Emmanuelle Riva
Emmanuelle Riva | |
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 Riva at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, May 20 | |
| Born | Paulette Germaine Riva[1] 24 February 1927 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, poet |
| Years active | 1952-present |
| Known for | Hiroshima mon amour Léon Morin, prêtre Thérèse Desqueyroux Les Risques du métier Amour |
| Awards | Template:Infobox comedian awards |
Emmanuelle Riva (born Paulette Germaine Riva; 24 February, 1927) is a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour (1959), Léon Morin, Priest (1961), and Amour (2012). In 2013, Riva received the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the César Award for Best Actress for her role in Amour, and was nominated for an Academy Award for the same role. She is the oldest actress ever to have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[2][3] She had previously been BAFTA nominated in 1960 for her role in Hiroshima mon amour.
Life and career
Riva was born in Cheniménil, France, the daughter of Jeanne (née Nourdin) and Alfredo Riva, a sign painter.[4][5] Her paternal grandfather was Italian. Riva started her acting career on the Paris stage after having worked as a seamstress. Her best known role was as the female leading character Elle (literally, she) in Hiroshima mon amour (1959).
She has also appeared in Adua e le compagne (aka, Adua and Friends, 1960), Léon Morin, prêtre (1961), Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962), for which she won the Volpi Cup for best actress at the Venice Film Festival, Thomas l'imposteur (1965), Gli occhi, la bocca (The Eyes, the Mouth 1982), Three Colours: Blue (1993) as the mother of Juliette Binoche's character, and Venus Beauty Institute (1999). She has continued to act in films in the 21st century, notably Amour (2012).
While filming Hiroshima mon amour, Riva photographed Hiroshima; a half-century later these photographs were exhibited at the Nikon Salon and were issued in book form in France and Japan.[6]
Riva is also a published poet.[7]
Selected filmography
Books
- Riva, Emmanuelle (1975). Le Feu des miroirs (in French). Paris: Éditions Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
- Riva, Emmanuelle (1976). Juste derrière le sifflet des trains (in French). Paris: Éditions Saint-Germain-des-Prés. ISBN 2-243-00380-5.
- Riva, Emmanuelle (1982). L'otage du désir (in French). Paris: Nouvelles Éditions latines. ISBN 2-7233-0184-2.
- Riva, Emmanuelle (2008). Hiroshima 1958 (in Japanese). Tokyo: Inscript. ISBN 978-4-900997-22-6.
- Riva, Emmanuelle (2009). Tu n'as rien vu à Hiroshima (in French). Paris: Gallimard. ISBN 978-2-07-012298-1.
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Youngest v oldest actress vie for Oscar as Lincoln leads the pack". The Times. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ "Quvenzhané Wallis v Emmanuelle Riva: Best actress Oscar contested by oldest and youngest ever nominees". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://www.lesinrocks.com/2012/10/29/cinema/emmanuelle-riva-portrait-11317140/
- ^ "Emmanuelle Riva 'Hiroshima 1958'", Tokyo Art Beat. エマニュエル・リヴァ展 [Hiroshima 1958], Nikon. Both accessed 2010-07-24.
- ^ Kim Willsher "Emmanuelle Riva, 85, star of Amour, tells of her extraordinary life", The Observer, 10 February 2013
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