Ariane Ascaride (born 10 October 1954) is a French actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in films such as '' Marius et Jeannette'' (''Marius and Jeannette''), '' Ma vraie vie à Rouen'' (''The True Story of My Life in Rouen'';

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, ''My Life on Ice'') and '' À la place du coeur'' (''Where the Heart Is''). She also starred in and co-wrote the screenplay for '' Le Voyage en Arménie'' (''Armenia'').

Personal life

Daughter of Henriette, an office worker, and a representative, himself son of Neapolitan immigrant, and sister of the director ''Pierre Ascaride'' and the writer ''Gilles Ascaride'', Ariane assists early to the amateur shows in which her father is involved. Ariane Ascaride is the wife of the French director

Robert Guédiguian Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Life and career Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armen ...

Philanthropy

The actress is a member of the sponsoring committee of the French Coalition for the Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-violence.

Awards

Ascaride won the 1998 Best Actress

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for her role in '' Marius et Jeannette'' and was nominated two other times, one for Best Actress for '' Marie-Jo et ses 2 amours'' (''Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers'') and for Best Supporting Actress for '' Brodeuses'' (''A Common Thread''; American

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release, ''Sequins''). She also won the Best Actress award at the

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for '' The Town Is Quiet''. She won the 2006

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Best actress award for ''Le Voyage en Arménie''.

Filmography

Decorations

* Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ascaride, Ariane French film actresses Living people 1954 births Actresses from Marseille French people of Italian descent French television actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni French stage actresses French women screenwriters French screenwriters Best Actress César Award winners Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Volpi Cup for Best Actress winners Audiobook narrators