Emmanuelle Riva

French actress (1927-2017)

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Emmanuelle Riva was a French actress who had a long career in film and theater spanning several decades until her death in 2017. She is remembered as a significant figure in French cinema, though specific details about her most notable roles and achievements would require additional sources to describe accurately.

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Born: 1927-02-24
Died: 2017-01-27
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Acting · Cheniménil, Vosges, France

Emmanuelle Riva (February 24, 1927 – January 27, 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour and Amour. In 2013, Riva won the BAFTA Award and the César Award for her lead role in Michael Haneke's Amour as Anne Laurent, and was nominated for the Academy Award for the same role.[2][3] She had previously been nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1960 for…

Known for

Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
Trintignant by Trintignant — Self (archive footage)2021
Marx Can Wait — Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
Alma2021
Lost in Paris — Martha2017
A Greek Type of Problem — Granny2013
Michael H. – Profession: Director — Self

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Emmanuelle Riva ( French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl ʁiva]; 24 February 1927 – 27 January 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and Amour (2012).

Riva was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role in Hiroshima mon amour, and won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962). For her lead role in Michael Haneke's Amour, she won a BAFTA Award and the César Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award.