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Isabelle Adjani
Emotionally extreme performances in The Story of Adèle H., Possession and Camille Claudel.
Possession · Camille Claudel
- Born
- 27 June 1955
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
More people
Isabelle Adjani
Isabelle Adjani is a French actor known for tragic characters and a record five César awards for Best Actress.
Early life
Family background
She grew up in Gennevilliers with an Algerian father and German mother.
Early acting
School theatre led to a film debut as a teenager and work with the Comédie-Française.
Career
- 1970s
Stage to film
She joined the Comédie-Française before committing to screen roles.
- 1975
International breakthrough
The Story of Adèle H. brought her first Oscar nomination.
- 1980s–2000s
Major dramatic roles
Her work ranged from psychological horror to historical drama and contemporary social conflict.
Selected work
Possession
A marriage’s collapse becomes a disturbing psychological horror story.
Camille Claudel
She portrays the sculptor’s artistic ambition and troubled relationships.
La Reine Margot
A royal marriage unfolds amid religious violence in sixteenth-century France.
Beyond work
Music
She recorded Pull marine with Serge Gainsbourg and later returned to recording.
Production
She helped bring Camille Claudel to the screen as a co-producer.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biographical dates and identifiers ↗César awards record ↗Photo: Georges Biard. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
