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Isabelle Huppert
Intense, ambiguous performances in films including The Piano Teacher and Elle.
Violette Nozière · The Piano Teacher
- Born
- 16 March 1953
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert is a French actor known for portraying difficult, guarded and contradictory characters in film and theatre.
Early life
Growing up
She was raised in Ville-d’Avray near Paris.
Training
She studied acting at the Versailles conservatory and the national drama conservatory in Paris.
Career
- 1970s
First recognition
Early film roles led to a BAFTA for The Lacemaker.
- 1980s–2000s
Director partnerships
She developed lasting collaborations with Claude Chabrol and Michael Haneke.
- 2017
International awards
Her performance in Elle brought a Golden Globe and her first Oscar nomination.
Selected work
Violette Nozière
A young woman accused of poisoning her parents.
The Piano Teacher
A music teacher’s tightly controlled life unravels.
Elle
A businesswoman responds to sexual violence in unexpected ways.
Beyond work
Repertory cinemas
Her family operates Paris cinemas devoted to film programming.
Theatre
Her stage work includes international productions and roles in classical and contemporary drama.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biographical dates and identifiers ↗Photo: LucaFazPhoto. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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