Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the Country'' (1984), for which she won a

César Award for Best Actress The César Award for Best Actress (french: César de la meilleure actrice, link=no) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role ...

, and numerous films of

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included ...

, including ''

Life Is a Bed of Roses ''Life Is a Bed of Roses'' ( French: ''La vie est un roman'') is a 1983 French film directed by Alain Resnais from a screenplay by Jean Gruault. The English-language distribution title of the film is ''Life Is a Bed of Roses'', though it has also b ...

'' (1983), '' L'Amour à mort'' (1984), '' Mélo'' (which won her a second César Award for Best Actress), ''

Smoking/No Smoking ''Smoking/No Smoking'' is a 1993 French comedy film. It was directed by Alain Resnais and written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri, from the play '' Intimate Exchanges'' by Alan Ayckbourn. The film starred Pierre Arditi and Sabine Azéma. I ...

'' (1993), ''

On connaît la chanson ''Same Old Song'' (french: On connaît la chanson) is a 1997 French comedy-drama film. It was directed by Alain Resnais, and written by Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. Jaoui and Bacri also starred in the film with Sabine Azéma, Lambert Wilson ...

'' (1997), '' Pas sur la bouche'' (2003), and ''

Cœurs ''Private Fears in Public Places'' (french: Cœurs ("Hearts"), is a 2006 French comedy-drama film directed by Alain Resnais. It was adapted from Alan Ayckbourn's 2004 play ''Private Fears in Public Places''. The film won several awards, including a ...

'' (2006). She has been nominated a further five times.

Filmography

As actress

As director

Decorations

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azema, Sabine 1949 births Living people Actresses from Paris French film actresses Best Actress César Award winners Film directors from Paris 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French women film directors French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Cours Florent alumni Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres