Emmanuelle Riva

Date of birth

24 Feb 1927

100 years ago at Cheniménil, Vosges, France

Also Known As

Paulette Germaine Riva
Paulette Riva
Emmanuele Riva

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.

Biography

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.

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