Isabelle Huppert (Paris, 1953) is one of the greatest European film and stage actresses of her generation. She has featured in nearly a hundred films since making her debut in 1972. Huppert made her film debut in Faustine et le bel été in 1972. She soon became one of the busiest and most popular actresses in Europe. Huppert established a reputation for cool and mysteriously detached roles. She reached a new peak in her film career in 2001 with her role in La Pianiste by Michael Haneke. Huppert started doing theatre at a young age. Even before her film debut, she had been a promising stage actress. She returned to theatre in 1988 and featured in La Ménagerie de verre, directed by Ivo van Hove (ITA), in 2021.
Training
Conservatory of Versailles
Russian at Faculté de Clichy
Drama at the Conservatoire National d’Art Dramatique
Major work (theatre)
1988 Un mois à la campagne
1993 Orlando
1996 Mary Stuart
2005 Hedda Gabler
2005 4:48 Psychosis
2006 Quartet
2011 Un tramway (Holland Festival)
2021 La Ménagerie de verre
Prizes and awards
1978 BAFTA Most Promising Newcomer voor La Dentellière
1978 Filmfestival Cannes Beste actrice in Violette Nozière
1988 Filmfestival van Venetië Beste actrice in Une affaire de femmes
1991 Deutscher Filmpreis Beste actrice in Malina
1996 César Beste actrice in La Cérémonie
2001 Filmfestival Cannes Beste actrice en European Film Awards voor La Pianiste
2005 Speciale Gouden Leeuw Filmfestival Venetië voor Gabrielle
2005 Officier Ordre National de Mérite
2009 Officier Légion d’Honneur
2016 César Beste actrice in Elle
2017 Golden Globe Beste actrice in Elle