Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943) is a French actress and stage director.
Career
She made her on-screen debut in 1969, with the movie ''Pierre et Paul'', directed by
René Allio. A couple of years later, she had roles in prominent productions such as ''
Let Joy Reign Supreme'' directed by
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier (; 25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Life and career
Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, ...
and ''
Fire's Share'' starring
Michel Piccoli
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.
In 1988 that she gained wider recognition for her role as Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy in the popular success ''
Life Is a Long Quiet River'' for which she received a
César Award for Best Supporting Actress in
1989
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. In 1992, she was nomninated in the same category for her role in ''
I Don't Kiss'', directed by
André Téchiné
André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-French New Wave, New Wave French film directors.
Téchiné belongs to a s ...
. In 2013, she received a nomination for the
César Award for Supporting Actress for her part in the movie ''
A Few Hours of Spring'' directed by
Stéphane Brizé. In 2020, she was nominated for the third time in the category
Best Supporting Actress for ''
The Specials
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, directed by
Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.
In 1996, she play Bernie's mother in the movie ''
Bernie'' directed by
Albert Dupontel
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.
In theater, she worked several times with
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau (; ; 2 November 1944 – 7 October 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films '' La Reine Margot'' and ''I ...
and her ex-husband
Jean-Pierre Vincent.
She had been nominated twice for the
Molière Award for Best Actress : in 2010 for ''Alexandra David-Néel, Mon Tibet'', directed by Didier Long and in 2011 for ''
La Celestina'', directed Christian Schiaretti.
She is the mother of director
Thomas Vincent.
Allocine page for Thomas Vincent
accessed 1 March 2025
Theater
As actress
As director
Filmography
References
External links
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1943 births
Living people
Best Supporting Actress César Award winners
French film actresses
French stage actresses
French television actresses
20th-century French actresses
21st-century French actresses
Actresses from Paris