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Emmanuelle Riva

Acting
89 years oldCheniménil, Vosges, France

Biography

Emmanuelle Riva (February 24, 1927 – January 27, 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour and Amour. In 2013, Riva won the BAFTA Award and the César Award for her lead role in Michael Haneke's Amour as Anne Laurent, and was nominated for the Academy Award for the same role.[2][3] She had previously been nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1960 for Hiroshima mon amour, and had won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1962 for Thérèse Desqueyroux.

Personal Details

Born
February 24, 1927 - January 27, 2017 (age 89)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Cheniménil, Vosges, France
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Paulette Germaine Riva
Paulette Riva
Emmanuele Riva

Movies (47)

Trintignant by Trintignant
6.8

Trintignant by Trintignant

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Marx Can Wait
7.3

Marx Can Wait

as Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021

Alma
5.5

Alma

2021

Lost in Paris
6.0

Lost in Paris

as Martha

2017

Making of Amour

Making of Amour

as Self

2013

Michael H. – Profession: Director
6.2

Michael H. – Profession: Director

as Self

2013

A Greek Type of Problem
5.8

A Greek Type of Problem

as Granny

2013

Wide-Awake
5.8

Wide-Awake

as The Superwoman

2012

Amour
7.8

Amour

as Anne

2012

Skylab
6.0

Skylab

as Mrs. Prévost

2011

A Man and His Dog
5.9

A Man and His Dog

as Femme église

2009

The Great Alibi
5.2

The Great Alibi

as Geneviève Herbin

2008

My Son
6.5

My Son

as Grandmother / La grand-mère

2006

Eros Therapy
4.0

Eros Therapy

as Emma

2004

Green Paradise

Green Paradise

as La mère de Lucas

2004

C'est la vie
7.0

C'est la vie

as Dominique

2001

Médée

Médée

as Le choeur

2001

Venus Beauty Institute
5.8

Venus Beauty Institute

as Tante Lyda

1999

XXL
4.0

XXL

as Sonia Stern

1997

Capitaine au long cours

Capitaine au long cours

as Clémentine / Calypso

1997

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent

as Vitalie Rimbaud

1995

Éclats de famille
8.0

Éclats de famille

as Maguerite

1995

God, My Mother's Lover and the Butcher's Son
4.5

God, My Mother's Lover and the Butcher's Son

1995

A Shadow of a Doubt
6.2

A Shadow of a Doubt

as Grandmother

1993

Three Colors: Blue
7.6

Three Colors: Blue

as Mother

1993

Far from Brazil
7.2

Far from Brazil

as Juliette

1992

For Sasha
5.9

For Sasha

as Mrs. Malka

1991

The Passion of Bernadette
7.3

The Passion of Bernadette

as Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

1990

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
6.5

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

as Mother

1988

Funny Boy
3.0

Funny Boy

as Micky's Mother

1987

Resist or the Captives of Aigues-Mortes

Resist or the Captives of Aigues-Mortes

1985

Liberty at Night
5.9

Liberty at Night

as Mouche

1984

Un delitto

Un delitto

as Madame Louise

1984

A Man of My Measure
6.0

A Man of My Measure

as Lisa Leibovitch

1983

The Eyes, the Mouth
5.3

The Eyes, the Mouth

as Madre

1982

Is There a Frenchman in the House?
5.0

Is There a Frenchman in the House?

as Adélaïde Tumelat

1982

The Games of Countess Dolingen
2.9

The Games of Countess Dolingen

as Une invitée

1981

Les Jeunes Filles

Les Jeunes Filles

as Andrée Hacquebaut

1979

The Devil in the Heart
4.5

The Devil in the Heart

as Mrs. Bouvier, the mother

1976

La mort de l'utopie

La mort de l'utopie

as La tragédienne

1975

Au long de rivière Fango
6.0

Au long de rivière Fango

as Mathilde

1975

Ariane

Ariane

as Pasiphae

1974

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse
7.0

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse

as Madame Rey

1973

Le Cygne

Le Cygne

as Dame Gritie

1972

Gates of Fire
6.0

Gates of Fire

as The Baroness

1972

Proust, l'art et la douleur
5.0

Proust, l'art et la douleur

as Narrator (voice)

1971

Man of Desire
4.1

Man of Desire

as Valentine

1971

TV Shows (3)