Huppert, Isabelle (1953–)

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Huppert, Isabelle (1953–)

French actress. Born Isabelle Ann Huppert, Mar 16, 1953, in Paris, France; sister of Elisabeth Huppert; attended Conservatory of Versailles and Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique; m. Ronald Chammah (film director), 1982; children: Lolita Chammah (actress), Lorenzo Chammah, and Angelo Chammah.

Famed French actress, began career on stage in A Month in the Country and title role of Medea, among others; made film debut in Faustine Et Le Bel Été (1971); won acclaim for performance in La Dentellière (1977); often collaborated with Claude Chabrol in his films, including Violette Nozière (1978), for which she won Best Actress prize at Cannes, as well as Une Affaire de Femmes (1988), Madame Bovary (1991), La Cérémonie (1995) and Merci pour le Chocolat (2000); made US debut in Cimino's disastrous Heaven's Gate (1980); recorded album with Jean-Louis Murat, Madame Deshoulières (2001); other films include La Dame aux camélias (1980), Coup de foudre (released in US as Entre Nous, 1983), Sauve Qui Peut (1979), Loulou (1980); Milan Noir (1987), Saint-Cyr (2000), Clara (2000), La Pianiste (2001), 8 femmes (2002) and IHuckabees (2004).

See also (in French) Isabell Huppert: L'histoire D'une Femme (Cahiers du Cinema, 1994).