Emmanuelle Riva

Emmanuelle Riva

Known For

Three Colors: Blue

Biography

Emmanuelle Riva (February 24, 1927 – January 27, 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour and Amour.

In 2013, Riva won the BAFTA Award and the César Award for her lead role in Michael Haneke's Amour as Anne Laurent, and was nominated for the Academy Award for the same role.[2][3] She had previously been nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1960 for Hiroshima mon amour, and had won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1962 for Thérèse Desqueyroux.

Movies Featuring Emmanuelle Riva

Trintignant by Trintignant

Trintignant by Trintignant (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Marx Can Wait

Marx Can Wait (2021)

as Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wide-Awake

Wide-Awake (2012)

as The Superwoman
Skylab

Skylab (2011)

as Mrs. Prévost
The Great Alibi

The Great Alibi (2008)

as Geneviève Herbin
My Son

My Son (2006)

as Grandmother / La grand-mère
Green Paradise

Green Paradise (2004)

as La mère de Lucas
Médée

Médée (2001)

as Le choeur
XXL

XXL (1997)

as Sonia Stern
Capitaine au long cours

Capitaine au long cours (1997)

as Clémentine / Calypso
For Sasha

For Sasha (1991)

as Mrs. Malka
The Passion of Bernadette

The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

as Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou
Funny Boy

Funny Boy (1987)

as Micky's Mother
No Image

Un delitto (1984)

as Madame Louise
No Image

Les Jeunes Filles (1979)

as Andrée Hacquebaut
The Devil in the Heart

The Devil in the Heart (1976)

as Mrs. Bouvier, the mother
Ariane

Ariane (1974)

as Pasiphae
No Image

Le Cygne (1972)

as Dame Gritie
Risky Business

Risky Business (1967)

as Suzanne Doucet
No Image

La Fin de la nuit (1966)

as Thérèse Desqueyroux
Thomas the Impostor

Thomas the Impostor (1965)

as la princesse de Bormes
I Kill, You Kill

I Kill, You Kill (1965)

as Lucia Rossi Perozzi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")
The Big Hit

The Big Hit (1964)

as Clémence Grandval
Therese

Therese (1962)

as Thérèse Desqueyroux
Recourse in Grace

Recourse in Grace (1960)

as Germaine Tourier
The Possessors

The Possessors (1958)

as la secrétaire de Noël