Isabelle Carré (born 28 May 1971) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. 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 o ...

for her role in '' Se souvenir des belles choses'' (2001), and has been nominated a further six times for ''

Beau fixe ''Beau fixe'' (also known as ''Set Fare'') is a 1992 French film directed by Christian Vincent, who co-wrote screenplay with Philippe Alard. The film tells the story of four female pre-med students, who revise for their final exams at a re ...

'' (1992), '' Le Hussard sur le toit'' (1995), ''La Femme défendue'' (1997), '' Les Sentiments'' (2003), ''

Entre ses mains ''Entre ses mains'' is a 2005 French-Belgian drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. It is also known as ''In His Hands''. The screenplay was written by Fontaine and Julien Boivent. Plot Claire Gauthier works for an insurance company. Laurent Kessl ...

'' (2005) and ''

Anna M. ''Anna M.'' is a 2007 French thriller film, written and directed by Michel Spinosa and starring Isabelle Carré and Gilbert Melki. Plot Anna, a somewhat introverted woman, becomes obsessed with the orthopedic surgeon who helped with her recuperat ...

'' (2007). Since 26 August 2006, she has been married to film producer Bruno Pésery, with whom she has a son, Antoine, born on 11 October 2008. Her brother, Benoît Carré, is a member of the band Lilicub.

Selected filmography

Theatre

* 1990: ''Une nuit de Casanova'' * 1990: ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by '' Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate editio ...

'' * 1992: ''

L'École des Femmes ''The School for Wives'' (french: L'école des femmes; ) is a theatrical comedy written by the seventeenth century French playwright Molière and considered by some critics to be one of his finest achievements. It was first staged at the Palai ...

'' * 1993: '' On ne badine pas avec l'amour'' * 1993: '' Il ne faut jurer de rien'' * 1993: ''Le Mal court'' * 1995: ''Dostoïevsky va à la plage'' * 1995: ''

Le Père humilié ''Le Père humilié'' is a four-act theatre play by Paul Claudel, which constitutes the third and last part of ''La Trilogie des Coûfontaine''. Staging * 1962: Bernard Jenny, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier See also *''L'Otage'' *'' Le Pain d ...

'' * 1995: ''Arloc'' * 1996: ''Slaves'' * 1999: ''Mademoiselle Else'' * 2000: ''Résonances'' * 2001: '' The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'' * 2001: ''Léonce et Léna'' * 2002: ''Hugo à deux voix'' * 2003: ''La Nuit chante'' * 2004: ''L'Hiver sous la table'' * 2006: ''Blanc'' * 2009: ''Un garçon impossible'' (by Petter S. Rosenlund, directed by

Jean-Michel Ribes Jean-Michel Ribes (born 15 December 1946, in Paris) is a French playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, film maker and actor. Since 2002 he has been the managing director of the Théâtre du Rond-Point. Between 1982 and 1984 Ribes had direct ...

)

Awards

Prix Romy Schneider The Prix Romy Schneider (Romy Schneider Award) is awarded annually to a young and upcoming actress working in the French film industry. It is named after the actress Romy Schneider (1938–1982). The prize is awarded by a jury each year in Paris ...

, 1998 *

Lumières Award for Best Actress The Lumières Award for Best Actress (french: Prix Lumières de la meilleure actrice) is an annual award presented by the Académie des Lumières since 1996. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first with a blue background, followed by the ...

, '' Se souvenir des belles choses'', 2003 *

, ''Se souvenir des belles choses'', 2003

Nominations

* 1993: Nominated for the

César Award for Most Promising Actress The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a ...

for ''

'' * 1996: Nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for '' Le Hussard sur le toit'' * 1998: Nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for ''La Femme défendue'' * 2004: Nominated for the

for ''Les Sentiments'' * 2006: Nominated for the César Award for Best Actress for ''

'' (''In His Hands'') * 2006: Nominated for the Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress for ''Entre ses mains'' (''In His Hands'') * 2008: Nominated for the César Award for Best Actress for ''

'' * 2008: Nominated for the Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress for ''Anna M.'' * 2011: Nominated for the César Award for Best Actress for '' Les Émotifs anonymes''

Theatre

* 1999: Molière Award for Best Actress, ''Mademoiselle Else'' * 2004: Molière Award for Best Actress, ''L'Hiver sous la table''

Decorations

* Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)

References

External links

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