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Emmanuelle Riva

Emmanuelle Riva

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Biography

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 Hiroshima mon amour, and had won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1962 for Thérèse Desqueyroux.

Known For

Three Colors: Blue

Three Colors: Blue

1993

The Great Alibi

The Great Alibi

2008

Risky Business

Risky Business

1967

Hiroshima Mon Amour

Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959

XXL

XXL

1997

Venus Beauty Institute

Venus Beauty Institute

1999

A Man and His Dog

A Man and His Dog

2009

The Possessors

The Possessors

1958

Adua and Her Friends

Adua and Her Friends

1960

Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

Kapo

Kapo

1960

Le Coup de grâce

Le Coup de grâce

1966

Trintignant by Trintignant

Trintignant by Trintignant

2021

Therese

Therese

1962

Skylab

Skylab

2011

My Son

My Son

2006

Amour

Amour

2012

C'est la vie

C'est la vie

2001

For Sasha

For Sasha

1991

Thomas the Impostor

Thomas the Impostor

1965

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse

1973

La forêt noire

La forêt noire

1968

Liberty at Night

Liberty at Night

1984

A Shadow of a Doubt

A Shadow of a Doubt

1993

Capitaine au long cours

Capitaine au long cours

1997

God, My Mother's Lover and the Butcher's Son

God, My Mother's Lover and the Butcher's Son

1995

A Greek Type of Problem

A Greek Type of Problem

2013

The Passion of Bernadette

The Passion of Bernadette

1990

The Games of Countess Dolingen

The Games of Countess Dolingen

1981

The Eyes, the Mouth

The Eyes, the Mouth

1982

Michael H. – Profession: Director

Michael H. – Profession: Director

2013

Eros Therapy

Eros Therapy

2004

The Hours of Love

The Hours of Love

1963

Le Cygne

Le Cygne

1972

Resist or the Captives of Aigues-Mortes

Resist or the Captives of Aigues-Mortes

1985

La Fin de la nuit

La Fin de la nuit

1966

Disorder Is 20 Years Old

Disorder Is 20 Years Old

1967

Marx Can Wait

Marx Can Wait

2021

Funny Boy

Funny Boy

1987

Climates of Love

Climates of Love

1962

Proust, l'art et la douleur

Proust, l'art et la douleur

1971

Safari 5000

Safari 5000

1969

The Devil in the Heart

The Devil in the Heart

1976

A Man of My Measure

A Man of My Measure

1983

Caterina

Caterina

1963

The Modification

The Modification

1970

The Big Hit

The Big Hit

1964

L’Or et le plomb

L’Or et le plomb

1966

Man of Desire

Man of Desire

1971

Green Paradise

Green Paradise

2004

Lost in Paris

Lost in Paris

2017

Ariane

Ariane

1974

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

1988

The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day

1960

Les Jeunes Filles

Les Jeunes Filles

1979

Au long de rivière Fango

Au long de rivière Fango

1975

Far from Brazil

Far from Brazil

1992

Bitter Fruit

Bitter Fruit

1967

Wide-Awake

Wide-Awake

2012

Recourse in Grace

Recourse in Grace

1960

Gates of Fire

Gates of Fire

1972

I Kill, You Kill

I Kill, You Kill

1965

Éclats de famille

Éclats de famille

1995

Alma

Alma

2021

Is There a Frenchman in the House?

Is There a Frenchman in the House?

1982

Médée

Médée

2001

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent

1995

La mort de l'utopie

La mort de l'utopie

1975

Making of Amour

Making of Amour

2013

Un delitto

Un delitto

1984

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

Belmondo: The Incorrigible

2022

A che punto è la notte

A che punto è la notte

1994

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956

Discorama

Discorama

1959

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

1995

Samedi soir

Samedi soir

1971

Les Énigmes de l'Histoire

Les Énigmes de l'Histoire

1956