Karin Viard
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Karin Viard is a multi-award-winning French actress. She made her film debut in Tatie Danielle
Tatie Danielle
Tatie Danielle is a 1990 French black humor film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. It features Tsilla Chelton as Auntie Danielle Billard.- Plot :...

in 1990.

Since then she has appeared in such films as Delicatessen
Delicatessen (film)
Delicatessen is a 1991 French black comedy film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring Dominique Pinon and Karin Viard. It is set in an apartment building in a post-apocalyptic France of an ambiguous time period. The story focuses on the tenants of the building and their desperate...

, L'Emploi du temps (Time Out)
L'Emploi du temps
Time Out is a 2001 French drama directed by Laurent Cantet, starring Aurélien Recoing and Karin Viard. Loosely based on the life story of Jean-Claude Romand , it focuses on one of Cantet's favorite subject matters: a man's relationship with his job...

, Adultère, mode d'emploi and La parenthèse enchantée.

She was a member of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival
2003 Cannes Film Festival
The 2003 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Elephant by Gus Van Sant.-Jury:* Patrice Chéreau, President * Aishwarya Rai * Meg Ryan * Karin Viard...

 jury.

Personal life

She was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille
Lycée Pierre Corneille (Rouen)
The Lycée Pierre-Corneille is a school in Rouen, France. It was founded by the Archbishop of Rouen, Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon and run by the Jesuits to educate the children of the aristocracy and bourgeoisie in accordance with the purest doctrinal principles of Roman Catholicism...

in Rouen

Awards

Viard has won two César Awards
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....

. The first for Best Actress for her role in Haut les coeurs! and the second for Best Supporting Actress for Embrassez qui vous voudrez. She was nominated for the César Awards three other times.

Viard has also won the Best Actress award at the Montréal World Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...

 for her performance in Le Rôle de sa vie.

Partial filmography

  • Tatie Danielle
    Tatie Danielle
    Tatie Danielle is a 1990 French black humor film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. It features Tsilla Chelton as Auntie Danielle Billard.- Plot :...

    - (1990)
  • Delicatessen
    Delicatessen (film)
    Delicatessen is a 1991 French black comedy film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, starring Dominique Pinon and Karin Viard. It is set in an apartment building in a post-apocalyptic France of an ambiguous time period. The story focuses on the tenants of the building and their desperate...

    - (1991)
  • Max & Jeremie - (1992)
  • Riens du tout
    Riens du tout
    Riens du tout is a 1992 French film directed by Cédric Klapisch. The screenplay was written by himself with Jackie Berroyer...

    - (1992)
  • Ce que femme veut... - (1993)
  • La Nage indienne - (1993)
  • Emmène-moi - (1994)
  • Séparation
    Separation
    Separation may refer to:* Separation , the process by which a service member leaves active duty* Separation , rules to minimise the risk of collision between aircraft in flight...

    - (1994)
  • Les Fils préféré - (1994)
  • Adultère, mode d'emploi - (1995)
  • Fourbi
    Fourbi
    Fourbi is a 1996 French-Swiss drama film directed by Alain Tanner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Karin Viard - Rosemonde* Jean-Quentin Châtelain - Paul* Cécile Tanner - Marie...

    - (1996)
  • Les Randonneurs - (1997)
  • Haut les coeurs! - (1999)
  • Reines d'un jour - (2001)
  • L'Emploi du temps (Time Out)
    L'Emploi du temps
    Time Out is a 2001 French drama directed by Laurent Cantet, starring Aurélien Recoing and Karin Viard. Loosely based on the life story of Jean-Claude Romand , it focuses on one of Cantet's favorite subject matters: a man's relationship with his job...

    - (2001)
  • Embrassez qui vous voudrez - (2002)
  • Le Rôle de sa vie - (2004)
  • L' Ex-femme de ma vie - (2004)
  • Le Couperet
    Le Couperet
    Le Couperet is a Belgian-French-Spanish film. The English title of this film is The Axe.Directed by Costa Gavras and starring José Garcia, Karin Viard and Olivier Gourmet, Le Couperet is an adaptation of the novel The Ax by Donald E. Westlake. The film follows the "hero", Bruno D...

    - (2005)
  • L' Enfer - (2005)
  • Les Ambitieux - (2006)
  • La Tête de maman - (2007)
  • La Face cachée - (2007)
  • La Vérité ou presque - (2007)
  • Paris
    Paris (2008 film)
    Paris is a 2008 French film by Cédric Klapisch concerning a diverse group of people living in Paris. The film began shooting in November 2006 and was released in February 2008. Its UK release was in July 2008...

    - (2008)
  • Les Randonneurs à Saint-Tropez - (2008)
  • Baby Blues - (2008)
  • The Ball of the Actresses
    The Ball of the Actresses
    The Ball of the Actresses is a French film directed by Maïwenn. The title is a reference to a movie by Roman Polanski, The Fearless Vampire Killers .-Cast:* Joey Starr* Estelle Lefébure* Bertrand Blier* Jeanne Balibar...

    - (2009)
  • Le code a changé - (2009)
  • Happy End - (2009)
  • Les Invités de mon père - (2010)
  • Potiche
    Potiche
    Potiche is a 2010 French-Belgian comedy film directed by François Ozon, based on the play of the same name by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Judith Godrèche and Jérémie Renier...

    - (2010)
  • Rien à déclarer - (2011)
  • Ma part du gâteau - (2011)
  • Poliss
    Poliss
    Poliss is a 2011 French drama film written, directed by and starring Maïwenn. It also stars Joeystarr, Karin Viard, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle and Riccardo Scamarcio. The film centres on the Child Protection Unit in Paris, and a photographer who is assigned to cover the unit. The title is a...

    (2011)
  • Le Skylab (2011)

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