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 Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

. 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

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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 ''

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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 Albert Dupontel (; born 11 January 1964) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-up ...

. 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vincent, Helene 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