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'''Isabelle Yasmina Adjani''' {{small|[[Légion d’Honneur|LdH]]}} (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five [[César Awards]] for acting—all in the [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] category—for ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' (1981), ''[[One Deadly Summer (film)|One Deadly Summer]]'' (1983), ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]'' (1988), ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|La Reine Margot]]'' (1994), and ''[[Skirt Day]]'' (2009). She was made a [[Legion of Honour|Knight of the Legion of Honour]] in 2010 and a [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in 2014.
'''Isabelle Yasmina Adjani''' {{small|[[Légion d’Honneur|LdH]]}} (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is an acclaimed French actress who's starred in [[lead role|leading roles]] in numerous acclaimed films. She is the only performer in history to win five [[César Awards]] as well as the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress]] and a [[Silver Bear]] in addition to nominations for two [[Academy Awards]]. She was made a [[Legion of Honour|Knight of the Legion of Honour]] in 2010 and a [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in 2014.


Her portrayal of [[Adèle Hugo]] in ''[[The Story of Adèle H.]]'' (1975) earned Adjani her first nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], which made her, at 20, the [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest nominees 3|youngest nominee]] in that category at the time. Her second Best Actress nomination came for portraying [[Camille Claudel]], making her the first French actress to receive two Academy Award nominations for foreign-language films. She won the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Cannes Film Festival Award]] for her performances in ''Possession'' and ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]'' (1981), becoming the only actress to win for two films in the same competition slate, and a [[Silver Bear for Best Actress|Silver Bear]] for ''Camille Claudel''. Her other notable film roles include ''[[The Tenant]]'' (1976), ''[[The Driver]]'' (1978), ''[[Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'' (1979), ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' (1985), ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]'' (1987), ''[[Diabolique (1996 film)|Diabolique]]'' (1996), ''[[French Women (film)|French Women]]'' (2014), and ''[[The World Is Yours (film)|The World Is Yours]]'' (2018).
She won the [[César Award for Best Actress|César Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' (1981), ''[[One Deadly Summer (film)|One Deadly Summer]]'' (1983), ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]'' (1988), ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|La Reine Margot]]'' (1994), and ''[[Skirt Day]]'' (2009). She received [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] nominations for her roles as [[Adèle Hugo]] in ''[[The Story of Adèle H.]]'' (1975), and [[Camille Claudel]] in ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]'' (1981). She won the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Cannes Film Festival Award]] for her roles in ''Possession'' and ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]'' (both 1981), and a [[Silver Bear for Best Actress|Silver Bear]] for ''Camille Claudel''. Her other notable film roles include ''[[The Tenant]]'' (1976), ''[[The Driver]]'' (1978), ''[[Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'' (1979), ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' (1985), ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]'' (1987), ''[[Diabolique (1996 film)|Diabolique]]'' (1996), ''[[French Women (film)|French Women]]'' (2014), and ''[[The World Is Yours (film)|The World Is Yours]]'' (2018).


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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Adjani had a younger brother, Éric, who was a photographer. He died on 25 December 2010, aged 53.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.illustre.ch/magazine/isabelle-adjani-suis-passee-cote-dune-partie-vraie-vie|title=Isabelle Adjani: «Je suis passée à côté d'une partie de ma vraie vie» &#124; Illustré}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/isabelle-adjani-bouleversante-son-aveu-dechec-face-a-son-frere-toxicomane_421095|title = Isabelle Adjani, bouleversante : Son aveu d'échec face à son frère toxicomane - Gala| date=29 October 2018 }}</ref>
Adjani had a younger brother, Éric, who was a photographer. He died on 25 December 2010, aged 53.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.illustre.ch/magazine/isabelle-adjani-suis-passee-cote-dune-partie-vraie-vie|title=Isabelle Adjani: «Je suis passée à côté d'une partie de ma vraie vie» &#124; Illustré}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/isabelle-adjani-bouleversante-son-aveu-dechec-face-a-son-frere-toxicomane_421095|title = Isabelle Adjani, bouleversante : Son aveu d'échec face à son frère toxicomane - Gala| date=29 October 2018 }}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Career==
[[File:Isabelle Adjani Césars 2010.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Adjani at the [[35th César Awards]], 27 February 2010]]
[[File:Isabelle Adjani Cannes 2009.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Adjani at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2009]]
At the age of 14, Adjani starred in her first motion picture, ''Le Petit Bougnat'' (1970).<ref>{{IMDb name|0000254}}</ref> She first gained fame as a classical actress at the [[Comédie-Française]], which she joined in 1972. She was praised for her interpretation of Agnès, the main female role in [[Molière]]'s ''[[L'École des femmes]].'' She soon left the theatre to pursue a film career. After minor roles in several films, she enjoyed modest success in the 1974 film ''La Gifle'' (''The Slap''), which [[François Truffaut]] saw. He immediately cast her in her first major role in his ''[[The Story of Adèle H.]]'' (1975) which he had finished writing five years prior. Critics praised her performance,<ref name=People/> with the American critic [[Pauline Kael]] describing her acting talents as "prodigious".<ref>{{Cite book|first=Pauline |last=Kael |year=1980|title=[[When the Lights Go Down (book)|When The Lights Go Down]] |publisher=Henry Holt & Co. |isbn=0-03-042511-5}}</ref>
[[File:Isabelle Adjani 21102011103900.jpg|thumb|right|Adjani at the Hôtel Amour, 2012]]

At the age of 14, Adjani starred in her first motion picture, ''Le Petit Bougnat'' (1970).<ref>{{IMDb name|0000254}}</ref> She first gained fame as a classical actress at the [[Comédie-Française]], which she joined in 1972. She was praised for her interpretation of Agnès, the main female role in [[Molière]]'s ''[[L'École des femmes]].'' She soon left the theatre to pursue a film career.

After minor roles in several films, she enjoyed modest success in the 1974 film ''La Gifle'' (''The Slap''), which [[François Truffaut]] saw. He immediately cast her in her first major role in his ''[[The Story of Adèle H.]]'' (1975) which he had finished writing five years prior. Critics praised her performance,<ref name=People/> with the American critic [[Pauline Kael]] describing her acting talents as "prodigious".<ref>{{Cite book|first=Pauline |last=Kael |year=1980|title=[[When the Lights Go Down (book)|When The Lights Go Down]] |publisher=Henry Holt & Co. |isbn=0-03-042511-5}}</ref>


Only 19 when she made the film, Adjani was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]], becoming the [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest nominees 3|youngest Best Actress]] nominee at the time (a record she held for almost 30 years). She quickly received offers for roles in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] films, such as [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]]'s 1978 crime thriller ''[[The Driver]]''. She had previously turned down the chance to star in films like ''[[The Other Side of Midnight (film)|The Other Side of Midnight]].'' She had described Hollywood as a "city of fiction" and said, "I'm not an American. I didn't grow up with that will to win an award." Truffaut on the other hand said, "France is too small for her. I think Isabelle is made for American cinema."<ref name="People" /> She agreed to make ''The Driver'' because she was an admirer of Hill's first film ''[[Hard Times (1975 film)|Hard Times]]''. Adjani said:
Only 19 when she made the film, Adjani was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]], becoming the [[List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest nominees 3|youngest Best Actress]] nominee at the time (a record she held for almost 30 years). She quickly received offers for roles in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] films, such as [[Walter Hill (director)|Walter Hill]]'s 1978 crime thriller ''[[The Driver]]''. She had previously turned down the chance to star in films like ''[[The Other Side of Midnight (film)|The Other Side of Midnight]].'' She had described Hollywood as a "city of fiction" and said, "I'm not an American. I didn't grow up with that will to win an award." Truffaut on the other hand said, "France is too small for her. I think Isabelle is made for American cinema."<ref name="People" /> She agreed to make ''The Driver'' because she was an admirer of Hill's first film ''[[Hard Times (1975 film)|Hard Times]]''. Adjani said:
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She played Lucy in the German director [[Werner Herzog]]'s 1979 remake of ''[[Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht|Nosferatu]]'' which was well-received critically and performed well at box offices in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079641/business|title=Nosferatu the Vampyre|date=17 January 1979|via=IMDb}}</ref> Roger Ebert loved the film, calling Herzog's casting of Adjani one of his "masterstrokes" in the film. He wrote that she "is used here not only for her facial perfection but for her curious quality of seeming to exist on an ethereal plane."<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Nosferatu the Vampyre Movie Review (1979)|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-nosferatu-the-vampyre-1979|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|publisher=[[Sun-Times Media Group]]|access-date=3 November 2013|date=24 October 2011}}</ref> The cast and the crew filmed both English- and German-language versions simultaneously upon request of [[20th Century Fox]], the American distributor,<ref name="horrordvds">{{cite web | url=http://www.horrordvds.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=394 | title=Nosferatu | publisher=horrordvds.com | access-date=29 May 2008}}</ref> as Kinski and Ganz could act more confidently in their native language.
She played Lucy in the German director [[Werner Herzog]]'s 1979 remake of ''[[Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht|Nosferatu]]'' which was well-received critically and performed well at box offices in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079641/business|title=Nosferatu the Vampyre|date=17 January 1979|via=IMDb}}</ref> Roger Ebert loved the film, calling Herzog's casting of Adjani one of his "masterstrokes" in the film. He wrote that she "is used here not only for her facial perfection but for her curious quality of seeming to exist on an ethereal plane."<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Nosferatu the Vampyre Movie Review (1979)|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-nosferatu-the-vampyre-1979|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|publisher=[[Sun-Times Media Group]]|access-date=3 November 2013|date=24 October 2011}}</ref> The cast and the crew filmed both English- and German-language versions simultaneously upon request of [[20th Century Fox]], the American distributor,<ref name="horrordvds">{{cite web | url=http://www.horrordvds.com/viewarticle.php?articleid=394 | title=Nosferatu | publisher=horrordvds.com | access-date=29 May 2008}}</ref> as Kinski and Ganz could act more confidently in their native language.


[[File:Isabelle Adjani 21102011103900.jpg|thumb|right|Adjani at the Hôtel Amour, 2012]]
In 1981, she received a double [[Cannes Film Festival]]'s [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actress award]] for her roles in the [[Merchant Ivory]] film ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]],'' based on the novel by [[Jean Rhys]], and in the horror film ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' (1981). The following year, she received her first [[César Award]] for ''Possession'', in which she had portrayed a woman having a [[nervous breakdown]]. In 1983, she won her second César for her depiction of a vengeful woman in the French blockbuster ''[[L'été meurtrier|One Deadly Summer]]''. That same year, Adjani released the French pop album [[Pull marine (Isabelle Adjani album)|''Pull marine'']], written and produced by [[Serge Gainsbourg]]. She starred in a music video for the hit title song, "Pull Marine", which was directed by [[Luc Besson]].
In 1981, she received a double [[Cannes Film Festival]]'s [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actress award]] for her roles in the [[Merchant Ivory]] film ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]],'' based on the novel by [[Jean Rhys]], and in the horror film ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' (1981). The following year, she received her first [[César Award]] for ''Possession'', in which she had portrayed a woman having a [[nervous breakdown]]. In 1983, she won her second César for her depiction of a vengeful woman in the French blockbuster ''[[L'été meurtrier|One Deadly Summer]]''. That same year, Adjani released the French pop album [[Pull marine (Isabelle Adjani album)|''Pull marine'']], written and produced by [[Serge Gainsbourg]]. She starred in a music video for the hit title song, "Pull Marine", which was directed by [[Luc Besson]]. In 1988, she co-produced and starred in a biopic of the sculptor ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]''. She received her third César and second Oscar nomination for her role in the film, becoming the first French actress to receive two Oscar nominations. The film was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].

In 1988, she co-produced and starred in a biopic of the sculptor ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]''. She received her third César and second Oscar nomination for her role in the film, becoming the first French actress to receive two Oscar nominations. The film was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].


She received her fourth César for the 1994 film ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|Queen Margot]]'', an ensemble epic directed by [[Patrice Chéreau]]. She received her fifth César for ''[[Skirt Day]]'' (2009), the most that any actress has received. The film features her as a middle school teacher in a troubled French suburb who takes her class hostage when she accidentally fires off a gun she found on one of her students. It was premiered on the French Arte channel on 20 March 2009, attaining a record 2.2 million viewers) and then in movie theaters on 25 March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=La journée de la jupe|url=http://www.arte.tv/fr/le-film/2468752.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509005958/http://www.arte.tv/fr/le-film/2468752.html|archive-date=9 May 2013}}</ref> The film was her return to the cinema after eight years of absence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tchat Isabelle Adjani : "Je ne me rends pas compte du temps qui passe"|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/isabelle-adjani-je-ne-me-rends-pas-compte-du-temps-qui-passe,41240.php|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Télérama|date=31 March 2009|language=fr}}</ref> In 2010, she made an appearance in the social comedy [[Mammuth]], from directors [[Benoît Delépine]] and [[Gustave Kervern]], and in which she played the phantom of [[Gérard Depardieu]]'s first love.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saltz|first=Rachel|date=2011-09-30|title=The Joys of Retirement|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/movies/gerard-depardieu-in-mammuth-review.html|access-date=2021-09-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The same year, she lent her voice to the character of Mother Gothel in the animated film [[Rapunzel (2009 film)|Rapunzel]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raiponce, la princesse aux cheveux d'or|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2010/11/16/03002-20101116ARTFIG00546-raiponce-la-princesse-aux-cheveux-d-or.php|access-date=2021-09-15|website=LEFIGARO|date=16 November 2010|language=fr}}</ref> In 2011, she co-starred in De Force, the first film directed by Frank Henry. She embodied the commander Clara Damico, head of the brigade for the repression of banditry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isabelle Adjani : Son réalisateur, ex-gangster, évoque son travail avec la star|url=https://www.purepeople.com/article/isabelle-adjani-son-realisateur-ex-gangster-evoque-son-travail-avec-la-star_a86915/1|access-date=2021-09-15|website=www.purepeople.com|language=fr}}</ref> In 2023 Adjani joined Netflix miniseries ''Perfect Couple''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nicole-kidman-liev-schreiber-eve-hewson-dakota-fanning-netflix-limited-series-the-perfect-couple-1235570386/|title= Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Dakota Fanning to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple|date= 31 March 2023|publisher=Variety}}</ref>
She received her fourth César for the 1994 film ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|Queen Margot]]'', an ensemble epic directed by [[Patrice Chéreau]]. She received her fifth César for ''[[Skirt Day]]'' (2009), the most that any actress has received. The film features her as a middle school teacher in a troubled French suburb who takes her class hostage when she accidentally fires off a gun she found on one of her students. It was premiered on the French Arte channel on 20 March 2009, attaining a record 2.2 million viewers) and then in movie theaters on 25 March 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=La journée de la jupe|url=http://www.arte.tv/fr/le-film/2468752.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509005958/http://www.arte.tv/fr/le-film/2468752.html|archive-date=9 May 2013}}</ref> The film was her return to the cinema after eight years of absence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tchat Isabelle Adjani : "Je ne me rends pas compte du temps qui passe"|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/isabelle-adjani-je-ne-me-rends-pas-compte-du-temps-qui-passe,41240.php|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Télérama|date=31 March 2009|language=fr}}</ref> In 2010, she made an appearance in the social comedy [[Mammuth]], from directors [[Benoît Delépine]] and [[Gustave Kervern]], and in which she played the phantom of [[Gérard Depardieu]]'s first love.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saltz|first=Rachel|date=2011-09-30|title=The Joys of Retirement|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/movies/gerard-depardieu-in-mammuth-review.html|access-date=2021-09-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The same year, she lent her voice to the character of Mother Gothel in the animated film [[Rapunzel (2009 film)|Rapunzel]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raiponce, la princesse aux cheveux d'or|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2010/11/16/03002-20101116ARTFIG00546-raiponce-la-princesse-aux-cheveux-d-or.php|access-date=2021-09-15|website=LEFIGARO|date=16 November 2010|language=fr}}</ref> In 2011, she co-starred in De Force, the first film directed by Frank Henry. She embodied the commander Clara Damico, head of the brigade for the repression of banditry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Isabelle Adjani : Son réalisateur, ex-gangster, évoque son travail avec la star|url=https://www.purepeople.com/article/isabelle-adjani-son-realisateur-ex-gangster-evoque-son-travail-avec-la-star_a86915/1|access-date=2021-09-15|website=www.purepeople.com|language=fr}}</ref> In 2023 Adjani joined Netflix miniseries ''Perfect Couple''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nicole-kidman-liev-schreiber-eve-hewson-dakota-fanning-netflix-limited-series-the-perfect-couple-1235570386/|title= Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Dakota Fanning to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple|date= 31 March 2023|publisher=Variety}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1979, Adjani had a son, Barnabé Saïd-Nuytten, with the cinematographer [[Bruno Nuytten]],<ref name="Yahoo! Movies"/> whom she later hired to direct her project ''Camille Claudel,'' a biopic of the sculptor who was the lover of [[Rodin]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |title=The 'Hounding' of Isabelle Adjani |first=Glenn |last=Collins |date=6 January 1990 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/06/movies/the-hounding-of-isabelle-adjani.html }}</ref>
In 1979, Adjani had a son, Barnabé Saïd-Nuytten, with the cinematographer [[Bruno Nuytten]],<ref name="Yahoo! Movies"/> whom she later hired to direct her project ''Camille Claudel,'' a biopic of the sculptor who was the lover of [[Rodin]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite news |title=The 'Hounding' of Isabelle Adjani |first=Glenn |last=Collins |date=6 January 1990 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/06/movies/the-hounding-of-isabelle-adjani.html }}</ref> From 1989 to 1995, she had a relationship with [[Daniel Day-Lewis]],<ref name="Yahoo! Movies" /> which ended before the birth of their son, Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, in 1995.<ref name="times" /> Adjani was later engaged to the composer [[Jean-Michel Jarre]]; they broke up in 2004.<ref name='times'>{{Cite news |first=Shane |last=Watson |title=The dumping game |date=15 August 2004 |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/style/article466434.ece |work=The Times |location=UK |access-date=19 June 2007 }}</ref>

From 1989 to 1995, she had a relationship with [[Daniel Day-Lewis]],<ref name="Yahoo! Movies" /> which ended before the birth of their son, Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, in 1995.<ref name="times" />

Adjani was later engaged to the composer [[Jean-Michel Jarre]]; they broke up in 2004.<ref name='times'>{{Cite news |first=Shane |last=Watson |title=The dumping game |date=15 August 2004 |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/style/article466434.ece |work=The Times |location=UK |access-date=19 June 2007 }}</ref>


===Political views===
===Political views===
Adjani has been vocal against [[anti-immigrant]] and anti-Algerian sentiments in France.<ref name="NYT" /> In 2009, she criticized statements by Pope [[Benedict XVI]], who claimed that condoms are not an effective method of [[AIDS]] prevention.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.20min.ch/ro/entertainment/people/story/Adjani-traite-le-pape-de--peste-blanche--16947406 |title=Adjani traite le pape de "peste blanche" |date=25 March 2009 |work=[[20 Minuten]]}}</ref>
Adjani has been vocal against [[anti-immigrant]] and anti-Algerian sentiments in France.<ref name="NYT" /> In 2009, she criticized statements by Pope [[Benedict XVI]], who claimed that condoms are not an effective method of [[AIDS]] prevention.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.20min.ch/ro/entertainment/people/story/Adjani-traite-le-pape-de--peste-blanche--16947406 |title=Adjani traite le pape de "peste blanche" |date=25 March 2009 |work=[[20 Minuten]]}}</ref> In September 2009, she signed a petition in support of [[Roman Polanski]], calling for his release after he was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his [[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|sexual abuse case]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://laregledujeu.org/2009/11/10/479/signez-la-petition-pour-roman-polanski/|title=Signez la pétition pour Roman Polanski !|publisher=La Règle du jeu|language=fr|date=10 November 2009}}</ref> In 2017, Adjani was interviewed by [[:fr:Vincent Josse|Vincent Josse]] on the French public radio station [[France Inter]]. During the interview, she expressed her [[vaccine hesitancy]] and opposition to mandatory vaccination.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/le-rendez-vous-du-mediateur/le-rendez-vous-du-mediateur-29-septembre-2017|title=Isabelle Adjani : vaccination et contre-vérités|last=Denaes|first=Bruno|date=29 September 2017|work=France Inter|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>

In September 2009, she signed a petition in support of [[Roman Polanski]], calling for his release after he was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his [[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|sexual abuse case]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://laregledujeu.org/2009/11/10/479/signez-la-petition-pour-roman-polanski/|title=Signez la pétition pour Roman Polanski !|publisher=La Règle du jeu|language=fr|date=10 November 2009}}</ref>

In 2017, Adjani was interviewed by [[:fr:Vincent Josse|Vincent Josse]] on the French public radio station [[France Inter]]. During the interview, she expressed her [[vaccine hesitancy]] and opposition to mandatory vaccination.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/le-rendez-vous-du-mediateur/le-rendez-vous-du-mediateur-29-septembre-2017|title=Isabelle Adjani : vaccination et contre-vérités|last=Denaes|first=Bruno|date=29 September 2017|work=France Inter|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>

==Honors==
In addition to specific awards for particular films, Adjani was made a [[Knight]] of [[France|France's]] [[Legion of Honour]] on 14 July 2010 for her contributions to the arts.<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2010/07/14/legion-d-honneur-aubrac-bouygues-perol-adjani-bolling-parmi-les-promus_1387999_3224.html "Légion d'honneur : Aubrac, Bouygues, Pérol, Adjani, Bolling parmi les promus"], ''Le Monde,'' 14 juillet 2010</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
=== Film ===
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| ''L'Avare''
| Mariane
| René Lucot
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| ''[[Le Secret des Flamands]]''
| Maria
| [[Robert Valey]]
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| Isabelle Doulean
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| ''Ariane''
| ''Ariane''
| Ariane
| Ariane
| [[Pierre-Jean de San Bartolomé]]
| Pierre-Jean de San Bartolomé
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1975
|rowspan=1|1975
| ''{{sortname|The|Story of Adèle H.}}''
| ''{{sortname|The|Story of Adèle H.}}''
| [[Adèle Hugo]]
| [[Adèle Hugo]]
| [[François Truffaut]]
| [[François Truffaut]]
|
| [[Cartagena Film Festival|Cartagena Film Festival Golden India Catalina for Best Actress]]<br />[[David di Donatello|David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress]]<br />[[National Board of Review Award for Best Actress]]<br />[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress]]<br />[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Actress]]<br />Nominated—[[César Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| ''Ondine''
| Ondine
| [[Raymond Rouleau]]
| TV movie
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1976
|rowspan=2|1976
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| Laure
| Laure
| [[André Téchiné]]
| [[André Téchiné]]
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| Nominated—[[César Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
| 1977
| 1977
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| Lucy Harker
| Lucy Harker
| [[Werner Herzog]]
| [[Werner Herzog]]
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| [[Bambi Award|Bambi Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Brontë Sisters}}''
| ''{{sortname|The|Brontë Sisters}}''
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| ''[[Clara et les Chics Types]]''
| ''[[Clara et les Chics Types]]''
| Clara
| Clara
| [[Jacques Monnet]]
| Jacques Monnet
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|-
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| Anna/Helen
| Anna/Helen
| [[Andrzej Żuławski]]
| [[Andrzej Żuławski]]
|
| [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award]]<br />[[César Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]''
| ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]''
| Marya Zelli
| Marya Zelli
| [[James Ivory]]
| [[James Ivory]]
|
| [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award]]
|-
|-
| ''{{Interlanguage link multi|L'Année prochaine... si tout va bien|fr}}''
| ''{{Interlanguage link multi|L'Année prochaine... si tout va bien|fr}}''
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| Eliane known as 'Elle'
| Eliane known as 'Elle'
| [[Jean Becker (director)|Jean Becker]]
| [[Jean Becker (director)|Jean Becker]]
|
| [[César Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 1984
| ''Pull marine''
| The Heroin
| [[Luc Besson]]
| Music Video
|-
|-
| 1985
| 1985
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| Héléna
| Héléna
| [[Luc Besson]]
| [[Luc Besson]]
|
| Nominated—[[César Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1986
| rowspan=1|1986
| ''[[T'as de beaux escaliers tu sais]]''
| ''[[Agnès Varda#Short films|T'as de beaux escaliers tu sais]]''
| Herself
| Herself
| [[Agnès Varda]]
| [[Agnès Varda]]
| Short
| Short film
|-
| ''[[Princesse au petit pois]]''
| Herself
| [[Jean-Paul Seaulieu]]
| Music Video
|-
|-
| 1987
| 1987
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| [[Camille Claudel]]
| [[Camille Claudel]]
| [[Bruno Nuytten]]
| [[Bruno Nuytten]]
|
| [[César Award for Best Actress]]<br />[[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] at [[39th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin]]<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1989/03_preistr_ger_1989/03_Preistraeger_1989.html |title=Berlinale: 1989 Prize Winners |access-date=10 March 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref><br />Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
| 1990
| 1990
| ''[[Lung Ta: Les cavaliers du vent]]''
| ''Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet''
| Narrator
| Narrator
| [[Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville]]<br>Franz-Christoph Giercke
| Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville <Br/> Franz-Christoph Giercke
|
|
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[Toxic Affair]]''
| ''Toxic Affair''
| Pénélope
| Pénélope
| [[Philomène Esposito]]
| Philomène Esposito
|
|
|-
|-
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| [[Margaret of Valois|Margot]]
| [[Margaret of Valois|Margot]]
| [[Patrice Chéreau]]
| [[Patrice Chéreau]]
|
| [[César Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
| 1996
| 1996
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|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|rowspan=2|2002
| ''{{sortname|La|Repentie}}''
| ''La|Repentie''
| Charlotte/Leïla
| Charlotte/Leïla
| [[Laetitia Masson]]
| [[Laetitia Masson]]
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| Ellénore
| Ellénore
| [[Benoît Jacquot]]
| [[Benoît Jacquot]]
|
| [[Cabourg Film Festival|Cabourg Romantic Film Festival Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|rowspan=2|2003
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| [[François Dupeyron]]
| [[François Dupeyron]]
|
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Y'a pas un homme qui soit né pour ça]]''
| Herself
| [[Pascal Obispo]]
| Music Video [[Florent Pagny]], [[Calogero]], [[Pascal Obispo]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Figaro (2008 film)|Figaro]]''
| Countess Almaviva
| [[Jacques Weber]]
| TV movie
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
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| Sonia Bergerac
| Sonia Bergerac
| [[Jean-Paul Lilienfeld]]
| [[Jean-Paul Lilienfeld]]
|
| [[César Award for Best Actress]]<br /> [[Lumières Award for Best Actress]]<br />[[Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Mammuth]]''
| ''[[Mammuth]]''
| The Lost Love of Serge
| The Lost Love of Serge
| [[Gustave de Kervern]]<br>[[Benoît Delépine]]
| [[Gustave de Kervern]] / [[Benoît Delépine]]
|
| Entered into the [[60th Berlin International Film Festival]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
| ''Aïcha''
| Doctor Assoussa
| [[Yamina Benguigui]]
| TV series (Episode: "Job à tout prix")
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''De Force''
| ''De Force''
| Clara Damico
| Clara Damico
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| Marie Elise
| Marie Elise
| [[Prem Raj]]
| [[Prem Raj]]
|
| [[Bollywood]] movie
|-
|-
| 2014
| 2014
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|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan=1|2018
| 2017
| ''[[Call My Agent!]]''
| Herself
| [[Jeanne Herry]]
| TV series (Season 2, Episode: "Isabelle")
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| ''[[The World Is Yours (film)|The World Is Yours]]''
| ''[[The World Is Yours (film)|The World Is Yours]]''
| Dany
| Dany
| [[Romain Gavras]]
| [[Romain Gavras]]
|
| Entered into the 50th Cannes [[Director's Fortnight]]<br />Nominated—[[César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|-
| ''[[Capitaine Marleau]]''
| Isabelle Laumont
| [[Josée Dayan]]
| TV series (Episode: "Ne plus mourir jamais")
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Meet Me by the Gates]]''
| Herself
| [[Nicolas Bary]]
| Music Video with [[The Penelopes]]
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2021
| ''[[Soeurs]]''
| ''Soeurs''
| Zorah
| Zorah
| [[Yamina Benguigui]]
| [[Yamina Benguigui]]
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan=4|2022
| rowspan=2|2022
| ''[[Peter von Kant]]''
| ''[[Peter von Kant]]''
| Sidonie von Grassenabb
| Sidonie von Grassenabb
| [[François Ozon]]
| [[François Ozon]]
|
| Entered into the [[72nd Berlin International Film Festival]]
|-
| ''[[Quelques mots]]''
| Herself
| [[Antoine Carlier]]
| Music Video with [[Malik Djoudi]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Masquerade (2022 film)|Masquerade]]''
| ''[[Masquerade (2022 film)|Masquerade]]''
| Martha
| Martha
| [[Nicolas Bedos]]
| [[Nicolas Bedos]]
|
| Entered into the [[2022 Cannes Film Festival|75th Cannes International Film Festival]]
|-
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1973
| ''L'école des femmes''
| Agnès
| [[Raymond Rouleau]]
| Television movie; [[Comédie-Française]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1974
| ''L'Avare''
| Mariane
| René Lucot
| Television movie; [[Comédie-Française]]
|-
| ''Le Secret des Flamands''
| Maria
| Robert Valey
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1975
| ''Ondine''
| Ondine
| [[Raymond Rouleau]]
| Television movie
|-
| 2008
| ''Figaro''
| Countess Almaviva
| [[Jacques Weber]]
| Television movie
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Call My Agent!]]''
| Herself
| [[Jeanne Herry]]
| Season 2, Episode: "Isabelle"
|-
|rowspan=1|2011
| ''Aïcha''
| Doctor Assoussa
| [[Yamina Benguigui]]
| Episode: "Job à tout prix"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Capitaine Marleau]]''
| Isabelle Laumont
| [[Josée Dayan]]
| Episode: "Ne plus mourir jamais"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Diane de Poitiers, la plus que reine]]''
| ''[[Diane de Poitiers, la plus que reine]]''
| [[Diane de Poitiers]]
| [[Diane de Poitiers]]
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| [[Mélanie Laurent]]
| [[Mélanie Laurent]]
| [[Netflix]]
| [[Netflix]]
|-
|}
|}


=== Music video ===
=== Music video ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* 1984: ''[[:fr:Pull marine|Pull marine]]'' by [[Luc Besson]].
|-
* 2019: ''[[Meet Me By The Gates]]'' by [[The Penelopes]] and Isabelle Adjani.
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Artist
|-
| 1984 || ''[[:fr:Pull marine|Pull marine]]'' || The Heroin || [[Luc Besson]] || Isabelle Adjani
|-
| 1986 || ''Princesse au petit pois'' || Herself || Jean-Paul Seaulieu ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Y'a pas un homme qui soit né pour ça'' || Herself || [[Pascal Obispo]] || [[Florent Pagny]], [[Calogero]], [[Pascal Obispo]]
|-
| 2019 || ''Meet Me by the Gates'' || Herself || Nicolas Bary || [[The Penelopes]]
|-
| 2022 || ''Quelques mots'' || Herself || Antoine Carlier || Malik Djoudi
|-
|}

==Accolades and honours==
In addition to specific awards for particular films, Adjani was made a [[Knight]] of [[France|France's]] [[Legion of Honour]] on 14 July 2010 for her contributions to the arts.<ref>[http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2010/07/14/legion-d-honneur-aubrac-bouygues-perol-adjani-bolling-parmi-les-promus_1387999_3224.html "Légion d'honneur : Aubrac, Bouygues, Pérol, Adjani, Bolling parmi les promus"], ''Le Monde,'' 14 juillet 2010</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Project
! Result
! class="unsortable" | Ref
|-
|rowspan=1|1974 || [[David di Donatello Award]] || [[David di Donatello for Best Actress|Special David di Donatello]] || ''{{Interlanguage link multi|La Gifle|fr}}'' || {{won}} ||
|-
|rowspan=6|1975 || [[Academy Award]] || [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || rowspan=6| ''{{sortname|The|Story of Adèle H.}}'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{nom}} ||
|-
| [[David di Donatello]] || [[David di Donatello|Best Foreign Actress]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[National Board of Review]] || [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award]] || [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award]] || [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| 1976 || [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[Barocco]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|rowspan=1|1979 || [[Bambi Award|Bambi Award]] || [[Bambi Award|Best Actress]] || ''[[Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'' || {{won}} ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1981 || [[Cannes Film Festival]] || [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actress Award]] || ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' / ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]'' || {{won}} ||
|-
| rowspan=3|[[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''Possession'' || {{won}} ||
|-
| 1983 || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[One Deadly Summer (film)|One Deadly Summer]]'' || {{won}} ||
|-
| 1985 || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1988 || [[Academy Award]] || [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || rowspan=3|''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
| [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[Berlin International Film Festival]] || [[39th Berlin International Film Festival|Silver Bear for Best Actress]] || {{won}} || <ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1989/03_preistr_ger_1989/03_Preistraeger_1989.html |title=Berlinale: 1989 Prize Winners |access-date=10 March 2011 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref><br />
|-
| 1994 || [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|Queen Margot]]'' || {{won}} ||
|-
| 2002 || [[Cabourg Film Festival]] || [[Cabourg Romantic Film Festival|Best Actress]] || ''[[Adolphe (film)|Adolphe]]'' || {{Won}} ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2009 || [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || rowspan=2|''{{sortname|La|journée de la jupe}}'' || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[Lumières Award]] || [[Lumières Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| 2018 || [[César Award]] || [[César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] || ''[[The World Is Yours (film)|The World Is Yours]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:21, 15 November 2023

Isabelle Adjani
Adjani at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Isabelle Yasmina Adjani

(1955-06-27) 27 June 1955 (age 69)
Paris, France
Alma materUniversity of Vincennes
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1970–present
Partner(s)Bruno Nuytten (1976–1981)
Daniel Day-Lewis (1989–1995)
Children2
Awards Legion of Honour - Knight (2010)

Isabelle Yasmina Adjani LdH (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is an acclaimed French actress who's starred in leading roles in numerous acclaimed films. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards as well as the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a Silver Bear in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. She was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2010 and a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2014.

She won the César Award for Best Actress for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), La Reine Margot (1994), and Skirt Day (2009). She received Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her roles as Adèle Hugo in The Story of Adèle H. (1975), and Camille Claudel in Camille Claudel (1981). She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for her roles in Possession and Quartet (both 1981), and a Silver Bear for Camille Claudel. Her other notable film roles include The Tenant (1976), The Driver (1978), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Subway (1985), Ishtar (1987), Diabolique (1996), French Women (2014), and The World Is Yours (2018).

Early life and education

Isabelle Yasmina Adjani was born on 27 June 1955 in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, to Mohammed Cherif Adjani, an Algerian Muslim from Constantine, and Emma Augusta "Gusti" Schweinberger, a German Catholic from Bavaria.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Adjani's parents met near the end of World War II, when her father was in the French Army. They married and her mother returned with him to Paris, despite not speaking a word of French.[8][9] She asked him to take Cherif as his first name as she thought it sounded more "American".[10]

Isabelle grew up bilingual, speaking French and German fluently,[11][12][13] in Gennevilliers, a northwestern suburb of Paris, where her father worked in a garage.[14] After winning a school recitation contest, Adjani began acting by the age of 12 in amateur theater. She successfully passed her baccalauréat and was auditing classes at the University of Vincennes in 1976.[3]

Adjani had a younger brother, Éric, who was a photographer. He died on 25 December 2010, aged 53.[15][16]

Career

Adjani at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009

At the age of 14, Adjani starred in her first motion picture, Le Petit Bougnat (1970).[17] She first gained fame as a classical actress at the Comédie-Française, which she joined in 1972. She was praised for her interpretation of Agnès, the main female role in Molière's L'École des femmes. She soon left the theatre to pursue a film career. After minor roles in several films, she enjoyed modest success in the 1974 film La Gifle (The Slap), which François Truffaut saw. He immediately cast her in her first major role in his The Story of Adèle H. (1975) which he had finished writing five years prior. Critics praised her performance,[3] with the American critic Pauline Kael describing her acting talents as "prodigious".[18]

Only 19 when she made the film, Adjani was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, becoming the youngest Best Actress nominee at the time (a record she held for almost 30 years). She quickly received offers for roles in Hollywood films, such as Walter Hill's 1978 crime thriller The Driver. She had previously turned down the chance to star in films like The Other Side of Midnight. She had described Hollywood as a "city of fiction" and said, "I'm not an American. I didn't grow up with that will to win an award." Truffaut on the other hand said, "France is too small for her. I think Isabelle is made for American cinema."[3] She agreed to make The Driver because she was an admirer of Hill's first film Hard Times. Adjani said:

I think he is wonderful, very much in the tradition of Howard Hawks, lean and spare. The story is contemporary but also very stylized, and the roles that Ryan and I play are like Bogart and Bacall. We are both gamblers in our souls and we do not show our emotions or say a lot. For us, talk is cheap. I am really quite a mysterious girl in this film, with no name and no background. And I must say that it is restful not to have a life behind me; this way, I don't have to dig deep to play the part. All I know is that life for me is gambling and I am a loser. I have what people call a poker face.[19]

The film was seen more than 1.1 million times in Adjani's native France but did not do as well in the US.[20]

She played Lucy in the German director Werner Herzog's 1979 remake of Nosferatu which was well-received critically and performed well at box offices in Europe.[21] Roger Ebert loved the film, calling Herzog's casting of Adjani one of his "masterstrokes" in the film. He wrote that she "is used here not only for her facial perfection but for her curious quality of seeming to exist on an ethereal plane."[22] The cast and the crew filmed both English- and German-language versions simultaneously upon request of 20th Century Fox, the American distributor,[23] as Kinski and Ganz could act more confidently in their native language.

Adjani at the Hôtel Amour, 2012

In 1981, she received a double Cannes Film Festival's Best Actress award for her roles in the Merchant Ivory film Quartet, based on the novel by Jean Rhys, and in the horror film Possession (1981). The following year, she received her first César Award for Possession, in which she had portrayed a woman having a nervous breakdown. In 1983, she won her second César for her depiction of a vengeful woman in the French blockbuster One Deadly Summer. That same year, Adjani released the French pop album Pull marine, written and produced by Serge Gainsbourg. She starred in a music video for the hit title song, "Pull Marine", which was directed by Luc Besson. In 1988, she co-produced and starred in a biopic of the sculptor Camille Claudel. She received her third César and second Oscar nomination for her role in the film, becoming the first French actress to receive two Oscar nominations. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

She received her fourth César for the 1994 film Queen Margot, an ensemble epic directed by Patrice Chéreau. She received her fifth César for Skirt Day (2009), the most that any actress has received. The film features her as a middle school teacher in a troubled French suburb who takes her class hostage when she accidentally fires off a gun she found on one of her students. It was premiered on the French Arte channel on 20 March 2009, attaining a record 2.2 million viewers) and then in movie theaters on 25 March 2009.[24] The film was her return to the cinema after eight years of absence.[25] In 2010, she made an appearance in the social comedy Mammuth, from directors Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern, and in which she played the phantom of Gérard Depardieu's first love.[26] The same year, she lent her voice to the character of Mother Gothel in the animated film Rapunzel.[27] In 2011, she co-starred in De Force, the first film directed by Frank Henry. She embodied the commander Clara Damico, head of the brigade for the repression of banditry.[28] In 2023 Adjani joined Netflix miniseries Perfect Couple.[29]

Personal life

In 1979, Adjani had a son, Barnabé Saïd-Nuytten, with the cinematographer Bruno Nuytten,[11] whom she later hired to direct her project Camille Claudel, a biopic of the sculptor who was the lover of Rodin.[14] From 1989 to 1995, she had a relationship with Daniel Day-Lewis,[11] which ended before the birth of their son, Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, in 1995.[30] Adjani was later engaged to the composer Jean-Michel Jarre; they broke up in 2004.[30]

Political views

Adjani has been vocal against anti-immigrant and anti-Algerian sentiments in France.[14] In 2009, she criticized statements by Pope Benedict XVI, who claimed that condoms are not an effective method of AIDS prevention.[31] In September 2009, she signed a petition in support of Roman Polanski, calling for his release after he was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his sexual abuse case.[32] In 2017, Adjani was interviewed by Vincent Josse on the French public radio station France Inter. During the interview, she expressed her vaccine hesitancy and opposition to mandatory vaccination.[33]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Director Notes
1970 Le Petit bougnat Rose Bernard Toublanc-Michel
1972 Faustine et le bel été Camille Nina Companeez
1974 La Gifle [fr] Isabelle Doulean Claude Pinoteau
Ariane Ariane Pierre-Jean de San Bartolomé
1975 The Story of Adèle H. Adèle Hugo François Truffaut
1976 The Tenant Stella Roman Polanski
Barocco Laure André Téchiné
1977 Violette et François [fr] Violette Clot Jacques Rouffio
1978 The Driver The Player Walter Hill
1979 Nosferatu the Vampyre Lucy Harker Werner Herzog
The Brontë Sisters Emily Brontë André Téchiné
1981 Clara et les Chics Types Clara Jacques Monnet
Possession Anna/Helen Andrzej Żuławski
Quartet Marya Zelli James Ivory
L'Année prochaine... si tout va bien [fr] Isabelle Maréchal Jean-Loup Hubert
1982 Tout feu, tout flamme [fr] Pauline Valance Jean-Paul Rappeneau
The Last Horror Film Herself David Winters
Antonieta Antonieta Rivas Mercado Carlos Saura
1983 Mortelle randonnée Catherine Leiris/Lucie, 'Marie' Claude Miller
One Deadly Summer Eliane known as 'Elle' Jean Becker
1985 Subway Héléna Luc Besson
1986 T'as de beaux escaliers tu sais Herself Agnès Varda Short film
1987 Ishtar Shirra Assel Elaine May
1988 Camille Claudel Camille Claudel Bruno Nuytten
1990 Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet Narrator Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville
Franz-Christoph Giercke
1993 Toxic Affair Pénélope Philomène Esposito
1994 Queen Margot Margot Patrice Chéreau
1996 Diabolique Mia Baran Jeremiah S. Chechik
1998 Paparazzi Herself Alain Berbérian
2002 Repentie Charlotte/Leïla Laetitia Masson
Adolphe Ellénore Benoît Jacquot
2003 Bon Voyage Viviane Denvers Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran The Star François Dupeyron
2009 La journée de la jupe Sonia Bergerac Jean-Paul Lilienfeld
2010 Mammuth The Lost Love of Serge Gustave de Kervern / Benoît Delépine
2011 De Force Clara Damico Frank Henry
2012 David et Madame Hansen Madame Hansen-Bergmann Alexandre Astier
2013 Ishkq in Paris Marie Elise Prem Raj
2014 Sous les jupes des filles Lili Audrey Dana
2016 Carole Matthieu Carole Matthieu Louis-Julien Petit
2018 The World Is Yours Dany Romain Gavras
2021 Soeurs Zorah Yamina Benguigui
2022 Peter von Kant Sidonie von Grassenabb François Ozon
Masquerade Martha Nicolas Bedos

Television

Year Film Role Director Notes
1973 L'école des femmes Agnès Raymond Rouleau Television movie; Comédie-Française
1974 L'Avare Mariane René Lucot Television movie; Comédie-Française
Le Secret des Flamands Maria Robert Valey 4 episodes
1975 Ondine Ondine Raymond Rouleau Television movie
2008 Figaro Countess Almaviva Jacques Weber Television movie
2017 Call My Agent! Herself Jeanne Herry Season 2, Episode: "Isabelle"
2011 Aïcha Doctor Assoussa Yamina Benguigui Episode: "Job à tout prix"
2018 Capitaine Marleau Isabelle Laumont Josée Dayan Episode: "Ne plus mourir jamais"
2022 Diane de Poitiers, la plus que reine Diane de Poitiers Josée Dayan Serie TV
2023 Voleuses - Wingwomen Marraine Mélanie Laurent Netflix

Music video

Year Film Role Director Artist
1984 Pull marine The Heroin Luc Besson Isabelle Adjani
1986 Princesse au petit pois Herself Jean-Paul Seaulieu
2004 Y'a pas un homme qui soit né pour ça Herself Pascal Obispo Florent Pagny, Calogero, Pascal Obispo
2019 Meet Me by the Gates Herself Nicolas Bary The Penelopes
2022 Quelques mots Herself Antoine Carlier Malik Djoudi

Accolades and honours

In addition to specific awards for particular films, Adjani was made a Knight of France's Legion of Honour on 14 July 2010 for her contributions to the arts.[34]

Year Association Category Project Result Ref
1974 David di Donatello Award Special David di Donatello La Gifle [fr] Won
1975 Academy Award Best Actress The Story of Adèle H. Nominated
César Award Best Actress Nominated
David di Donatello Best Foreign Actress Won
National Board of Review Best Actress Won
National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actress Won
New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actress Won
1976 César Award Best Actress Barocco Nominated
1979 Bambi Award Best Actress Nosferatu the Vampyre Won
1981 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award Possession / Quartet Won
César Award Best Actress Possession Won
1983 Best Actress One Deadly Summer Won
1985 Best Actress Subway Nominated
1988 Academy Award Best Actress Camille Claudel Nominated
César Award Best Actress Won
Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actress Won [35]
1994 César Award Best Actress Queen Margot Won
2002 Cabourg Film Festival Best Actress Adolphe Won
2009 César Award Best Actress La journée de la jupe Won
Lumières Award Best Actress Won
2018 César Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role The World Is Yours Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Isabelle Adjani". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. ^ Michel David (2008). Isabelle Adjani: la tentation sublime. Imago. p. 55. ISBN 978-2-84952-070-3.
  3. ^ a b c d Andriotakis, Pamela (22 March 1976). "Isabelle Adjani Has the Face That's Launching a Thousand Scripts". People Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. ^ Love Film. "French Heartbreakers". Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ Chantal, Thompson; Phillips, Elaine (2012), "Trois grandes stars françaises: Isabelle Adjani", Mais Oui!, Volume 1, Cengage Learning, p. 13, ISBN 978-1-111-83582-8
  6. ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2006), "Les comediens: Isabelle Adjani", Hauts de Seine, Petit Futé, p. 35, ISBN 2-7469-1351-8
  7. ^ The Middle East Quarterly (March 1997). "Islam in France: The French Way of Life Is in Danger". Middle East Quarterly. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ^ Isabelle Adjani : " Mon père, kabyle, s'était engagé dans l'armée française à 16 ans, et c'est en remontant d'Italie jusqu'en Bavière à la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale qu'il rencontre et séduit ma mère " Interview with Isabelle Adjani, Télérama, 31 March 2009
  9. ^ "A German woman met in Bavaria who was married at the end of the Second World War by Mohammed Adjani, a Kabyle soldier in the French army", Jean de La Guérivière, Amère Méditerranée: Le Maghreb et nous, Seuil, 2004, p.391
  10. ^ "My mother was Bavarian. She felt very uncomfortable in France, where she had arrived without speaking a word of French. She couldn't stand the fact that her husband was Algerian. She said he was of Turkish origin and I believed her. Between my parents, there was conjugal racism. My mother used to call my father a jerk and my father would say, "You dirty Kraut. His name was Mohammed but my mother had forced him to change his first name. On our mailbox, there was: Cherif Adjani. My mother thought it looked American."Adjani la vérité, Interview Isabelle Adjani, Le Nouvel Observateur, 1985
  11. ^ a b c "Isabelle Adjani". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  12. ^ Kemp, Philip. "Isabelle Adjani". Film Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  13. ^ Applefield, David (November 2001). "Isabelle Adjani". Paris Voice.
  14. ^ a b c Collins, Glenn (6 January 1990). "The 'Hounding' of Isabelle Adjani". New York Times.
  15. ^ "Isabelle Adjani: «Je suis passée à côté d'une partie de ma vraie vie» | Illustré".
  16. ^ "Isabelle Adjani, bouleversante : Son aveu d'échec face à son frère toxicomane - Gala". 29 October 2018.
  17. ^ Isabelle Adjani at IMDb
  18. ^ Kael, Pauline (1980). When The Lights Go Down. Henry Holt & Co. ISBN 0-03-042511-5.
  19. ^ Flatley, Guy (12 August 1977). "At the Movies: Isabelle Adjani Finds Poker Easy; Cheating Takes Practice". The New York Times. p. C7.
  20. ^ JP. "The Driver (1978)- JPBox-Office".
  21. ^ "Nosferatu the Vampyre". 17 January 1979 – via IMDb.
  22. ^ Ebert, Roger (24 October 2011). "Nosferatu the Vampyre Movie Review (1979)". Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  23. ^ "Nosferatu". horrordvds.com. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
  24. ^ "La journée de la jupe". Archived from the original on 9 May 2013.
  25. ^ "Tchat Isabelle Adjani : "Je ne me rends pas compte du temps qui passe"". Télérama (in French). 31 March 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  26. ^ Saltz, Rachel (30 September 2011). "The Joys of Retirement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Raiponce, la princesse aux cheveux d'or". LEFIGARO (in French). 16 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Isabelle Adjani : Son réalisateur, ex-gangster, évoque son travail avec la star". www.purepeople.com (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Dakota Fanning to Star in Netflix Limited Series 'The Perfect Couple". Variety. 31 March 2023.
  30. ^ a b Watson, Shane (15 August 2004). "The dumping game". The Times. UK. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  31. ^ "Adjani traite le pape de "peste blanche"". 20 Minuten. 25 March 2009.
  32. ^ "Signez la pétition pour Roman Polanski !" (in French). La Règle du jeu. 10 November 2009.
  33. ^ Denaes, Bruno (29 September 2017). "Isabelle Adjani : vaccination et contre-vérités". France Inter. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  34. ^ "Légion d'honneur : Aubrac, Bouygues, Pérol, Adjani, Bolling parmi les promus", Le Monde, 14 juillet 2010
  35. ^ "Berlinale: 1989 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 10 March 2011.

Further reading

  • Adjani, Isabelle (1980). Isabelle Adjani in : Jean-Luc Douin (Hrsg.): Comédiennes aujourd'hui : au micro et sous le regard. Paris: Lherminier. ISBN 2-86244-020-5
  • Austin, Guy (2003). Foreign bodies: Jean Seberg and Isabelle Adjani, S. 91–106 in: ders., Stars in Modern French Film. London: Arnold. ISBN 0-340-76019-2
  • Austin, Guy (2006). Telling the truth can be a dangerous business : Isabelle Adjani, race and stardom, in : Remapping World Cinema : Identity, Culture and Politics in Film, herausgegeben von Stephanie Dennison und Song Hwee Lim, London: Wallflower Press. ISBN 1-904764-62-2
  • Halberstadt, Michèle (2002). Adjani aux pieds nus – Journal de la repentie. Paris: Editions Calmann-Lévy. ISBN 2-7021-3293-6
  • Roques-Briscard, Christian (1987). La passion d'Adjani, Lausanne et al.: Favre. ISBN 2-8289-0279-X
  • Zurhorst, Meinolf (1992). Isabelle Adjani : ihre Filme, ihr Leben. Heyne Film- und Fernsehbibliothek, Band 163. München: Heyne. ISBN 9783453052383
  • Rissa, Alvaro (pseudonimo di Walter Lapini) (2015), Ode an Isabelle, in Antologia della letteratura greca e Latina, Genova: Il Melangolo. ISBN 978-88-6983-004-4
  • d'Estais, Jérôme Possession, Tentatives d'exorcisme, Editions Rouge profond, 2019 (ISBN 979-1097309138)

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