Emmanuelle Béart
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| Born | Emmanuelle Béhart-Hasson August 14, 1963 Gassin, France |
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| Spouse(s) | Daniel Auteuil (1993 - 1995) 1 child | ||||||
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Emmanuelle Béart (born August 14, 1963[1]) is a French film actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Beart obtained an acting role in the 1976 film Tomorrow's Children. In her teens she appeared in bit parts in television then went to Montreal, Canada to work as a nanny before returning to France the following year to attend drama school in Paris. A short time later she was cast in her first adult role in a film, and in 1986 she achieved fame with her role opposite Yves Montand, in the film Manon des Sources. For her performance, she won the 1987 César Award for "Best Supporting Actress". She also won a "Best Actress" award at the Moscow International Film Festival for her starring role in the 1995 film, A French Woman.
In addition to her award for Best Supporting Actress, she has also been nominated for 6 César Awards for Best Actress in the following performances:
- 1985 — A Strange Passion
- 1986 — Love on the Quiet
- 1990 — Children of Chaos
- 1992 — The Beautiful Troublemaker
- 1993 — A Heart in Winter
- 1996 — Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
- 2001 — Les Destinées
In 2003, Béart, aged 40, appeared nude on the front cover of French magazine Elle and as of 2007, it is still the magazine's biggest-selling issue ever.
[edit] Personal life
Beart was born Emmanuelle Béhart-Hasson in St. Tropez, on the French Riviera, the daughter of Geneviève Galéa, a homemaker and former model, and Guy Béart, a singer and poet.[1] Beart's mother is of Greek, Maltese,[2] and Italian descent, and her father is of Spanish,[3] Swiss, and Russian ancestry.[4][5] After a ten-year relationship with Daniel Auteuil (her co-star in Manon of the Spring, A French Woman and A Heart in Winter), she divorced him and re-married.
In addition to her screen work, Béart is also known for her social activism. She is an ambassador for UNICEF, and has made news for her opposition to France's anti-immigration legislation. In 1996, she made headlines when, defending the rights of the "sans-papiers" (illegal immigrants), she was forcibly removed after her group’s occupation of a Paris church.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
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[edit] Television
- Raison perdue (1984)
- Zacharius (1984)
- La femme de sa vie (1986)
- Marie-Antoinette, reine d'un seul amour (1989)
- D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Emmanuelle Beart Biography (1965-)
- ^ WORLD CINEMA; She's comfortable in her own skin; Emmanuelle Beart is happy to be nude on screen, as long as the role challenges her
- ^ carry on emmanuelle; Since she danced naked in Manon des Sources 20 years ago, actress Emmanuelle Beart has become as famous for taking her clothes off as she has been for her talent. And at 39, she tells Jasper Rees, she doesn't regret a thing. - The Evening Standard (London, England) - HighBeam Research
- ^ 'Sometimes, I am like a whore' - Telegraph
- ^ The kiss of death | Interviews | guardian.co.uk Film
[edit] External links
- Emmanuelle Béart at the Internet Movie Database
- The Emmanuelle Beart Site
- ACTRESS CONCEALS GRIEF AT CANNES Article detailing the suicide of her boyfriend Vincent Meyer in 2003
