Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1990-1999
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1. Dominique Blanc
Actress | Indochine
Dominique Blanc was born on April 25, 1956 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for Indochine (1992), Queen Margot (1994) and Stand-by (2000).
1990 Milou en Mai de Louis Malle Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1990
2. Suzanne Flon
Actress | Moulin Rouge
Opulent French actress Suzanne Flon, who came from humble beginnings, evolved into a luminous stage and film star whose career lasted five decades. She was born near Paris, the daughter of a railway worker and a seamstress and at school developed an interest in writing poetry. Following high school...
1990 Gaspard et Robinson de Tony Gatlif
3. Anna Galiena
Actress | Le mari de la coiffeuse
Anna Galiena was born on December 22, 1949 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Hairdresser's Husband (1990), Black Angel (2002) and Senza pelle (1994).
1990 Le mari de la coiffeuse de Patrice Leconte
4. Catherine Jacob
Actress | Tatie Danielle
Catherine Jacob was born on December 16, 1956 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Auntie Danielle (1990), Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) and Maintenant ou jamais (1997).
1990 Tatie Danielle d'Etienne Chatiliez
5. Odette Laure
Actress | Daddy Nostalgie
Odette Laure, an actress and cabaret singer, had been born Odette Roussillon on February 28, 1917, to the owners of the Café des Arts in Belleville. At the age of 4, she already climbed up on the tables of the establishment to sing Damia and Mistinguett's songs, while at school, her fantasy and her...
1990 Daddy nostalgie de Bertrand Tavernier
6. Danièle Lebrun
Actress | Camille Claudel
Danièle Lebrun is a critically acclaimed leading actress of the French stage. It could be said that her career began when her older brother, the philosopher Gérard Lebrun (1930-1999), introduced her to the director Claude Autant-Lara. Lara deemed her as too young to be cast in his film The Immature...
1990 Uranus de Claude Berri
7. Thérèse Liotard
Actress | Le château de ma mère
This French actress, of a subtle beauty, charms more by her finesse and her sensitivity than by flashy physical appeal. She has appeared in a great number of films, among which unfortunately a large number of TV movies that, never reprogrammed, do not allow us to enjoy as many performances from her...
1990 La gloire de mon père d'Yves Robert
8. Jane Birkin
Actress | Evil Under the Sun
Jane Birkin was born on December 14, 1946 in London, England, UK. She was an actress and director, known for Evil Under the Sun (1982), Blow-Up (1966) and Death on the Nile (1978). She was married to John Barry. She died on July 16, 2023 in Paris, France.
1991 La belle noiseuse de Jacques Rivette
9. Anne Brochet
Actress | Cyrano de Bergerac
Anne Brochet was born on November 22, 1966 in Amiens, Somme, France. She is an actress and director, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), Masks (1987) and Du fond du coeur (1994).
1991 Tous les matins du monde d'Alain Corneau Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1991
10. Annie Girardot
Actress | La pianiste
Over the course of a five-decade career, she starred in nearly 150 films. She is a three-time César Award winner (1977, 1996, 2002), a two-time Molière Award winner, a BAFTA nominee, and a recipient of several international prizes including the Volpi Cup (Best actress) at the 1965 Venice Film ...
1991 Merci la vie de Bertrand Blier
11. Catherine Jacob
Actress | Tatie Danielle
Catherine Jacob was born on December 16, 1956 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Auntie Danielle (1990), Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) and Maintenant ou jamais (1997).
1991 Merci la vie de Bertrand Blier
12. Valérie Lemercier
Actress | Les visiteurs
Valérie Lemercier was born on March 9, 1964 in Dieppe, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Visitors (1993), Aline (2020) and Monte Carlo (2011).
1991 Opération corned-beef de Jean-Marie Poiré
13. Mireille Perrier
Actress | Toto le héros
Mireille Perrier was born on November 14, 1959 in Blois, France. She is an actress, known for Toto the Hero (1991), Love Without Pity (1989) and Golem, l'esprit de l'exil (1992).
1991 J'entends plus la guitare de Philippe Garrel
14. Hélène Vincent
Actress | Trois couleurs: Bleu
Actress Hélène Vincent's second name is far from meaningless since it is also her husband's. And given that her companion's first name is Jean-Pierre you can easily guess what -- among other qualities -- attracted theater enthusiast Hélène to renowned stage director Jean-Pierre. For drama has ...
1991 J'embrasse pas d'André Téchiné
15. Dominique Blanc
Actress | Indochine
Dominique Blanc was born on April 25, 1956 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for Indochine (1992), Queen Margot (1994) and Stand-by (2000).
1992 Indochine de Régis Wargnier Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1992
16. Zabou Breitman
Actress | Se souvenir des belles choses
Zabou Breitman was born on October 30, 1959 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for Se souvenir des belles choses (2001), The Swallows of Kabul (2019) and The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984). She was previously married to Fabien Chalon.
1992 La crise de Coline Serreau
17. Brigitte Catillon
Actress | Ne le dis à personne
Brigitte Catillon was born on July 20, 1951 in France. She is an actress and writer, known for Tell No One (2006), A Heart in Winter (1992) and Molière (1978).
1992 Un cœur en hiver de Claude Sautet
18. Michèle Laroque
Actress | Ma vie en rose
Michèle Laroque was born on June 15, 1960 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Ma vie en rose (1997), Brillantissime (2018) and The Closet (2001).
1992 La crise de Coline Serreau
19. Bulle Ogier
Actress | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Her father was a lawyer. Her mother was an artist, a painter. She had a brother and a sister. At age 18, she married the father of her only child, actress Pascale Ogier. She divorced him two years later. To support herself, she started to work for high fashion designer Coco Chanel.
1992 Nord de Xavier Beauvois
20. Maria Pacôme
Actress | La crise
Maria Pacôme was born on July 18, 1923 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for La crise (1992), Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960) and Si Perrault m'était conté (1966). She was married to Maurice Ronet. She died on December 1, 2018 in Ballainvilliers, ...
1992 La crise de Coline Serreau
21. Miranda Richardson
Actress | The Crying Game
Miranda Richardson was born in Southport, Lancashire, England on March 3, 1958, to Marian Georgina (Townsend) and William Alan Richardson, a marketing executive. She has one sister, eight years her senior. Her parents and sister are not involved in the performing arts. At an early age she performed...
1992 Fatale de Louis Malle
22. Myriam Boyer
Actress | L'instinct de mort
Myriam Boyer was born on May 23, 1948 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008), Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008) and La vie devant soi (2010). She was previously married to John Berry.
1993 Un, deux, trois... Soleil de Bertrand Blier
23. Judith Henry
Actress | Germinal
Judith Henry was born on May 16, 1968 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Germinal (1993), La discrète (1990) and The Days That Made History (2009).
1993 Germinal de Claude Berri
24. Agnès Jaoui
Actress | Le goût des autres
Agnès Jaoui was born on October 19, 1964 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and writer, known for The Taste of Others (2000), Look at Me (2004) and Family Resemblances (1996). She was previously married to Jean-Pierre Bacri.
1993 Cuisine et dépendances de Philippe Muyl
25. Valérie Lemercier
Actress | Les visiteurs
Valérie Lemercier was born on March 9, 1964 in Dieppe, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Visitors (1993), Aline (2020) and Monte Carlo (2011).
1993 Les visiteurs de Jean-Marie Poiré Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1993
26. Carmen Maura
Actress | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
Descendant of the conservative Spanish politician Antonio Maura, Carmen lead an art gallery and appeared in various roles in night- clubs. With Tigres de papel (1977) she had her first successful appearance on the movie screen and thereafter she worked at the theatre, the movies and in TV ...
1993 Louis, enfant roi de Roger Planchon
27. Marie Trintignant
Actress | Colette, une femme libre
Marie Trintignant died tragically on the 1st of August, 2003 from a cerebral edema in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris, France, following a violent fight with her boyfriend, Bertrand Cantat, lead singer in the French rock band, Noir Désir. She was just finishing filming a TV movie about Colette, ...
1993 Les marmottes d'Elie Chouraqui
28. Marthe Villalonga
Actress | Ma saison préférée
Vivacious, good-natured and friendly, but also fussy, invading and possessive, all these terms can apply to most of the characters played by Marthe Villalonga, one of the busiest comic actresses in France for five decades. Either the quintessential Jewish mother hen (poor Guy Bedos in "Un éléphant ...
1993 Ma saison préférée d'André Téchiné
29. Dominique Blanc
Actress | Indochine
Dominique Blanc was born on April 25, 1956 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for Indochine (1992), Queen Margot (1994) and Stand-by (2000).
1994 La reine Margot de Patrice Chéreau
30. Arielle Dombasle
Actress | X Femmes
Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery, later known as Arielle Dombasle, was born to French parents in Hartford, Connecticut. After their mother's death in 1964, Dombasle and her brother were raised in Mexico by their maternal grandparents; she attended Lycée Franco-Mexicain, a private school. She decided to...
1994 Un indien dans la ville de Hervé Palud
31. Catherine Jacob
Actress | Tatie Danielle
Catherine Jacob was born on December 16, 1956 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Auntie Danielle (1990), Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) and Maintenant ou jamais (1997).
1994 Neuf mois de Patrick Braoudé
32. Valérie Lemercier
Actress | Les visiteurs
Valérie Lemercier was born on March 9, 1964 in Dieppe, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Visitors (1993), Aline (2020) and Monte Carlo (2011).
1994 Casque bleu de Gérard Jugnot
33. Virna Lisi
Actress | La reine Margot
Stunning Italian actress Virna Lisi, a brief but lovely Hollywood import in the 1960's, was merely one of a plethora of European movie beauties who proved over the course of their long careers, that they were capable of more than just visual performances.
Born Virna Lisa Pieralisi on November 8, ...
1994 La reine Margot de Patrice Chéreau Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1994
34. Michèle Moretti
Actress | Les roseaux sauvages
Michèle Moretti was born on March 15, 1940 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Wild Reeds (1994), Out 1: Spectre (1972) and Out 1 (1971).
1994 Les roseaux sauvages d'André Téchiné
35. Line Renaud
Actress | J'ai pas sommeil
Line Renaud was born on July 2, 1928 in Nieppe, Nord, France. She is an actress and writer, known for I Can't Sleep (1994), Driving Madeleine (2022) and Welcome to the Sticks (2008). She was previously married to Louis Gasté.
1994 J'ai pas sommeil de Claire Denis
36. Stéphane Audran
Actress | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Stéphane Audran was born on November 8, 1932 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France as Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville. She was an actress, known for Der diskrete Charme der Bourgeoisie (1972), Babettes Fest (1987) and Der Schlachter (1970). She was married to Claude Chabrol and ...
1995 Au petit Marguery de Laurent Bénégui
37. Jacqueline Bisset
Actress | Bullitt
Jacqueline Bisset has been an international film star since the late '60s. She received her first roles mainly because of her stunning beauty, but over time she has become a fine actress respected by fans and critics alike. Bisset has worked with directors John Huston, François Truffaut, George ...
1995 La cérémonie de Claude Chabrol
38. Clotilde Courau
Actress | La Môme
Clotilde Courau was born on April 3, 1969 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), In the Shadow of Women (2015) and The Little Gangster (1990). She has been married to Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia since September 25, 2003. They have two ...
1995 Elisa de Jean Becker
39. Annie Girardot
Actress | La pianiste
Over the course of a five-decade career, she starred in nearly 150 films. She is a three-time César Award winner (1977, 1996, 2002), a two-time Molière Award winner, a BAFTA nominee, and a recipient of several international prizes including the Volpi Cup (Best actress) at the 1965 Venice Film ...
1995 Les misérables de Claude Lelouch Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1995
40. Judith Henry
Actress | Germinal
Judith Henry was born on May 16, 1968 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Germinal (1993), La discrète (1990) and The Days That Made History (2009).
1995 Les apprentis de Pierre Salvadori
41. Carmen Maura
Actress | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
Descendant of the conservative Spanish politician Antonio Maura, Carmen lead an art gallery and appeared in various roles in night- clubs. With Tigres de papel (1977) she had her first successful appearance on the movie screen and thereafter she worked at the theatre, the movies and in TV ...
1995 Le bonheur est dans le pré d'Etienne Chatiliez
42. Claire Nadeau
Actress | Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud
Claire Nadeau was born on June 1, 1945 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995), Same Old Song (1997) and Sink or Swim (2018).
1995 Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud de Claude Sautet
43. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Actress | La pazza gioia
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was born on November 16, 1964 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Like Crazy (2016), Il est plus facile pour un chameau... (2003) and Human Capital (2013).
1996 Mon homme de Bertrand Blier
44. Catherine Frot
Actress | Marguerite
Catherine Frot was born on May 1, 1956 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Marguerite (2015), Le Dîner de Cons (1998) and Family Resemblances (1996). She has been married to Michel Couvelard since 1987. They have one child.
1996 Un air de famille de Cédric Klapisch Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1996
45. Agnès Jaoui
Actress | Le goût des autres
Agnès Jaoui was born on October 19, 1964 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and writer, known for The Taste of Others (2000), Look at Me (2004) and Family Resemblances (1996). She was previously married to Jean-Pierre Bacri.
1996 Un air de famille de Cédric Klapisch
46. Sandrine Kiberlain
Director | Une jeune fille qui va bien
Sandrine Kiberlain was born on February 25, 1968 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and director, known for A Radiant Girl (2021), Alias Betty (2001) and Mademoiselle Chambon (2009). She was previously married to Vincent Lindon.
1996 Un héros très discret de Jacques Audiard
47. Michèle Laroque
Actress | Ma vie en rose
Michèle Laroque was born on June 15, 1960 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Ma vie en rose (1997), Brillantissime (2018) and The Closet (2001).
1996 Pédale douce de Gabriel Aghion
48. Claire Maurier
Actress | Les quatre cents coups
Claire Maurier was born on March 27, 1929 in Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. She is an actress, known for The 400 Blows (1959), Amélie (2001) and A Bad Son (1980).
1996 Un air de famille de Cédric Klapisch
49. Hélène Vincent
Actress | Trois couleurs: Bleu
Actress Hélène Vincent's second name is far from meaningless since it is also her husband's. And given that her companion's first name is Jean-Pierre you can easily guess what -- among other qualities -- attracted theater enthusiast Hélène to renowned stage director Jean-Pierre. For drama has ...
1996 Bernie d'Albert Dupontel
50. Agnès Jaoui
Actress | Le goût des autres
Agnès Jaoui was born on October 19, 1964 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and writer, known for The Taste of Others (2000), Look at Me (2004) and Family Resemblances (1996). She was previously married to Jean-Pierre Bacri.
1997 On connait la chanson d'Alain Resnais Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1997
51. Marie-France Pisier
Actress | Cousin cousine
Marie-France first came to the fore as an actress of the Nouvelle Vague movement in the 1960's. She had spent her early childhood in French Indochina, where her father was employed as colonial governor, but the family moved to Paris when she was twelve. Just five years later, she was spotted by a ...
1997 Marion de Manuel Poirier
52. Pascale Roberts
Actress | Marius et Jeannette
Pascale Roberts was born on October 21, 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for Marius and Jeannette (1997), Au théâtre ce soir (1966) and The Blonde from Peking (1967). She was married to Pierre Mondy, Pierre Rey and Michel Le Royer. She ...
1997 Marius et Jeannette de Robert Guédiguian
53. Mathilde Seigner
Actress | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
Mathilde Seigner was born on January 17, 1968 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for With a Friend Like Harry... (2000), Alias Betty (2001) and The Girl from Paris (2001).
1997 Nettoyage à sec d'Anne Fontaine
54. Marie Trintignant
Actress | Colette, une femme libre
Marie Trintignant died tragically on the 1st of August, 2003 from a cerebral edema in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris, France, following a violent fight with her boyfriend, Bertrand Cantat, lead singer in the French rock band, Noir Désir. She was just finishing filming a TV movie about Colette, ...
1997 Le cousin d'Alain Corneau
55. Karin Viard
Actress | Polisse
Karin Viard was born on January 24, 1966 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Polisse (2011), The Bélier Family (2014) and Paris (2008).
1997 Les randonneurs de Philippe Harel
56. Hélène Vincent
Actress | Trois couleurs: Bleu
Actress Hélène Vincent's second name is far from meaningless since it is also her husband's. And given that her companion's first name is Jean-Pierre you can easily guess what -- among other qualities -- attracted theater enthusiast Hélène to renowned stage director Jean-Pierre. For drama has ...
1997 Ma vie en rose d'Alain Berliner
57. Anémone
Actress | Lautrec
Anémone was born on August 9, 1950 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Lautrec (1998), The Grand Highway (1987) and Death in a French Garden (1985). She was married to Philippe Galland and X. She died on April 30, 2019 in Poitiers, Vienne, France.
1998 Lautrec de Roger Planchon
58. Jeanne Balibar
Actress | Les misérables
When she was a child, Jeanne Balibar wanted to be a dancer. She was already attracted by the stage and the show and admired great opera singers like Maria Callas. As she was going to take the last exam for becoming a lecturer, she decided not to go to the exam but to take an exam to become a stage ...
1998 Dieu seul me voit de Bruno Podalydès
59. Dominique Blanc
Actress | Indochine
Dominique Blanc was born on April 25, 1956 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for Indochine (1992), Queen Margot (1994) and Stand-by (2000).
1998 Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train de Patrice Chéreau Best French Actress in Supporting Role 1998
60. Arielle Dombasle
Actress | X Femmes
Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery, later known as Arielle Dombasle, was born to French parents in Hartford, Connecticut. After their mother's death in 1964, Dombasle and her brother were raised in Mexico by their maternal grandparents; she attended Lycée Franco-Mexicain, a private school. She decided to...
1998 L'ennui de Cédric Kahn
61. Catherine Frot
Actress | Marguerite
Catherine Frot was born on May 1, 1956 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Marguerite (2015), Le Dîner de Cons (1998) and Family Resemblances (1996). She has been married to Michel Couvelard since 1987. They have one child.
1998 Le diner de cons de Francis Veber
62. Emmanuelle Seigner
Actress | Bitter Moon
Emmanuelle Seigner is the daughter of a well known photographer and her mother is a journalist. She was born in Paris, France on June 22, 1966. Her grandfather was Louis Seigner, chairman of the Comédie Française and who also appeared in several movies. Emmanuelle was raised at a convent school . ...
1998 Place Vendôme de Nicole Garcia
63. Elsa Zylberstein
Actress | Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Elsa Zylberstein was born on October 16, 1968 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and producer, known for I've Loved You So Long (2008), Un + Une (2015) and Van Gogh (1991).
1998 L'homme est une femme comme les autres de Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
64. Françoise Fabian
Actress | Ma nuit chez Maud
Françoise Fabian was born on May 10, 1933 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. She is an actress and writer, known for My Night at Maud's (1969), Belle de Jour (1967) and Me, Myself and Mum (2013). She was previously married to Marcel Bozzuffi and Jacques Becker.
1999 La bûche de Danièle Thompson
65. Charlotte Gainsbourg
Actress | Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Charlotte Gainsbourg was born in London, England in 1971. She is an Anglo-French actress and singer. The daughter of English singer and actress Jane Birkin and French songwriter, singer and actor Serge Gainsbourg, she was raised in Paris. Charlotte made her motion picture debut in 1984. In 1986, ...
1999 La bûche de Danièle Thompson
66. Catherine Mouchet
Actress | Thérèse
Catherine Mouchet was born on August 21, 1959 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress, known for Thérèse (1986), The Monk (2011) and Jalna (1994).
1999 Ma petite entreprise de Pierre Jolivet
67. Bulle Ogier
Actress | Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Her father was a lawyer. Her mother was an artist, a painter. She had a brother and a sister. At age 18, she married the father of her only child, actress Pascale Ogier. She divorced him two years later. To support herself, she started to work for high fashion designer Coco Chanel.
1999 Vénus Beauté (Institut) de Tonie Marshall
68. Line Renaud
Actress | J'ai pas sommeil
Line Renaud was born on July 2, 1928 in Nieppe, Nord, France. She is an actress and writer, known for I Can't Sleep (1994), Driving Madeleine (2022) and Welcome to the Sticks (2008). She was previously married to Louis Gasté.
1999 Belle-maman de Gabriel Aghion
69. Isabelle Renauld
Actress | Parfait amour!
Isabelle Renauld was born on November 24, 1966 in Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She is an actress, known for Perfect Love (1996), Eternity and a Day (1998) and Vidocq (2001).
1999 C'est quoi la vie ? de François Dupeyron
70. Mathilde Seigner
Actress | Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien
Mathilde Seigner was born on January 17, 1968 in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for With a Friend Like Harry... (2000), Alias Betty (2001) and The Girl from Paris (2001).
1999 Vénus Beauté (Institut) de Tonie Marshall
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