Isabelle Huppert

French actress (born 1953)

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  • Age
    73
    Born 1953
  • Known for
    The Piano Teacher
    2001
Summary
Updated 2026-08-29

She's been playing the unplayable for five decades — roles so cold, so psychologically knotted, that most actors wouldn't touch them. Huppert takes them further than anyone thought possible, then shows up on a red carpet like she just finished a pleasant lunch.

Biography

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Born 16 March 1953, Isabelle Huppert entered French cinema in the mid-seventies and never stopped working. Her first César nomination came for Aloïse in 1975; two years later The Lacemaker won her a BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer. She collected Cannes Best Actress twice — for Violette Nozière in 1978 and The Piano Teacher in 2001 — and the Venice Volpi Cup twice, for Story of Women and La Cérémonie. That last film also gave her the first of two César wins; the second came twenty-one years later for Elle, the Paul Verhoeven provocation that earned her an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe.…

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  • Honorary Golden Bear
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
  • César Award for Best Actress
  • Lumière Award for Best Actress
  • Honorary Molière Award
  • Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead
  • Europe Theatre Prize
  • Honorary Lumière Award
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62.2
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Momentum3.5
Historical27.0
Now attention18.1
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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