EUROPEAN FILM AWARD | Best Actress
by tjmarksman71 | created - 19 Jun 2012 | updated - 06 Jun 2013 | Public1. Tilda Swinton
Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin
The iconoclastic gifts of the highly striking and ferociously talented actress Tilda Swinton have been appreciated by art house crowds and international audiences alike. After her stunning Oscar-winning turn as a high-powered corporate attorney in the George Clooney starring and critically-lauded ...
2011 - WINNER - WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2011)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
2. Cécile de France
Actress | L'auberge espagnole
Cecile de France was born in Namur in Belgium in 1975 and discovered her vocation at the early age of six. As soon as she was seventeen, she was off to Paris with the ambition of beginning a career on the stage. She studied drama with Jean-Paul Denizon, actor and assistant to Peter Brook, before ...
2011 nominee - The Kid with the Bike (2011)
Origin: Belgium.
Film: Belgium/France.
Language: French.
3. Kirsten Dunst
Actress | Spider-Man
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to parents Inez (née Rupprecht), who owned an art gallery, and Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive. She has a younger brother named Christian Dunst, ...
2011 nominee - Melancholia (2011)
Origin: USA.
Film: Denmark/Sweden/Germany/France.
Language: English.
4. 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, ...
2011 nominee - Melancholia (2011)
Origin: France/UK.
Film: Denmark/Sweden/Germany/France.
Language: English.
5. Nadezhda Markina
Actress | Elena
Nadezhda Markina was born on January 29, 1959 in Dmitrievka, Nikiforovskiy rayon, Tambovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Elena (2011), Sophia (2016) and Vstretimsya vchera (2024).
2011 nominee - Elena (2011)
Origin: Russia.
Film: Russia.
Language: Russian.
6. Sylvie Testud
Actress | La Môme
Sylvie Testud was born on January 17, 1971 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and writer, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Suspiria (2018) and Fear and Trembling (2003).
2010 WINNER - LOURDES (2010)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
7. Zrinka Cvitesic
Actress | Na putu
Zrinka Cvitesic is a Croatian film, television and theater actress. She started acting at elementary school and her first role was Cinderella. As a theater actress, she has been a member of the Croatian National Theater since 2005. In April 2013, she made her West End debut at the Phoenix Theater ...
2010 nominee - On the Path (2010)
Origin: Croatia.
Film: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Language: Bosnian.
8. Sibel Kekilli
Actress | Gegen die Wand
Sibel Kekilli is a German actress of Turkish origin. With her debut in Fatih Akin's movie "Head On" she gained major public attention. The film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 2004 and her acting performance received several national and international prizes, among them the highly ...
2010 Nominee - When We Leave (2010)
Origin: Germany/Turkey.
Film: Germany.
Language: German/Turkish.
9. Lesley Manville
Actress | Phantom Thread
Lesley Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is a multi award-winning actress of theatre, film, and television, and has worked extensively with director Mike Leigh. She is known for Another Year (2010), All or Nothing (2002), Topsy-Turvy (1999) and Secrets &...
2010 Nominee - Another Year (2010)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
10. Lotte Verbeek
Actress | The Fault in Our Stars
Lotte Verbeek is an award-winning Dutch actress, dancer and model. Lotte was born in Venlo, Netherlands. She was educated at Gymnasium Collegium Marianum in Venlo and graduated in 2008 at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam. From 1999, Verbeek attended the Dance Academy in Arnhem and the Amsterdam ...
2010 Nominee - Nothing Personal (2009)
Origin: Netherlands.
Film: Netherlands/Ireland.
Language: Dutch.
11. Kate Winslet
Actress | Titanic
Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut...
2009 WINNER - THE READER (2008)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK/USA/Germany.
Language: English.
12. Penélope Cruz
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress", Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...
2009 Nominee - Broken Embraces (2009)
Origin: Spain.
Film: Spain.
Language: Spanish.
13. 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, ...
2009 Nominee - Antichrist (2009)
Origin: France/UK.
Film: Denmark/France/Germany/Sweden/Poland/Italy.
Language: English.
14. Katie Jarvis
Actress | Fish Tank
Katie Jarvis was born on June 22, 1991 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Fish Tank (2009), I Was 3 (2017) and Ginger (2016).
2009 Nominee - Fish Tank (2009)
Origin: English.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
15. Yolande Moreau
Actress | Quand la mer monte...
Yolande Moreau was born on February 27, 1953 in Brussels, Belgium. She is an actress and director, known for When the Sea Rises (2004), Amélie (2001) and Seraphine (2008).
2009 Nominee - Seraphine (2008)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
16. Noomi Rapace
Actress | Män som hatar kvinnor
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden to Swedish actress Nina Norén and Spanish Flamenco singer Rogelio de Badajoz (Rogelio Durán). Her parents did not stay together, and when she was five she moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather, where she lived for...
2009 Nominee - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Origin: Sweden.
Film: Sweden.
Language: Swedish.
17. Kristin Scott Thomas
Actress | Gosford Park
The acclaimed Cornish actress Dame Kristin Scott Thomas was born in Redruth, Cornwall, to Deborah (Hurlbatt) and Lieutenant Commander Simon Scott Thomas. Her father was a pilot for the British Royal Navy and died in a flying accident in 1964. Her stepfather, Lt. Cdr Simon Idiens, was also a pilot, ...
2008 WINNER - I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (2008)
Origin: UK.
Film: France/Germany.
Language: French.
18. Hiam Abbass
Actress | Blade Runner 2049
Hiam Abbass also Hiyam Abbas, is a Palestinian actress and film director. Abbass was born in Nazareth, Israel, to a Muslim Arab family. She was raised in the village of Deir Hanna. Since the late 1980s, she has lived in Paris and holds French citizenship. During the filming of the Steven Spielberg ...
2008 Nominee - Lemon Tree (2008)
Origin: Palestine.
Film: Israel/Germany/France.
Language: Hebrew/Arabic.
19. Arta Dobroshi
Actress | Le silence de Lorna
Arta Dobroshi was born on October 2, 1980 in Prishtina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and producer, known for Lorna's Silence (2008), Three Worlds (2012) and Stray (2018).
2008 Nominee - Lorna's Silence (2008)
Origin: Kosovo/Albania.
Film: Beligum.
Language: French.
20. Sally Hawkins
Actress | The Shape of Water
Sally Cecilia Hawkins was born in 1976 in Lewisham hospital, London, England, to Jacqui and Colin Hawkins, authors and illustrators of children's books. She is of English and Irish descent. Hawkins was brought up in Greenwich, in southeast London. She attended James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich...
2008 Nominee - Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
21. Belén Rueda
Actress | El orfanato
María Belén Rueda García-Porrero (born March 16, 1965) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her roles as Lucía in the TV series Los Serrano (2003); as Julia in The Sea Inside (2004), for which she won a Goya Award; and as Laura in The Orphanage (2007), for which she received another Goya ...
2008 Nominee - The Orphanage (2007)
Origin: Spain.
Film: Spain.
Language: Spanish.
22. Ursula Werner
Actress | Wolke 9
Ursula Werner was born on September 28, 1943 in Eberswalde, Germany. She is an actress, known for Cloud 9 (2008), F for Freaks (2019) and All About Me (2018).
2008 Nominee - Cloud 9 (2008)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany.
Language: Germany.
23. Helen Mirren
Actress | The Queen
Dame Helen Mirren was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in West London. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. ...
2007 WINNER: THE QUEEN (2006)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
24. Marion Cotillard
Actress | La Môme
Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard was born on September 30, 1975 in Paris. Cotillard is the daughter of Jean-Claude Cotillard, an actor, playwright and director, and Niseema Theillaud, an actress and drama teacher. Her father's family is from Brittany.
Raised in Orléans, France, she ...
2007 Nominee: La Vie En Rose (2007)
Origin: France.
Film: France/Czech Republic/UK.
Language: French.
25. Émilie Dequenne
Actress | Rosetta
Émilie Dequenne was born on August 29, 1981 in Beloeil, Wallonia, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Rosetta (1999), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and Our Children (2012). She has been married to Michel Ferracci since October 11, 2014.
2012 nominee - Our Children (2012)
Origin: Belgium
Film: Belgium
Language: French
26. Marianne Faithfull
Actress | Marie Antoinette
Daughter of Eva, the Baroness Erisso, and Major Glynn Faithfull, a WWII British spy. Recorded the first song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "As Tears Go By" (1964). Involved in a major drug scandal with Jagger, Richards, and others, which ultimately turned public opinion favorably ...
2007 Nominee: Irina Palm (2007)
Origin: UK.
Film: Belgium/Luxembourg/France/Germany/UK.
Language: English.
27. Carice van Houten
Actress | Game of Thrones
One of Europe's most celebrated actresses, Carice van Houten is perhaps best known as 'Melisandre' in the iconic TV show Game of Thrones, a performance for which she has been recognized with an Emmy Award nomination in 2019. Other projects include Paul Verhoeven's award-winning Black Book and Bryan...
2007 Nominee: Black Book (2006)
Origin: Netherlands.
Film: Germany/UK/Netherlands.
Language: Dutch
28. Anamaria Marinca
Actress | 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile
Anamaria Marinca was born on April 1, 1978 in Iasi, Romania. She is an actress, known for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), Europa Report (2013) and Fury (2014).
2007 Nominee: 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (2007)
Origin: Romania.
Film: Romania.
Language: Romanian.
29. Kseniya Rappoport
Actress | La doppia ora
Kseniya Rappoport was born on March 25, 1974 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She is an actress and director, known for The Double Hour (2009), The Unknown Woman (2006) and Yurev den (2008). She is married to Dmitriy Borisov.
2007 Nominee: The Unknown (2006).
Origin: Russia.
Film: Italy.
Language: Italian.
30. Penélope Cruz
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress", Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...
2006 WINNER: VOLVER (2006)
Origin: Spain.
Film: Spain.
Language: Spanish.
31. Nathalie Baye
Actress | Catch Me If You Can
Nathalie Baye was born on July 6, 1948 in Mainneville, Eure, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Catch Me If You Can (2002), Laurence Anyways (2012) and Venus Beauty Institute (1999).
2006 Nominee: The Young Lieutenant (2006)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
32. Martina Gedeck
Actress | Das Leben der Anderen
Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. After spending a year in the US, she studied drama at the Berlin University of the Arts. Martina's film career began while she was still at drama school. Her filmography covers practically all genres of film.
Gedeck has won a total of 23 major cinema and TV awards....
2006 Nominee: The Lives of Others (2006)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany.
Language: German.
33. Sandra Hüller
Actress | Anatomie d'une chute
Sandra Hüller was born in Suhl. She studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. For her performance of Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's drama Requiem she won The Silver Bear for Best Actress. She is internationally known for her starring role in Maren Ade's Toni...
2006 Nominee: Requiem (2006)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany.
Language. German.
34. Mirjana Karanovic
Actress | Dobra zena
Mirjana Karanovic was born on January 28, 1957 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and director, known for A Good Wife (2016), Grbavica (2006) and Requiem for Mrs. J (2017).
2006 Nominee: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams (2006)
Origin: Serbia.
Film: Bosnia & Herzegovina
Language: Bosnian.
35. Sarah Polley
Actress | My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her ...
2006 Nominee: The Secret Life of Words (2005)
Origin: Canada.
Film: Spain/Canada.
Language: English.
36. Julia Jentsch
Actress | Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage
After school, Jentsch turned to acting. She attended the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Jentsch then began her acting career in the theater. In 2001 she joined the ensemble of the Munich Kammerspiele, where she masterfully interpreted Desdemona in Shakespeare's "Othello", Sophocles...
2005 WINNER: SOPHIE SCHOLL: THE FINAL DAYS (2004)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany.
Language: German.
37. Sandra Ceccarelli
Actress | Luce dei miei occhi
Daughter of Franco Ceccarelli, guitarist of the famous Italian group Equipe 84, started her acting career playing Stefania Sandrelli's daughter in the 1984's "Segreti secret" by Giuseppe Bertolucci. Then she frequented the Accademy of Fine Arts and worked as an illustrator. Between 1995 and 1997 ...
2005 Nominee: The Life I Want (2005)
Origin: Italy.
Film: Italy.
Language: Italian.
38. Connie Nielsen
Actress | Gladiator
Connie Nielsen is set to begin production on Ridley Scott's "Gladiator 2," where she will star alongside Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, reprising her iconic role of 'Lucilla' from the Academy Award-winning film "Gladiator." She appears in Ava Duvernay's feature, "Origin," based on the book by ...
2005 Nominee: Brothers (2004)
Origin: Denmark.
Film: Denmark/UK/Sweden/Norway.
Language: Danish.
39. Natalie Press
Actress | My Summer of Love
Natalie Press was born on August 15, 1973 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for My Summer of Love (2004), Suffragette (2015) and Red Road (2006).
2005 Nominee: My Summer of Love (2004)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
40. Audrey Tautou
Actress | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Audrey Justine Tautou was born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, to Evelyne Marie Laure (Nuret), a teacher, and Bernard Tautou, a dental surgeon. Audrey showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at 'Cours Florent'. In 1998 she won the best young actress award...
2005 Nominee: A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Origin: France.
Film: France/USA.
Language: French.
41. Imelda Staunton
Actress | Vera Drake
Imelda Staunton is an English actress and singer from Archway, London. Her ancestry is primarily Irish. She has worked extensively in theater, and has won 4 Laurence Olivier Awards; 3 for leading roles and one for a supporting role. Her best known role in films has been the recurring villain ...
2004 WINNER: VERA DRAKE (2004)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
42. Sarah Adler
Actress | Meduzot
Sarah Adler was born in Paris, France. She is an actress, known for Jellyfish (2007), The Cakemaker (2017) and Marie Antoinette (2006). She is married to Raphaël Nadjari.
2004 Nominee: Our Music (2004)
Origin: France/Israel.
Film: France.
Language: French.
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).
2004 Nominee: 5x2 (2004)
Origin: France/Italy.
Film: France.
Language: French.
44. Penélope Cruz
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress", Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...
2004 Nominee: Don't Move (2004)
Origin: Spain.
Film: Italy/Spain.
Language: Italian.
45. Sibel Kekilli
Actress | Gegen die Wand
Sibel Kekilli is a German actress of Turkish origin. With her debut in Fatih Akin's movie "Head On" she gained major public attention. The film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 2004 and her acting performance received several national and international prizes, among them the highly ...
2004 Nominee: Head-On (2004)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany/Turkey.
Language: German.
46. Assi Levy
Actress | BeTipul
Assi Levy was born on September 28, 1969 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for In Therapy (2005), Aviva, My Love (2006) and Urban Feel (1999).
2004 Nominee: Stones (2004)
Origin: Israel.
Film: Israel/France/USA.
Language: Hebrew.
47. Charlotte Rampling
Actress | 45 Years
Tessa Charlotte Rampling was born 5 February 1946 in Sturmer, England, to Isabel Anne (Gurteen), a painter, and Godfrey Lionel Rampling, an Olympic gold medalist, army officer, and colonel, who became a NATO commander. She was educated at Jeanne d'Arc Académie pour Jeunes Filles in Versailles, ...
2003 WINNER: SWIMMING POOL (2003)
Origin: UK.
Film: France.
Language: French.
48. Diana Dumbrava
Actress | Maria
Diana-Florentina Dumbrava is a Romanian film and theater actress.She was born on November 30, 1967 in Bacau, Romania. She graduated from Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1994.In 1994, she plays first role in the movie Crucea de piatra.Other notable roles in films :Maria (1997),...
2003 Nominee: Maria (2003)
Origin: Romania.
Film: Romania.
Language: Romanian.
49. Helen Mirren
Actress | The Queen
Dame Helen Mirren was born in Queen Charlotte's Hospital in West London. Her mother, Kathleen Alexandrina Eva Matilda (Rogers), was from a working-class English family, and her father, Vasiliy Petrovich Mironov, was a Russian-born civil servant, from Kuryanovo, whose own father was a diplomat. ...
2003 Nominee: Calender Girls (2003)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
50. Anne Reid
Actress | Hot Fuzz
Anne was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne but the family moved to Redcar when the WWII started. She was educated at White House School where she acted in a school play of Romeo and Juliet with June Laverick, who when older would also take to the stage. When Anne got older she was sent to a boarding ...
2003 Nominee: The Mother (2003)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
51. Katja Riemann
Actress | Fack ju Göhte
Katja Riemann was born on November 1, 1963 in Kirchweyhe, Weyhe, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Suck Me Shakespeer (2013), Rosenstrasse (2003) and Bandits (1997).
2003 Nominee: Rosenstrasse (2003)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany.
Language: German.
52. Katrin Sass
Actress | Good Bye Lenin!
Katrin Sass was born on October 23, 1956 in Schwerin, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Good Bye Lenin! (2003), The Weissensee Saga (2010) and Bürgschaft für ein Jahr (1981). She was previously married to Siegfried Kühn.
2003 Nominee: Goodbye, Lenin! (2003)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany.
Language: German.
53. Fanny Ardant
Actress | 8 femmes
Fanny Ardant was the youngest of five children born to a cavalry officer and his wife. She was raised in Monte Carlo where she was educated at a convent school. A voracious reader, she discovered Proust when she was 15, and felt as though his writings were for her.
When she was 17 her father died, ...
2002 WINNER: 8 WOMEN (2002).
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
54. Emmanuelle Béart
Actress | 8 femmes
Emmanuelle Béart was born August 14, 1963, in Gassin, France. She lived with her mother, brothers, and sister on a farm not far from Saint-Tropez in Provence (southern France), because her father, singer and poet Guy Béart, did not want his children to be affected by the glamour world of Paris. ...
2002 WINNER: 8 WOMEN (2002)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
55. Catherine Deneuve
Actress | 8 femmes
Catherine Fabienne Deneuve was born October 22, 1943 in Paris, France, to actor parents Renée Simonot and Maurice Dorléac. She made her movie debut in 1957, when she was barely a teenager and continued with small parts in minor films, until Roger Vadim gave her a meatier role in Vice and Virtue (...
2002 WINNER: 8 WOMEN (2002)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
56. Isabelle Huppert
Actress | Elle
Isabelle Huppert was born March 16, 1953, in Paris, France, but spent her childhood in Ville d'Avray. Encouraged by her mother Annick Huppert (who was a teacher of English), she followed the Conservatory of Versailles and won an acting prize for her work in Alfred de Musset's "Un caprice". She then...
2002 WINNER: 8 WOMEN (2002)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
57. Virginie Ledoyen
Actress | 8 femmes
Virginie Ledoyen was born Virginie Fernandez on 15 November 1976 in Aubervilliers, near Paris. At the age of 2, she was already shooting advertisements for television. At 9, she started going to the École des Enfants du Spectacle, and made her film debut at 10 in What Every Frenchwoman Wants (1986)....
2002 WINNER: 8 WOMEN (2002)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
58. Danielle Darrieux
Actress | 8 femmes
Danielle Darrieux was born in 1917 in Bordeaux, France, to Marie-Louise (Witkowski) and Germain Jean Darrieux, a physician. She was raised in Paris. She was only fourteen when she auditioned for a secondary role in Le bal (1931): she got the part, and the producer offered her a five-year contract. ...
2002 WINNER: 8 WOMEN (2002)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
59. Firmine Richard
Actress | 8 femmes
Firmine Richard was born on September 25, 1947 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France. She is an actress, known for 8 Women (2002), Hunting and Gathering (2007) and Sur mon chemin.
2002 WINNER: 8 WOMEN (2002)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
60. Oksana Akinshina
Actress | Lilja 4-ever
Oksana Akinshina was born on April 19, 1987 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. She is an actress, known for Lilya 4-Ever (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Sputnik (2020). She was previously married to Archil Gelovani and Dmitriy Litvinov.
2002 Nominee - Lilja 4-Ever (2002)
Origin: Russia.
Film: Sweden.
Language: Russian.
61. Emmanuelle Devos
Actress | Rois et reine
Emmanuelle Devos was born on May 10, 1964 in Puteaux, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. She is an actress and writer, known for Kings & Queen (2004), Read My Lips (2001) and Just a Sigh (2013).
2002 Nominee - Read My Lips (2001)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: France.
62. Martina Gedeck
Actress | Das Leben der Anderen
Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. After spending a year in the US, she studied drama at the Berlin University of the Arts. Martina's film career began while she was still at drama school. Her filmography covers practically all genres of film.
Gedeck has won a total of 23 major cinema and TV awards....
63. Laura Morante
Actress | La cerise sur le gâteau
Laura Morante was born on August 21, 1956 in Santa Fiora, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Cherry on the Cake (2012), The Son's Room (2001) and Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981). She has been married to Francesco Giammatteo since October 3, 2004. She was previously married ...
2002 Nominee - A Journey Called Love (2001)
Origin: Italy.
Film: Italy.
Language: Italian.
64. Samantha Morton
Actress | Minority Report
Samantha Morton has established herself as one of the finest actors of her generation, winning Oscar nominations for her turns in Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and Jim Sheridan's In America (2002). She has the talent to become one of the major performers in the cinema of this young century.
...
2002 Nominee - Morvern Callar (2002)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
65. Kati Outinen
Actress | Mies vailla menneisyyttä
Kati Outinen was born on August 17, 1961 in Helsinki, Finland. She is an actress and writer, known for The Man Without a Past (2002), Le Havre (2011) and Drifting Clouds (1996).
2002 Nominee - The Man Without a Past (2001)
Origin: Finland.
Film: Finland.
Language: Finnish.
66. Isabelle Huppert
Actress | Elle
Isabelle Huppert was born March 16, 1953, in Paris, France, but spent her childhood in Ville d'Avray. Encouraged by her mother Annick Huppert (who was a teacher of English), she followed the Conservatory of Versailles and won an acting prize for her work in Alfred de Musset's "Un caprice". She then...
2001 WINNER: THE PIANO TEACHER (2001)
Origin: France.
Film: France/Austria.
Language: French.
67. Ariane Ascaride
Actress | Marius et Jeannette
Ariane Ascaride was born on October 10, 1954 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for Marius and Jeannette (1997), Le voyage en Arménie (2006) and La ville est tranquille (2000). She has been married to Robert Guédiguian since 1975. They have two ...
2001 nominee - The Town is Quiet (2001)
Origin: France
Film: France
Language: France
68. Laura Morante
Actress | La cerise sur le gâteau
Laura Morante was born on August 21, 1956 in Santa Fiora, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress and writer, known for Cherry on the Cake (2012), The Son's Room (2001) and Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (1981). She has been married to Francesco Giammatteo since October 3, 2004. She was previously married ...
2001 nominee - The Son's Room (2001)
Origin: Italy.
Film: Italy/France.
Language: Italian.
69. Charlotte Rampling
Actress | 45 Years
Tessa Charlotte Rampling was born 5 February 1946 in Sturmer, England, to Isabel Anne (Gurteen), a painter, and Godfrey Lionel Rampling, an Olympic gold medalist, army officer, and colonel, who became a NATO commander. She was educated at Jeanne d'Arc Académie pour Jeunes Filles in Versailles, ...
2001 nominee - Under the Sand (2000)
Origin: UK.
Film: France
Language: French
70. Stefania Sandrelli
Actress | Il conformista
She was born in Viareggio (Tuscany, Italy) on June 5th, 1946. She won a beauty contest when she was just 15 years old, which led to her first role in "Il federale" together with the great Italian actor Ugo Tognazzi. She was then cast by Germi for the Italian comedy "Divorzio all'Italiana", working ...
2001 nominee - The Last Kiss (2001)
Origin: Italy.
Film: Italy.
Language: Italian.
71. Audrey Tautou
Actress | Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Audrey Justine Tautou was born on August 9, 1976 in Beaumont, France, to Evelyne Marie Laure (Nuret), a teacher, and Bernard Tautou, a dental surgeon. Audrey showed an interest for comedy at an early age and started her acting lessons at 'Cours Florent'. In 1998 she won the best young actress award...
2001 nominee - Amelie (2001)
Origin: France.
Film: France/Germany.
Language: French.
72. Björk
Soundtrack | Dancer in the Dark
Born in 1965 in the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavik, the daughter of Gudmundur Gunnarsson (an electrician) and Hildur Hauksdóttir who divorced before her second birthday, Björk grew up in a hippie-type community with her mother and her seven siblings. She started to study classical music at the...
2000 WINNER - DANCER IN THE DARK (2000)
Origin: Iceland.
Film: Denmark.
Language: English.
73. Bibiana Beglau
Actress | Die Stille nach dem Schuss
Bibiana Beglau was born on July 16, 1971 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Legend of Rita (2000), Unter dem Eis (2005) and Luna's Revenge (2017).
2000 nominee - The Legend of Rita (2000)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Germany.
Language: German.
74. Lena Endre
Actress | Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Lena Endre was born on July 8, 1955 in Härnösand, Västernorrlands län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Master (2012) and The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009). She was previously married to Richard Hobert, Thomas Hanzon, Vjeko Benzon and Malte ...
2000 nominee - Faithless (2000)
Origin: Sweden.
Film: Sweden.
Language: Swedish.
75. Sylvie Testud
Actress | La Môme
Sylvie Testud was born on January 17, 1971 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and writer, known for La Vie En Rose (2007), Suspiria (2018) and Fear and Trembling (2003).
2000 nominee - The Captive (2000)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
76. Julie Walters
Actress | Billy Elliot
For decades, British actress and comedienne Dame Julie Walters has served as a sturdy representation of the working class with her passionate, earthy portrayals on England's stage, screen and television. A bona fide talent, her infectious spirit and self-deprecating sense of humor eventually ...
2000 nominee - Billy Elliott (2000)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
77. Cecilia Roth
Actress | Todo sobre mi madre
She moved to Spain with her father and her brother, Ariel Rot, in 1976 and started acting. Her first major role was in Iván Zulueta's Arrebato (1979). After appearing in Pedro Almodóvar's debut feature _Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (1980)_ she kept working with him in Labyrinth of ...
1999 WINNER - ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999)
Origin: Argentina.
Film: Spain.
Language: Spanish.
78. Nathalie Baye
Actress | Catch Me If You Can
Nathalie Baye was born on July 6, 1948 in Mainneville, Eure, France. She is an actress and writer, known for Catch Me If You Can (2002), Laurence Anyways (2012) and Venus Beauty Institute (1999).
1999 nominee - A Pornographic Affair (1999)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
79. Penélope Cruz
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress", Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...
1999 nominee - The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
Origin: Spain.
Film: Germany/Spain/France.
Language: French/Spanish.
80. Émilie Dequenne
Actress | Rosetta
Émilie Dequenne was born on August 29, 1981 in Beloeil, Wallonia, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Rosetta (1999), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and Our Children (2012). She has been married to Michel Ferracci since October 11, 2014.
1999 nominee - Rosetta (1999)
Origin: Beligum.
Film: Belgium.
Language: French.
81. Iben Hjejle
Actress | High Fidelity
Iben Hjejle (22 March 1971) is a Danish actress, notable for starring in the Stephen Frears film High Fidelity (2000). In Denmark, she is perhaps best known for appearing in the Danish television sitcom Langt fra Las Vegas (Far from Las Vegas) and playing the girlfriend of Danish comedian Casper ...
1999 nominee - Mifune's Last Song (1999)
Origin: Denmark.
Film: Denmark.
Language: Danish.
82. Élodie Bouchez
Actress | Les roseaux sauvages
Élodie Bouchez was born on April 5, 1973 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. She is an actress and producer, known for Wild Reeds (1994), The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) and CQ (2001). She is married to Thomas Bangalter. They have two children.
1998 WINNER - THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS (1998)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
83. Natacha Régnier
Actress | Les amants criminels
Natacha Régnier was born on April 11, 1972 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Criminal Lovers (1999), The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) and The Benefit of the Doubt (2017).
1998 WINNER: THE DREAMLIFE OF ANGELS (1998)
Origin: Germany.
Film: France.
Language: French.
84. Dinara Drukarova
Actress | Paris, je t'aime
Was born in St Petersburg, Russia. 21 years old but already an experienced actress. Played in 10 films or telefilms in Russia and more recently in France. First film "Freeze, Die, Come to life" was awarded Gold Camera at Le Festival de Cannes. Lives now half in St Petersbourg, half in Paris. ...
1998 nominee - Of Freaks and Men (1998)
Origin: Russia.
Film: Russia.
Language: Russian.
85. Annet Malherbe
Actress | Gooische vrouwen
Annet Malherbe was born on November 23, 1957 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress and casting director, known for Gooische vrouwen (2005), The Flying Liftboy (1998) and Foutje moet kunnen (1994). She is married to Alex van Warmerdam. They have two children.
1998 nominee - Little Tony (1998)
Origin: Netherlands.
Film: Netherlands.
Language: Dutch.
86. Juliette Binoche
Actress | The English Patient
Juliette Binoche was born in Paris, France, to Monique Yvette Stalens, a director, teacher, and actress, and Jean-Marie Binoche, a sculptor, director, and actor. Her mother was born in Czestochowa, Poland, of French, Walloon Belgian, and Polish descent, while her father is French. Juliette was only...
1997 WINNER - THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1997)
Origin: France.
Film: USA.
Language: English.
87. Katrin Cartlidge
Actress | Breaking the Waves
Katrin Cartlidge began her career as a doing backstage & front of house work at London's Royal Court Theatre, having appeared with their Young People's Theatre group. She progressed to appearing in play readings and workshops before winning a regular role in Brookside (1982).
She went on to forge an...
1997 nominee - Career Girls (1997)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
88. Brigitte Defrance
Actress | Ange de feu
Brigitte Defrance is known for Ange de feu (2006), Orchestra Seats (2006) and Mon meilleur ami (2006).
1997 nominee - Post Coitum (1997)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
89. Emma Thompson
Actress | Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well. Her father was English-born and her mother is Scottish-born. ...
1997 nominee - The Winter Guest (1997)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
90. Emily Watson
Actress | Gosford Park
Emily Watson was born and raised in London, the daughter of Katharine (Venables), an English teacher, and Richard Watson, an architect. After a self-described sheltered upbringing, Watson attended university for three years in Bristol, studying English literature. She applied to drama school and ...
1996 WINNER - BREAKING THE WAVES (1996)
Origin: UK.
Film: Denmark.
Language: English.
91. Maia Morgenstern
Actress | The Passion of the Christ
Maia Morgenstern is a Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film." In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. In Romania, she ...
1993 WINNER - THE OAK (1992)
Origin: Romania.
Film: Romania.
Language: Romanian.
92. Carla Gravina
Actress | Il lungo silenzio
Carla Gravina was born on August 5, 1941 in Gemona del Friuli, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for Il lungo silenzio (1993), Esterina (1959) and La terrazza (1980).
1993 nominee - The Long Silence (1992)
Origin: Italy.
Film: Italy.
Language: Italian.
93. Tilda Swinton
Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin
The iconoclastic gifts of the highly striking and ferociously talented actress Tilda Swinton have been appreciated by art house crowds and international audiences alike. After her stunning Oscar-winning turn as a high-powered corporate attorney in the George Clooney starring and critically-lauded ...
1993 nominee - Orlando (1992)
Origin: UK.
Film: UK.
Language: English.
94. Juliette Binoche
Actress | The English Patient
Juliette Binoche was born in Paris, France, to Monique Yvette Stalens, a director, teacher, and actress, and Jean-Marie Binoche, a sculptor, director, and actor. Her mother was born in Czestochowa, Poland, of French, Walloon Belgian, and Polish descent, while her father is French. Juliette was only...
1992 WINNER - LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE (1991)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
95. Johanna ter Steege
Actress | Spoorloos
From 1979 to 1984 Johanna ter Steege studied at the academy of dramatic art in Kampen to become a drama teacher. Her initial desire to develop theatre for and with children prompted her to seek a career as an actress and a teacher. From 1984 to 1988 she attended the school of acting at Arnhem to ...
1992 nominee - Dear Emma, Sweet Bobe (1991)
Origin: Netherlands.
Film: Netherlands.
Language: Dutch.
96. Barbara Sukowa
Actress | Hannah Arendt
A strikingly beautiful German lead actress, Barbara Sukowa broke into TV and films as the protégée of famed director Rainer Werner Fassbinder with his masterpiece mini-series Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) and the moody film drama Lola (1981) in the title role. In the latter, Barbara won critical ...
1992 Nominee - Europa (1991)
Origin: Germany.
Film: Denmark.
Language: German.
97. 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 ...
1991 WINNER - THE LITTLE GANGSTER (1990)
Origin: France.
Film: France.
Language: French.
98. Julie Delpy
Actress | Trois couleurs: Blanc
Julie Delpy was born in Paris, France, in 1969 to Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet, both actors.
She was first featured in Jean-Luc Godard's Detective (1985) at the age of fourteen. She has starred in many American and European productions since then, including Disney's The Three Musketeers (1993), ...
1991 nominee - Voyager (1991)
Origin: France.
Film: Germany.
Language: English.
99. Sigríður Hagalín
Actress | Börn náttúrunnar
Sigríður Hagalín was born on December 7, 1926. She was an actress, known for Children of Nature (1991), Kristrún í hamravík (1972) and As in Heaven (1992). She was married to Gudmundur Palsson. She died on December 26, 1992.
1991 nominee - Children of Nature (1990)
Origin: Iceland.
Film: Iceland.
Language: Icelandic.
100. 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 ...
1990 WINNER - !AY CARMELA! (1990)
Origin: Spain.
Film: Spain.
Language: Spanish.
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