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Isabelle Yasmine Adjani born in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, a suburb of Paris. She born to a Kabyle father from Constantine and Djelfa, Mohammed Cherif Adjani, and a German mother, Augusta, called "Gusti". She grew up speaking German fluently. After winning a school recitation contest, she began acting in amateur theater by the age of twelve... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 Ishkq in Paris
 
2012 David et Madame Hansen
Madame Hansen-Bergmann
 
2011 De force
Commissaire Clara Damico
 
2011 Aïcha (TV series)
Docteur Assoussa
– Job à tout prix (2011) … Docteur Assoussa
 
2010 Mammuth
L'amour perdu de Serge
 
2008 La journée de la jupe
Sonia Bergerac
 
2008 Figaro (TV movie)
Comtesse Almaviva
 
2003 Monsieur Ibrahim
La star
 
2003 Bon voyage
Viviane Denvers
 
2002 Adolphe
Ellénore
 
2002 The Repentant
Charlotte/Leïla
 
1996 Diabolique
Mia Baran
 
1994 Queen Margot
Marguerite de Valois dite La Reine Margot
 
1993 Toxic Affair
Pénélope
 
1990 Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet
Narrator (voice)
 
1988 Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel
 
1987 Ishtar
Shirra Assel
 
1986 You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know (short)
Isabelle
 
1985 Subway
Héléna
 
1983 One Deadly Summer
Eliane Wieck dite 'Elle'
 
1983 Deadly Circuit
Catherine Leiris/Lucie Brentano - 'Marie'
 
1982 Antonieta
Antonieta Rivas Mercado
 
1982 The Last Horror Film
Isabelle Adjani (uncredited)
 
1982 All Fired Up
Pauline Valance
 
1981 Next Year If All Goes Well
Isabelle Maréchal
 
1981 Possession
Anna / Helen
 
1981 Quartet
Marya 'Mado' Zelli
 
1981 Clara et les Chics Types
Clara
 
1979 Les soeurs Brontë
Emily Brontë
 
1979 Nosferatu the Vampyre
Lucy Harker
 
1978 The Driver
The Player
 
1977 Violette & François
Violette Clot
 
1976 Barocco
Laure
 
1976 The Tenant
Stella
 
1975 The Story of Adele H
Adèle Hugo / Adèle Lewly
 
1975 Ondine (TV movie)
Ondine
 
1974 Ariane
Ariane
 
1974 La gifle
Isabelle Douléan - la fille de Jean et d'Hélène
 
1974 Le secret des Flamands (TV movie)
Maria
 
1974 L'avare (TV movie)
Marianne
 
1973 L'école des femmes (TV movie)
Agnès
 
1972 Faustine et le bel été
Camille
 
1970 Le petit bougnat
Rose
 
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2003 Bon voyage (performer: "Bon voyage")
 
1981 Quartet (performer: "Pars")
 
1970 Le petit bougnat (performer: "Le Petit bougnat")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1988 Camille Claudel (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1977 Le camion (script supervisor)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 Tengri: Blue Heavens (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2013 Isabelle Adjani, 2 ou 3 choses qu'on ne sait pas d'elle... (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2009-2012 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 August 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 23 March 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2010 Cinémas (TV series)
Herself (Interview)
– Episode dated 4 December 2010 (2010) … Herself (Interview)
 
2010 Guibert cinéma (documentary) (voice)
 
2010 Cannes Film Festival 2010 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982-2010 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Herself - César de la meilleure actrice / Herself - César de la meilleur actrice / Herself - La présidente des Césars
– 35ème nuit des Césars (2010) … Herself - César de la meilleure actrice
– 30ème nuit des Césars (2005) … Herself - La présidente des Césars
– 14ème nuit des Césars (1989) … Herself - César de la meilleur actrice
– 9ème nuit des Césars (1984) … Herself - César de la meilleure actrice
– 7ème nuit des Césars (1982) … Herself - César de la meilleure actrice
 
2009 L'hebdo cinéma (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 March 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2006 Vivement dimanche prochain (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 June 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2003 Claude Berri, le dernier nabab (TV documentary)
Herself (voice)
 
2002 Campus, le magazine de l'écrit (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Spéciale Isabelle Adjani (2002) … Herself
 
1998/I Paparazzi
Herself
 
1996 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Herself
– Show nº 23 (1996) … Herself
 
1995 One Hundred and One Nights
Herself - in Cannes
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1983-1989 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 March 1989 (1989) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 November 1986 (1986) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 January 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 May 1983 (1983) … Herself
 
1989 L'après-Octobre (documentary)
Herself
 
1985 The Making of 'Subway' (video documentary)
 
1984 Platine 45 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 June 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 February 1984 (1984) … Herself
 
1983 Mardi cinéma (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 June 1983 (1983) … Herself
– Episode dated 22 February 1983 (1983) … Herself
 
1981 Pardonnez-nous nos enfances (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1981 Ciné regards (TV series documentary)
Herself
– L'avis de Rappeneau (1981) … Herself
 
1976 Midi-Première (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 May 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1973-1975 Le grand échiquier (TV series)
Herself
– Gilles Vignault (1975) … Herself
– Louis Seigner (1974) … Herself
– Episode dated 31 December 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1973-1974 Samedi soir (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 2 November 1974 (1974) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 May 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1974 Top à... (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 September 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
1974 Gala de l'union (TV series)
Herself
– 41ème gala de l'union des artistes (1974) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2010 Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (video documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
Herself (segment "47 Ans Après")
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle (TV documentary)
Herself - President Jury de Cannes Fillm Festival 1997 (uncredited)
 
2005 Ban the Sadist Videos! (video documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Premiers pas (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Zone interdite (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Les 40 ans de la 2 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 François Truffaut, une autobiographie (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Histoires de festival (short)
Herself
 
2000 Salut sex! (TV special)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1998 Sharon Stone - Una mujer de 100 caras (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1998 ... y otras mujeres de armas tomar (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Femmes Fatales: Sharon Stone (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1984 The Wandering Company (TV documentary)
Actress of 'Quartet' (uncredited)
 
1979 The Making of 'Nosferatu' (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Is a theatre actress too. She played in Federico Garcia Lorca's 'La maison de Bernarda'(role: Adela, 1972), Henry de Montherlant's 'Port-Royal' (role: Marie-Françoise), Molière's 'L'école des femmes' (role: Agnès, 1973), Molière's... See more »

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4 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 8 Articles  | 26 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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Height:

5' 4¼" (1.63 m)
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Personal Quote:

It's rare to find a director who really likes and knows how to look at a woman through the camera. See more »

Trivia:

Engaged to musician Jean-Michel Jarre but later broke it off. [July 2002] See more »

Trademark:

Often plays women who have mental problems See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer