Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche born 9 March 1964 is a French actress artist and dancer She has appeared in more than 40 feature films been recipient of numerous international accolades is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world Coming from an artistic background she began taking acting lessons during adolescence After performing in several stage productions she was propelled into the world of auteurs JeanLuc Godard Hail Mary 1985 Jacques Doillon Family Life 1985 and André Téchiné who made her a star in France with the leading role in his 1985 drama Rendezvous Her sensual performance in her Englishlanguage debut The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988 directed by Philip Kaufman launched her international career She sparked the interest of Steven Spielberg who offered her several parts including a role in Jurassic Park which she declined choosing instead to join Krzysztof Kieslowski on the set of Three Colors Blue 1993 a performance for which she won the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a César Three years later Binoche gained further acclaim in Anthony Minghellas The English Patient 1996 for which she was awarded an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in addition to the Best Actress Award at the 1997 Berlin Film Festival For her performance in Lasse Hallströms romantic comedy Chocolat 2000 Binoche was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress During the 2000s she maintained a successful critically acclaimed career alternating between French and English language roles in both mainstream and arthouse productions In 2010 she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Abbas Kiarostamis Certified Copy making her the first actress to win the European best actress triple crown Throughout her career Binoche has intermittently appeared on stage most notably in a 1998 London production of Luigi Pirandellos Naked and in a 2000 production of Harold Pinters Betrayal on Broadway for which she was nominated for a Tony Award In 2008 she began a world tour with a modern dance production ini devised in collaboration with Akram Khan Affectionately referred to as La Binoche by the French press her other notable performances include Mauvais Sang 1986 Les Amants du PontNeuf Damage 1992 The Horseman on the Roof 1995 Code Unknown 2000 Caché 2005 Breaking and Entering 2006 and Flight of the Red Balloon 2007 Description above from the Wikipedia article Juliette Binoche licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia