Actor
Isabelle Adjani
Born 27 June 1955 · Paris, France
Isabelle Adjani (born 1955, Paris) is a French actress known for intense, emotionally daring performances in French and English-language films. She holds the record for most César Awards for Best Actress, with five, and received two Oscar nominations. She is regarded as one of European cinema's defining screen presences.
Key films
The Story of Adèle H. (1975)
Her breakout role as Victor Hugo's obsessed daughter earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress at age 20.
Possession (1981)
Cult horror-drama that won her the Cannes Best Actress prize and a César.
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Played Lucy opposite Klaus Kinski in Werner Herzog's acclaimed reimagining of the vampire classic.
Camille Claudel (1988)
Title role as the sculptor brought a César and a second Oscar nomination.
Queen Margot (1994)
Lead role in Patrice Chéreau's historical drama, earning another César for Best Actress.
Key awards
- 1981: Cannes Film Festival Best Actress (for Possession)
- 1982, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2010: five César Awards for Best Actress (Possession, One Deadly Summer, Camille Claudel, Queen Margot, Skirt Day)
- Two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress (The Story of Adèle H., Camille Claudel)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 71
- 1970Le Petit Bougnat · as RoseActor
- 1972Faustine and the Beautiful Summer · as CamilleActor
- 1973L'École des femmes · as AgnèsActor
- 1974The Slap · as Isabelle DouléanActor
- 1974L'Avare · as MarianneActor
- 1974Ariane · as ArianeActor
- 1975The Story of Adèle H. · as Adèle HugoActor
- 1975Ondine · as OndineActor
- 1976The Tenant · as StellaActor
- 1976Barocco · as LaureActor
- 1976Mosaïque · as SelfActor
- 1977Violette & Francois · as Violette ClotActor
- 1978The Driver · as The PlayerActor
- 1979Nosferatu the Vampyre · as Lucy HarkerActor
- 1979The Bronte Sisters · as Emily BrontëActor
- 1979The Making of 'Nosferatu' · as SelfActor
- 1981Possession · as Anna / HelenActor
- 1981Clara and the Why Notes · as ClaraActor
- 1981Quartet · as Marya 'Mado' ZelliActor
- 1981Next Year If All Goes Well · as IsabelleActor
- 1982The Last Horror Film · as Isabelle Adjani (uncredited)Actor
- 1982All Fired Up · as Pauline ValanceActor
- 1982Antonieta · as Antonieta Rivas MercadoActor
- 1983One Deadly Summer · as Eliane Wieck, aka 'Elle'Actor
- 1983Deadly Circuit · as Catherine Leiris / Lucie Brentano / Ève Granger / Dorothée Ortis / Ariane Chevalier / Charlotte VincentActor
- 1983Isabelle Adjani: Pull MarineActor
- 1985Subway · as HelenaActor
- 1986You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... · as IsabelleActor
- 1987Ishtar · as Shirra AsselActor
- 1988Camille Claudel · as Camille ClaudelActor
- 1990Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 1993Toxic Affair · as PénélopeActor
- 1994Queen Margot · as MargotActor
- 1995One Hundred and One Nights · as Self - in CannesActor
- 1996Diabolique · as Mia BaranActor
- 1998Paparazzi · as Isabelle AdjaniActor
- 2002Adolphe · as EllénoreActor
- 2002The Repentant · as Charlotte / LeïlaActor
- 2002Heart of the Festival · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2003Monsieur Ibrahim · as The StarActor
- 2003Bon Voyage · as Viviane DenversActor
- 2004Words in Progress · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2004Les enfants du soleil · as Voix OffActor
- 2007To Each His Own Cinema · as Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage)Actor
- 2008Skirt Day · as Sonia BergeracActor
- 2008Figaro · as La Comtesse RosineActor
- 2010Mammuth · as L'amour perdu de SergeActor
- 2010Gainsbourg and His Girls · as Self - Singer (archive footage)Actor
- 2011Force · as Commandant Clara DamicoActor
- 2011Aïcha : Job à tout prix · as Doctor AssoussaActor
- 2011Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1 · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2012David et Madame Hansen · as Madame Hansen-BergmannActor
- 2013Ishkq in Paris · as MarieActor
- 2013Isabelle Adjani, 2 or 3 Things We Don't Know about Her... · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2014French Women · as LilyActor
- 2016Carole Matthieu · as Carole MatthieuActor
- 2017La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc · as SelfActor
- 2018The World Is Yours · as DannyActor
- 2019Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail · as Self - Actress (archive footage)Actor
- 2019André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema · as Self - Actress (voice) (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Sisters · as ZorahActor
- 2022Masquerade · as Martha DuvalActor
- 2022Peter von Kant · as SidonieActor
- 2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Marilyn, a woman of today · as archive footageActor
- 2022Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau · as SelfActor
- 2023Wingwomen · as MarraineActor
- 2023Dammi · as Cabaret PerformerActor
- 2023Goodbye Vinyle · as Eve FaugèreActor
- 2023L'Âge d'or de la pub · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2025Natacha, (Almost) Air Hostess · as MonaActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.