Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Female

Birthday

1927-02-24

Day of Death

2017-01-27 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Cheniménil, Vosges, France

Also Known As

Paulette Germaine Riva

Paulette Riva

Emmanuele Riva

Emmanuelle Riva

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.

Known For

Acting

Three Colors: Blue

1993

Three Colors: Blue

as

Mother

The Great Alibi

2008

The Great Alibi

as

Geneviève Herbin

Risky Business

1967

Risky Business

as

Suzanne Doucet

Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959

Hiroshima Mon Amour

as

Elle

XXL

1997

XXL

as

Sonia Stern

Venus Beauty Institute

1999

Venus Beauty Institute

as

Tante Lyda

A Man and His Dog

2009

A Man and His Dog

as

Femme église

The Possessors

1958

The Possessors

as

la secrétaire de Noël

Adua and Her Friends

1960

Adua and Her Friends

as

Marilina

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

Léon Morin, Priest

as

Barny

Kapo

1960

Kapo

as

Terese

Le Coup de grâce

1966

Le Coup de grâce

as

Sophie

Trintignant by Trintignant

2021

Trintignant by Trintignant

as

Self (archive footage)

Therese

1962

Therese

as

Thérèse Desqueyroux

Skylab

2011

Skylab

as

Mrs. Prévost

My Son

2006

My Son

as

Grandmother / La grand-mère

Amour

2012

Amour

as

Anne

C'est la vie

2001

C'est la vie

as

Dominique

For Sasha

1991

For Sasha

as

Mrs. Malka

Thomas the Impostor

1965

Thomas the Impostor

as

la princesse de Bormes

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse

1973

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse

as

Madame Rey

La forêt noire

1968

La forêt noire

as

Maria Richter

Liberty at Night

1984

Liberty at Night

as

Mouche

A Shadow of a Doubt

1993

A Shadow of a Doubt

as

Grandmother

Capitaine au long cours

1997

Capitaine au long cours

as

Clémentine / Calypso

God, My Mother's Lover and the Butcher's Son

1995

God, My Mother's Lover and the Butcher's Son

as

A Greek Type of Problem

2013

A Greek Type of Problem

as

Granny

The Passion of Bernadette

1990

The Passion of Bernadette

as

Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

The Games of Countess Dolingen

1981

The Games of Countess Dolingen

as

Une invitée

The Eyes, the Mouth

1982

The Eyes, the Mouth

as

Madre

Michael H. – Profession: Director

2013

Michael H. – Profession: Director

as

Self

Eros Therapy

2004

Eros Therapy

as

Emma

The Hours of Love

1963

The Hours of Love

as

Maretta

Résister ou les captives d'Aigues-Mortes

Résister ou les captives d'Aigues-Mortes

as

La Fin de la nuit

La Fin de la nuit

as

Thérèse Desqueyroux

Le Cygne

1972

Le Cygne

as

Dame Gritie

Disorder Is 20 Years Old

1967

Disorder Is 20 Years Old

as

Self

Marx Can Wait

2021

Marx Can Wait

as

Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)

Funny Boy

1987

Funny Boy

as

Micky's Mother

Climates of Love

1962

Climates of Love

as

Isabelle

Proust, l'art et la douleur

1971

Proust, l'art et la douleur

as

Narrator (voice)

Safari 5000

1969

Safari 5000

as

The Devil in the Heart

1976

The Devil in the Heart

as

Mrs. Bouvier, the mother

A Man of My Measure

1983

A Man of My Measure

as

Caterina

1963

Caterina

as

Caterina

The Modification

1970

The Modification

as

Henriette

The Big Hit

1964

The Big Hit

as

Clémence Grandval

L’Or et le plomb

1966

L’Or et le plomb

as

World's woman

Man of Desire

1971

Man of Desire

as

Valentine

Green Paradise

2004

Green Paradise

as

La mère de Lucas

Lost in Paris

2017

Lost in Paris

as

Martha

Ariane

1974

Ariane

as

Pasiphae

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

1988

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

as

Mother

The Eighth Day

1960

The Eighth Day

as

Françoise

Les Jeunes Filles

1979

Les Jeunes Filles

as

Andrée Hacquebaut

Au long de rivière Fango

1975

Au long de rivière Fango

as

Mathilde

Far from Brazil

1992

Far from Brazil

as

Juliette

Bitter Fruit

1967

Bitter Fruit

as

Soledad

Wide-Awake

2012

Wide-Awake

as

The Superwoman

Recourse in Grace

1960

Recourse in Grace

as

Germaine Tourier

Gates of Fire

1972

Gates of Fire

as

The Baroness

I Kill, You Kill

1965

I Kill, You Kill

as

Lucia Rossi Perozzi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")

Éclats de famille

1995

Éclats de famille

as

Maguerite

Alma

2021

Alma

as

Is There a Frenchman in the House?

1982

Is There a Frenchman in the House?

as

Adélaïde Tumelat

Médée

2001

Médée

as

Le choeur

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent

1995

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent

as

Vitalie Rimbaud

La mort de l'utopie

1975

La mort de l'utopie

as

La tragédienne

Making of Amour

2013

Making of Amour

as

Self

Un delitto

1984

Un delitto

as

A che punto è la notte

A che punto è la notte

as

Professoressa Chaldiny

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

as

Self

Discorama

Discorama

as

Self

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

as

self

Samedi soir

Samedi soir

as

Self

Énigmes de l'histoire

Énigmes de l'histoire

as

Production

Crew

Directing