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Isabelle Adjani is a French actress known for her work in film and theater. She is significant in cinema history as one of France's most acclaimed performers, having achieved international recognition for her dramatic roles.
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Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Award for Best Actress with five, for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994) and Skirt Day (2009). She was also given a double Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1981. She also…
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- Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess — Mona2025
- Under a Dark Sun — Béatrice Lasserre2025
- The Perfect Couple — Isabel Nallet2024
- Dammi — Cabaret Performer2023
- L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
- Wingwomen — Marraine2023
- Goodbye Vinyle — Eve Faugère2023
- Masquerade — Martha Duval
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Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer, known for portraying tragic and emotionally complex characters across various genres, particularly psychological films. She has received various accolades, including five César Awards, a Lumière Award and a Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. Adjani was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 2010 and a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2014.
Adjani has won a record five Césars for Best Actress for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), La Reine Margot (1994), and La Journée de la jupe (2009). Her other César-nominated roles were in The Story of Adèle H. (1975), Barocco (1976), Subway (1985), and The World Is Yours (2018). Other notable films include The Slap (1974), The Tenant (1976), The Driver (1978), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), All Fired Up (1982), Deadly Circuit (1983), Ishtar (1987), Diabolique (1996), Adolphe (2002), Bon voyage (2003), French Women (2014), and Peter von Kant (2022).
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