Annie Girardot
Biography
Annie Girardot was a French actress born on October 25, 1931, in Paris, France. She began performing in 1955, making her film debut in Treize à table. Girardot won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1956 and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1965 for Trois chambres à Manhattan. She also won the César Award for Best Actress in 1977 for her portrayal of the title character in Docteur Françoise Gailland and the César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2002 for her role in The Piano Teacher. Girardot was the Head of the Jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1992.
Career overview
Annie Girardot began her acting career in 1955, making her film debut in Treize à table. She went on to win the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1956. Girardot's performances garnered recognition, including the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival in 1965 for her role in Trois chambres à Manhattan.
Girardot's career continued to flourish, with notable performances in various films. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 1977 for her portrayal of the title character in Docteur Françoise Gailland. Girardot's work with director Michael Haneke is also notable, as she collaborated with him in the 2005 film Caché, following her role in The Piano Teacher, for which she received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2002.
Throughout her career, Girardot accumulated numerous credits, with a total of 168 known credits. Her acting career spanned several decades, with a notable presence in the film industry. Girardot's performances were recognized with various awards, including the César Awards and the Volpi Cup. Her contributions to the film industry are a testament to her dedication and talent as an actress.
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- Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
- Le Terminus des prétentieux (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- The Bardot mystery (2012)
- Annie Girardot, ainsi va la vie (2008) as Self
- Boxes (2007) as Joséphine
- Christian (2007) as Odile
- A Year in My Life (2006) as Alphonsine
- A City Is Beautiful at Night (2006) as La grand-mère
- Caché (2005) as Georges's Mother
- Let's Be Friends (2005) as Mme Mendelbaum
- Allons petits enfants (2005) as Marthe
- La Petite Fadette (2004) as la mère Fadet
- Raining Cats and Frogs (2003) as L'éléphante (voice)
- Simon le juste (2003) as Broncka
- Epsteins Nacht (2002) as Hannah Liebermann
- Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002) as Self
- Le Marathon du lit (2002) as Clotilde
- The Piano Teacher (2001) as Erika's Mother
- Une soupe aux herbes sauvages (2001) as Émilie Carles âgée
- This Is My Body (2001) as Marnie
- Visconti: La verdad del melodrama (2001) as Self
- Isabelle Huppert, une vie pour jouer (2001) as Self
- T'aime (2000) as Emma
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Nuda proprietà vendesi (1998) as Costanza
- When I Will Be Gone... (1998) as Caroline Bonhomme
- Hotel Shanghai (1997) as Mme. Tissaud
- Noces cruelles (1996) as Elisabeth/Marie
- Petite sœur (1996) as Léa Botelli
- Les Bidochon (1996) as La mère Bidochon
- Tout ce qui brille (1996) as Edith
- Les Miserables (1995) as Thénardière 1942
- Les Filles du Lido (1995) as Mme Carmino
- Girls with Guns (1994) as Cécile's mother
- Jeanne (1994) as Mme Marsilly, la mère de Jeanne
- Carné, You Said Carné? (1994) as Self
- Private Crimes (1993) as Ada Roversi
- Colpo di coda (1993) as Madame Duclos
- Tentazioni metropolitane (1993) as Laura Albani
- Portagli i miei saluti - Avanzi di galera (1993) as Laura Albani
- Circle of Fear (1992) as The Countess
- A Cry in the Night (1992) as Reine
- Thank You, Life (1991) as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère âgée
- Toujours seuls (1991) as Mrs. Chevillard
- There Were Days... and Moons (1990) as La femme seule
- Florence or Life in a Castle (1989) as Florence
- Love Comedy (1989) as Le Fléau
- Orages d'été (1989) as Emma Lambert
- Five Days in June (1989) as Marcelle
- Ruf (1989) as Marie Lombard-Bulatova, pianist
- Women in Prison (1988) as Marthe
- Le Vent des moissons (1988) as Angélina Leclerc
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988) as Gertrude Stein
- L'altro enigma (1988) as La madre
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Téléthon (1987) as Self
- Un métier de seigneur (1986) as La mère
- Going and Coming Back (1985) as Hélène Rivière
- Mussolini and I (1985) as Rachele Mussolini
- Olga e i suoi figli (1985) as Olga
- Farewell Fred (1985) as Colette
- Black List (1984) as Jeanne Dufour
- Souvenirs souvenirs (1984) as Emma Boccara
- Père Noël et fils (1983) as Claire
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- La Revanche (1981) as Jeanne Jouvert
- All Night Long (1981) as French Teacher
- Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981) as Florence Nath
- La vie continue (1981) as Jeanne
- Le Cœur à l'envers (1980) as Laure
- Jupiter's Thigh (1980) as Lise Tanquerelle
- The Skirt Chaser (1979) as Lucienne
- Bobo Jacco (1979) as Magda
- Traffic Jam (1979) as Irène
- Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses (1979) as Christine Clément
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- Dear Inspector (1978) as Lise Tanquerelle
- The Discord (1978) as Bernadette Daubray-Lacaze
- The Key Is in the Door (1978) as Marie Arnault
- Take It from the Top (1978) as Annie Larcher
- Question of Love (1978) as Suzanne Corbier
- Fan School (1977) as Self
- Le Dernier Baiser (1977) as Annie
- Jambon d'Ardenne (1977) as La patronne du Beauséjour
- To Each His Hell (1977) as Madeleine Girard
- Focal Point (1977) as Danièle Gaur
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - President
- Doctor Francoise Gailland (1976) as Françoise Gailland
- Run After Me Until I Catch You (1976) as Jacqueline
- Love and Cool Water (1976) as Mona
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- The Gypsy (1975) as Ninie
- One Must Live Dangerously (1975) as Léone
- Rain over Santiago (1975) as Maria Olivares
- The Suspect (1975) as Teresa
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- The Slap (1974) as Hélène Douléan
- Juliette et Juliette (1974) as Juliette Vidal
- Ursule and Grelu (1974) as Ursule
- Shock Treatment (1973) as Hélène
- Where There's Smoke (1973) as Sylvie Peyrac
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- The Old Maid (1972) as Muriel Bouchon
- La Mandarine (1972) as Séverine Lapierre
- She No Longer Talks, She Shoots (1972) as Rosemonde du Bois de la Faisanderie
- Hearth Fires (1972) as Marie-Louise Boursault
- To Die of Love (1971) as Danièle Guénot
- The Novices (1970) as Mona Lisa
- She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970) as Germaine
- Story of a Woman (1970) as Liliana
- Earth Light (1970) as Maria
- Love Is a Funny Thing (1969) as Françoise
- Erotissimo (1969) as Annie
- Dillinger Is Dead (1969) as Sabine - la cameriera
- The Seed of Man (1969) as The Foreigner Woman
- Love Circle (1969) as Giovana
- Life Love Death (1969) as Woman in the movie
- Les Gauloises bleues (1969) as La mère
- It Rains in My Village (1968) as Reza
- Bonnot's Gang (1968) as Marie la Belge
- Carol + Bill (1967)
- The Witches (1967) as Valeria (segment "La strega bruciata viva")
- Film (1967) as Self
- The Journalist (1967) as Self
- Live for Life (1967) as Catherine Colomb
- Dim Dam Dom (1965) as Self
- Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965) as Kay
- The Dirty Game (1965) as Suzette / Monique
- Déclic et des claques (1965) as Sandra
- Dangerous Pleasures (1965) as Eleonora
- Male Companion (1964) as Clara
- The Ape Woman (1964) as Maria
- The Other Woman (1964) as Agnès
- How to Make a French Dish (1964) as Marie / Marinette / Maryse / Marie-Paule young
- Italian Engagement (1964) as Clara
- Why Paris? (1964)
- Beautiful Families (1964) as Maria
- The Shortest Day (1963) as L'infermiera
- The Organizer (1963) as Niobe
- Vice and Virtue (1963) as Juliette Morand
- Outlaws of Love (1963) as Margherita
- Crime Does Not Pay (1962) as Gabrielle Fenayrou
- Emile's Boat (1962) as Fernande Malanpin
- Smog (1962) as Gabriella
- Famous Love Affairs (1961) as Mlle Duchesnois
- Rendezvous (1961) as Madeleine
- Shadows of Adultery (1961) as Anna Kraemmer
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) as Nadia
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as Danielle, l'épouse (segment "Le Divorce")
- Recourse in Grace (1960) as Lilla
- Lovers on a Tightrope (1960) as Cora
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- Maigret Sets a Trap (1958) as Yvonne Maurin
- The Desert of Pigalle (1958) as Josy
- Love Is at Stake (1957) as Marie-Blanche Fayard
- Speaking of Murder (1957) as Hélène
- Reproduction interdite (1957) as Viviane
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- L'Homme aux clés d'or (1956) as Gisèle Delmar / Lewarden
- Thirteen at the Table (1955) as Véronique Chambon
- Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
- Without Leaving an Address (1951) as Apparition en jeune femme demandant si le taxi est libre
- Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1950) as Une jeune fille