Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1955-06-27 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Isabelle Yasmine Adjani

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Isabelle Adjani

Biography

Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Award for Best Actress with five, for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994) and Skirt Day (2009). She was also given a double Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1981. She also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She performs in French, English, and German.

Known For

The Driver

The Driver

Queen Margot

Queen Margot

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Possession

Possession

The Tenant

The Tenant

Skirt Day

Skirt Day

Ondine

Ondine

Mosaïque

Mosaïque

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

L'École des femmes

L'École des femmes

Acting

Monsieur Ibrahim

2003

Monsieur Ibrahim

as

The Star

The Driver

1978

The Driver

as

The Player

The Story of Adele H.

1975

The Story of Adele H.

as

Adèle Hugo

Subway

1985

Subway

as

Héléna

Queen Margot

1994

Queen Margot

as

Margot

Diabolique

1996

Diabolique

as

Mia Baran

Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979

Nosferatu the Vampyre

as

Lucy Harker

Possession

1981

Possession

as

Anna / Helen

Camille Claudel

1988

Camille Claudel

as

Camille Claudel

The Tenant

1976

The Tenant

as

Stella

One Deadly Summer

1983

One Deadly Summer

as

Eliane Wieck, aka 'Elle'

Masquerade

2022

Masquerade

as

Martha Duval

Ishtar

1987

Ishtar

as

Shirra Assel

Le Petit Bougnat

1970

Le Petit Bougnat

as

Rose

Bon Voyage

2003

Bon Voyage

as

Viviane Denvers

Antonieta

1982

Antonieta

as

Antonieta Rivas Mercado

Deadly Circuit

1983

Deadly Circuit

as

Catherine Leiris / Lucie Brentano / Ève Granger / Dorothée Ortis / Ariane Chevalier / Charlotte Vincent

Mammuth

2010

Mammuth

as

L'amour perdu de Serge

Peter von Kant

2022

Peter von Kant

as

Sidonie

Skirt Day

2008

Skirt Day

as

Sonia Bergerac

Barocco

1976

Barocco

as

Laure

Quartet

1981

Quartet

as

Marya 'Mado' Zelli

Adolphe

2002

Adolphe

as

Ellénore

Clara and Chics Types

1981

Clara and Chics Types

as

Clara

All Fired Up

1982

All Fired Up

as

Pauline Valance

The Bronte Sisters

1979

The Bronte Sisters

as

Emily Brontë

The Slap

1974

The Slap

as

Isabelle Douléan

One Hundred and One Nights

1995

One Hundred and One Nights

as

Self - in Cannes

Force

2011

Force

as

Commandant Clara Damico

The Repentant

2002

The Repentant

as

Charlotte / Leïla

L'avare

1974

L'avare

as

Marianne

Dammi

2023

Dammi

as

Cabaret Performer

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

2022

Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau

as

Self

David et Madame Hansen

2012

David et Madame Hansen

as

Madame Hansen-Bergmann

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

2011

Aïcha : Job à tout prix

as

Doctor Assoussa

Toxic Affair

1993

Toxic Affair

as

Pénélope

Ishkq in Paris

2013

Ishkq in Paris

as

Marie Elise

Ondine

1975

Ondine

as

Ondine

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023

L'Âge d'or de la pub

as

Self (archive footage)

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...

1986

You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...

as

Isabelle

French Women

2014

French Women

as

Lily

Faustine and the Beautiful Summer

1972

Faustine and the Beautiful Summer

as

Camille

Mosaïque

1976

Mosaïque

as

Self

Wingwomen

2023

Wingwomen

as

Marraine

Paparazzi

1998

Paparazzi

as

Isabelle Adjani

Violette & Francois

1977

Violette & Francois

as

Violette Clot

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

2022

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

as

Self (archive footage)

Goodbye Vinyle

2023

Goodbye Vinyle

as

Eve Faugère

Next Year If All Goes Well

1981

Next Year If All Goes Well

as

Isabelle

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

1979

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

as

Self

Natacha (Almost) Air Hostess

2025

Natacha (Almost) Air Hostess

as

Mona

Isabelle Adjani, 2 or 3 Things We Don't Know about Her...

2013

Isabelle Adjani, 2 or 3 Things We Don't Know about Her...

as

Self (archive footage)

Carole Matthieu

2016

Carole Matthieu

as

Carole Matthieu

Ariane

1974

Ariane

as

Ariane

Sisters

2021

Sisters

as

Zorah

André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema

2019

André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema

as

Self - Actress (voice) (archive footage)

La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc

2017

La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc

as

Self

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood

2015

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet

1990

Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet

as

Narrator (voice)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

2019

Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

as

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

2011

Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1

as

Self (archive footage)

Words in Progress

2004

Words in Progress

as

Self (archive footage)

The Last Horror Film

1982

The Last Horror Film

as

Isabelle Adjani (uncredited)

L'École des femmes

1973

L'École des femmes

as

Agnès

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as

Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage)

The World Is Yours

2018

The World Is Yours

as

Danny

Figaro

2008

Figaro

as

La Comtesse Rosine

Gainsbourg and His Girls

2010

Gainsbourg and His Girls

as

Self - Singer (archive footage)

Les enfants du soleil

2004

Les enfants du soleil

as

Voix Off

Le Secret des Flamands

Le Secret des Flamands

as

Maria Cavalieri

True Story with

True Story with

as

Self

Zone interdite

Zone interdite

as

Self (archive footage)

Star Academy

as

Self

NRJ Music Awards

NRJ Music Awards

as

Self

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

as

Self

The King’s Favorite

The King’s Favorite

as

Diane de Poitiers

Bambi-Verleihung

Bambi-Verleihung

as

Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as

Self

Midi Première

Midi Première

as

Self

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as

Self

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

as

Self (archive footage)

Capitaine Marleau

Capitaine Marleau

as

Isabelle Laumont

Call My Agent!

Call My Agent!

as

Self

Samedi soir

Samedi soir

as

Self

The Perfect Couple

The Perfect Couple

as

Isabel Nallet

Under a Dark Sun

Under a Dark Sun

as

Production

Camille Claudel

1988

Camille Claudel

as

Carole Matthieu

2016

Carole Matthieu

as

Crew

Directing

The Lorry

1977

The Lorry

as