Juliette Binoche (French pronunciation: ​[Ê'yljÉ›t binÉ"ʃ]; born 9
March 1964) is a French actress, artist, and dancer. She has appeared
in more than 60 feature films, been the recipient of numerous
international awards, and performed frequently on stage â€" both as an
actress and dancer â€" internationally. She began taking acting
lessons during adolescence and, after performing in several stage
productions, was cast in the films of such notable auteur directors as
Jean-Luc Godard (Hail Mary, 1985), Jacques Doillon (Family Life,
1985), and André Téchiné; the latter would make her a star in
France with the leading role in his 1985 drama Rendez-vous. Her
sensual performance in her English-language debut The Unbearable
Lightness of Being (1988), directed by Philip Kaufman, launched her
international career.She joined Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours:
Blue (1993), a performance for which she won the Venice Film Festival
Award for Best Actress and a César. Three years later, Binoche gained
further acclaim in Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (1996), for
which she was awarded an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting
Actress, in addition to the Best Actress Award at the 1997 Berlin
International Film Festival. For her performance in Lasse Hallström's
romantic comedy Chocolat (2000), Binoche was nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Actress in 2001.During the 2000s, she maintained a
successful career, alternating between French and English language
roles in both mainstream and art-house productions. In 2010, she won
the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in
Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy making her the first actress to win
the European "Best Actress Triple Crown" (for winning best actress
awards at the Berlin, Cannes and Venice film festivals). She was also
honored with the Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival in
2010, the award is offered to women who have excelled in their chosen
field in film.
March 1964) is a French actress, artist, and dancer. She has appeared
in more than 60 feature films, been the recipient of numerous
international awards, and performed frequently on stage â€" both as an
actress and dancer â€" internationally. She began taking acting
lessons during adolescence and, after performing in several stage
productions, was cast in the films of such notable auteur directors as
Jean-Luc Godard (Hail Mary, 1985), Jacques Doillon (Family Life,
1985), and André Téchiné; the latter would make her a star in
France with the leading role in his 1985 drama Rendez-vous. Her
sensual performance in her English-language debut The Unbearable
Lightness of Being (1988), directed by Philip Kaufman, launched her
international career.She joined Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours:
Blue (1993), a performance for which she won the Venice Film Festival
Award for Best Actress and a César. Three years later, Binoche gained
further acclaim in Anthony Minghella's The English Patient (1996), for
which she was awarded an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting
Actress, in addition to the Best Actress Award at the 1997 Berlin
International Film Festival. For her performance in Lasse Hallström's
romantic comedy Chocolat (2000), Binoche was nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Actress in 2001.During the 2000s, she maintained a
successful career, alternating between French and English language
roles in both mainstream and art-house productions. In 2010, she won
the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in
Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy making her the first actress to win
the European "Best Actress Triple Crown" (for winning best actress
awards at the Berlin, Cannes and Venice film festivals). She was also
honored with the Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival in
2010, the award is offered to women who have excelled in their chosen
field in film.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.