Biography
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 received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She performs in French, English, and German.
Awards & recognition
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 2014
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 2010
- César Award — Best Actress · 2010
- Globes de Cristal Awards · 2010
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2010
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- Prix de la laïcité · 2010
- César Award — Best Actress · 1995
- César Award — Best Actress · 1989
- Silver Bear — Best Actress · 1989
- César Award — Best Actress · 1984
- Fantasporto · 1983
- César Award — Best Actress · 1982
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 1981
- Bambi Award · 1978
- Cartagena Film Festival · 1976
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Actress · 1976
- National Board of Review Award — Best Actress · 1975
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Actress · 1975
- New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Actress · 1975
- Prix Suzanne Bianchetti · 1974
- Prix du Syndicat de la critique · 1973
- Jupiter Awards
- César Award — Best Actress · 2010 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1990 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1989 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1986 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1984 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1982 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1977 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1976 · nominated
- César Award — Best Actress · 1976 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Actress · 1975 · nominated
Filmography28 titles
Call My Agent!
The Tenant
Possession
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Queen Margot
Skirt Day
Monsieur Ibrahim
The Story of Adele H
Mascarade
Camille Claudel
The World Is Yours
Subway
Under a Dark Sun
Bon Voyage
Wingwomen
Captain Marleau
One Hundred and One Nights
Deadly Circuit
Dammi
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
Quartet
The Brontë Sisters
Peter von Kant
Diabolique
The Last Horror Film
The King’s Favorite
Sisters
Ishtar