American movie Screenwriter and director. Patrice Leconte (born November 12, 1947, in Paris France) is a French Film director and Screenwriter.
Binoche has two children: Raphaël (born on September 2, 1993), whose father is André Halle, a professional scuba diver, and Hana (December 16, 1999), whose father is fellow French actor Benoît Magimel, with whom Binoche starred in the 1999 film Children of the Century. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Benoît Magimel (born May 11, 1974) is a French Actor. A prolific actor who was 12 when he appeared in his first film Magimel has starred in Children of the Century ( Les Enfants du Siècle) is a 1999 French film based on the true tale of the tumultuous love affair between two Binoche is currently romantically involved with Argentine writer/director Santiago Amigorena. Santiago Amigorena (b Buenos Aires, Argentina, 15 February 1962) is a Argentine Screenwriter, Film producer
In the 1991 film Les Amants du Pont-Neuf, in which Binoche portrays an artist, the paintings used in the film were Binoche's own work. Les Amants du Pont-Neuf is a 1991 film by French director Leos Carax, starring Juliette Binoche and Denis Lavant. She also designed the poster for the film.
Binoche exhibited work done in collaboration with the French designer and artist Christian Fenouillat in 1993. They plan to collaborate again in the future and are currently working on pieces themed by Cinema. [10]
Binoche is involved with a number of charities, including being a patron of the Cambodian charity Aspecta since 1992. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East She is also godmother to nine Cambodian orphans.
In 2004 Binoche organised an auction for Médecins Sans Frontières in which disposable cameras were given to numerous celebrities and then auctioned off; the winner of each camera would then develop the pictures to reveal that celebrity's chosen subject. Médecins Sans Frontières (pronounced) or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid Non-governmental organization best known
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Dorothée, danseuse de corde (Dorothy the Rope Dancer) | Television | |
| Liberty belle | La fille du rallye | ||
| 1985 | Le Meilleur de la vie (A Better Life) | Une amie de Véronique au bar | |
| Rendez-vous | Nina/Anne Larrieux | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress | |
| Adieu blaireau (Farewell Blaireau) | Brigitte B. Liberty Belle is a 1983 film set in Paris in 1959 and 1960 The film tells the story of a students involvement with a group who oppose the French Algerian war Rendez-vous is a 1985 French Drama film directed by André Téchiné. Winners of the César Award in French film for best actress 1976: Romy Schneider in L'important c'est d'aimer Adieu Blaireau ( Farewell Blaireau) is a 1985 film directed by Bob Decout. , dite B. B. | ||
| La Vie de famille (Family Life) | Natacha | ||
| Les Nanas (The Chicks) | Antoinette | ||
| 'Je vous salue, Marie' (Hail Mary) | Juliette | ||
| Fort bloqué | Nicole | Television | |
| 1986 | Mauvais sang (Bad Blood) | Anna | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress |
| Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur (My Brother-in-law Has Killed My Sister) | Esther Bouloire | ||
| 1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Tereza | |
| 1989 | Un tour de manège (Roundabout) | Elsa | |
| 1991 | Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (The Lovers on the Bridge) | Michèle Stalens | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress |
| Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules | Mara | Television | |
| 1992 | Damage | Anna Barton | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress |
| Wuthering Heights | Cathy Linton / Catherine Earnshaw | ||
| 1993 | Trois couleurs: Bleu (Three Colors: Blue) | Julie Vignon (de Courcy) | César Award for Best Actress; Nominated - Golden Globe |
| 1994 | Trois couleurs: Blanc (Three Colors: White) | Julie Vignon (de Courcy) | |
| Trois couleurs: Rouge (Three Colors: Red) | Julie Vignon (de Courcy) | ||
| 1995 | The Horseman on the Roof | Pauline de Théus | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Hana | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe |
| A Couch in New York | Beatrice Saulnier | ||
| 1998 | Alice et Martin (Alice and Martin) | Alice | |
| 1999 | Children of the Century | George Sand/Baroness Aurore Dudevant | |
| 2000 | Chocolat | Vianne Rocher | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress; Nominated - BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe |
| Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys | Anne Laurent | ||
| La Veuve de Saint-Pierre (The Widow of Saint-Pierre) | Pauline (Madame La) | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress | |
| 2002 | Jet Lag | Rose | |
| 2004 | In My Country | Anna Malan | |
| 2005 | Mary | Marie Palesi / Mary Magdalene | |
| Bee Season | Miriam | ||
| Caché (Hidden) | Anne Laurent | ||
| 2006 | Breaking and Entering | Amira | |
| Quelques Jours en Septembre (A Few Days in September) | Irène Montano | ||
| Paris, je t'aime (Paris, I Love You) | Suzanne | segment "Place des Victoires" | |
| 2007 | Dan in Real Life | Marie | |
| Désengagement (Disengagement) | |||
| Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge (Flight of the Red Balloon) | Suzanne | ||
| 2008 | The Other Man | (in production) | |
| Paris | Elise | ||
| L'Heure d'été (Summertime) | Juliette | ||
| Une autre forme de silence (Another Kind of Silence) |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Catherine Deneuve for Indochine | César Award for Best Actress 1993 for Three Colors: Blue | Succeeded by Isabelle Adjani for La Reine Margot |
| Preceded by Mira Sorvino for Mighty Aphrodite | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1996 for The English Patient | Succeeded by Kim Basinger for L.A. Confidential |
| Preceded by Kate Winslet for Sense and Sensibility | BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1996 for The English Patient | Succeeded by Sigourney Weaver for The Ice Storm |