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Emmanuelle Béart

Acting 62 years old Gassin, Var, France ★ 1.6
Born: August 14, 1963

Biography

Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963) is a French actress who has appeared in over 60 film and television productions since 1972. An eight-time César Award nominee, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1986 film Manon des Sources. Her other film roles include La Belle Noiseuse (1991), A Heart in Winter (1992), Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (1995), Mission: Impossible (1996) and 8 Women (2002).

Emmanuelle Béart was born in Gassin, on the French Riviera, the daughter of Geneviève Galéa (pseudonym of Geneviève Guillery), a former model who is of Croatian, Greek and Maltese descent, and Guy Béart, a singer and poet. Her Egyptian-born father's family was of Sephardic Jewish descent, who sought refuge in Lebanon during his childhood.

She has a half-sister, Ève (born 1959), on her father's side and six half-siblings on her mother's side; Ivan, Sarah and Mikis Cerieix from her mother's relationship with Jean-Yves Cerieix and Olivier Guespin, Lison and Charlotte from her mother's relationship with Jean-Jacques Guespin.

In her late teens, she spent her summer vacation in Montreal with the English-speaking family of William Sofin, a close friend of her father. At the end of the summer, the family invited her to stay with them and complete her baccalauréat at Collège International Marie de France. They remained close friends.

Béart got an acting role in 1976 film Tomorrow's Children. In her teens she appeared in bit parts in television. Upon graduating from the Collège International Marie de France in Montreal, she returned to France to attend drama school in Paris. A short time later, she was cast in her first adult role in a film, and in 1986 she achieved fame with her role opposite Yves Montand, playing the avenging daughter in French hit Manon des Sources. For her performance, she won the 1987 César Award for Best Supporting Actress. In the 1987 film Date with an Angel, she starred as the Angel. In 1995, she won the Silver St. George award for Best Actress at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival for her starring role in film A French Woman.

In addition to her award for Best Supporting Actress, she has also been nominated for another seven César Awards for Most Promising Actress and Best Actress. Béart received Most Promising Actress nominations for A Strange Passion and Love on the Quiet; followed by Best Actress nominations for Children of Chaos, La Belle Noiseuse (The Beautiful Troublemaker), Un cœur en hiver (A Heart in Winter), Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud (Nelly and Mr Arnaud), and Les Destinées Sentimentales (Sentimental Destinies)

In the 5 May 2003 issue of the French edition of Elle magazine, Béart, aged 39, appeared nude: The entire run of 550,000 copies sold out in just three days, making it the biggest-selling issue in the fashion glossy's long history. ...

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Filmography

Acting Credits (93)

Stereo Girls
Stereo Girls 2026
Terre, Les Forces du Vivant
Terre, Les Forces du Vivant Narrator & Voice over 2025
Amélia Starlight
Amélia Starlight Amelia Starlight 2024
Such a Resounding Silence
Such a Resounding Silence Self 2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
L'Âge d'or de la pub Self (archive footage) 2023
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2023
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2023 Emmanuelle Béart 2023
Syndrome [E]
Syndrome [E] Commissioner Maïa Leclerc 2022
The Passengers of the Night
The Passengers of the Night Vanda Dorval 2022
Margaux Hartmann
Margaux Hartmann Margaux Hartmann 2020
Wonders in the Suburbs
Wonders in the Suburbs Emmanuelle Joly 2020
Architecture
Architecture 2019
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema Self - Actress 2019
Beyond the Known World
Beyond the Known World Louise 2017
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté
Michel Serrault, un clown en liberté Self 2015
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui 2014
My Mistress
My Mistress Maggie 2014
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles Iris Dupin 2014
Electra, for Instance
Electra, for Instance Chrysothémis 2013
The Rest of the World
The Rest of the World Katia 2012
Pirate TV
Pirate TV Patricia Gabriel 2012
Bye Bye Blondie
Bye Bye Blondie Frances 2012
The Desert of Love
The Desert of Love Maria Cross 2012
Ma compagne de nuit
Ma compagne de nuit Julia 2011
The Great Restaurant II
The Great Restaurant II The Cynical Friend 2011
It Begins with the End
It Begins with the End Gabrielle 2010
Just The Three of Us
Just The Three of Us Marie, the mother 2010
My Stars
My Stars Isabelle Séréna 2008
Vinyan
Vinyan Janet Belhmer 2008
Disco
Disco France 2008
The Witnesses
The Witnesses Sarah 2007
Family Hero
Family Hero Léa O'Connor 2006
A Crime
A Crime Alice Parker 2006
Hell
Hell Sophie 2005
Jan Kounen - Intégrale courts métrages
Jan Kounen - Intégrale courts métrages 2005
French Beauty
French Beauty Self (archive footage) 2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Emmanuelle Béart (uncredited) 2005
The Art of Breaking Up
The Art of Breaking Up Lucette 2005
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers Milady Winter 2005
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers
D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers Milady Winter 2005
À boire
À boire Inès Larue 2004
Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land
Rendez-vous in an Unknown Land Self 2004
Nathalie...
Nathalie... Nathalie / Marlène 2003
The Story of Marie and Julien
The Story of Marie and Julien Marie 2003
Strayed
Strayed Odile 2003
Overnight
Overnight Self 2003
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger Self 2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
A Day in the Life of French Cinema Self 2002
Heart of the Festival
Heart of the Festival Self (archive footage) 2002
8 Women
8 Women Louise 2002
The Apartment
The Apartment Self - Guest 2001
Replay
Replay Nathalie 2001
Fortune Tellers and Misfortune
Fortune Tellers and Misfortune Chantal 2001
Sentimental Destinies
Sentimental Destinies Pauline Pommerel 2000
Season's Beatings
Season's Beatings Sonia 1999
Elephant Juice
Elephant Juice Jules 1999
Time Regained
Time Regained Gilberte 1999
Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche Self 1998
Stolen Life
Stolen Life Alda 1998
The Last Little Red Riding Hood
The Last Little Red Riding Hood Le Chaperon Rouge 1998
Don Juan
Don Juan Elvire 1998
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés 1997
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Claire 1996
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud Nelly 1995
A French Woman
A French Woman Jeanne 1995
Torment
Torment Nelly 1994
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex 1994
Rupture(s)
Rupture(s) Lucie 1993
A Heart in Winter
A Heart in Winter Camille 1992
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento Marianne 1992
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion Self 1991
I Don't Kiss
I Don't Kiss Ingrid 1991
La Belle Noiseuse
La Belle Noiseuse Marianne 1991
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa Isabella 1990
Children of Chaos
Children of Chaos Marie 1989
Les Jupons de la révolution
Les Jupons de la révolution Marie-Antoinette 1989
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator Éva 1988
Date with an Angel
Date with an Angel Angel 1987
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée Self 1987
Manon of the Spring
Manon of the Spring Manon Cadoret 1986
La répétition ou L'amour puni
La répétition ou L'amour puni Lucile 1986
Victoires de la musique
Victoires de la musique Self 1985
Love on the Quiet
Love on the Quiet Samantha Page, call girl 1985
Raison perdue
Raison perdue Sonia Mornant 1984
A Strange Passion
A Strange Passion Constanza 1984
First Desires
First Desires Hélène 1983
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Tomorrow's Children
Tomorrow's Children Lila 1976
Cérémonie des César
Cérémonie des César Self - Presenter 1976
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
And Hope to Die
And Hope to Die Child (uncredited) 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Et après
Et après
Le Courage des oiseaux
Le Courage des oiseaux Françoise

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