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Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is an actress and movie producer.

Born Isabelle Yasmine Adjani in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, France, she is the daughter of an Algerian-Turkish father and a German mother.

One of her country's best known actresses, and recognized worldwide, at a young age Isabelle Adjani was drawn to acting, playing in amateur theater by the age of twelve. As a fourteen-year-old, she appeared in her first motion picture. After minor roles in several films, in 1974 she received positive reviews and much public acclaim for her performance in the film, La Gifle, (The Slap). The following year she was cast in her first starring role in François Truffaut's film, L'Histoire d'Adele H., (The Story of Adele H.). For her work, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress bringing offers for roles in Hollywood films.

In 1981 she received the César Award, France's equivalent of an Oscar, for her role in Possession. In 1983 and 1988 she won the César again. In 1989, she co-produced and starred in the film Camille Claudel. She would receive her fourth César Award and second nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film as well as a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Following this publicity, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. She has one son from her relationship with British actor Daniel Day-Lewis. In 2002, she became engaged to French musician Jean Michel Jarre.

Multi-lingual, Ms. Adjani performs in her native French language, English and German.

Filmography

  • La repentie (2001)
  • Paparaz (1998)
  • Diabolique (1996)
  • La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) (1994) (César Award)
  • Toxic Affair (1993)
  • Lung Ta: Les Cavaliers du Vent (1990)
  • Camille Claudel (1988) (César Award - Oscar nomination)
  • Ishtar (1987)
  • Subway (1985)
  • L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer) (1983) (César Award)
  • Antonieta (1982)
  • Mortelle randonnee (Deadly Circuit) (1982)
  • L'année prochaine, si tout va bien (Next Year If All Goes Well) (1981)
  • Possession (1981) (César Award)
  • Quartet (1981)
  • Tout feu, tout flamme (All Fired Up) (1981)
  • Clara et les Chics Types (Clara and the Swell Guys) (1980)
  • Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (Nosferatu the Vampyre) (1979)
  • Les Soeurs Bronte (The Bronte Sisters) (1979)
  • The Driver (1978)
  • Barocco (1976)
  • Le locataire (The Tenant) (1976)
  • Violette et François (1976)
  • L'Histoire d'Adèle H. (The Story of Adele H.) (1975) (Oscar nomination)
  • La gifle (The Slap) (1974)
  • L'école des femmes (1972)
  • Faustine (1971)
  • Le petit bougnat (1969)

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Adjani performs in her native French language, English and German. Since then, Bain has worked to further the cause of many charities, including literacy. Multi-lingual, Ms. Helena Russell. In 2002, she became engaged to French musician Jean Michel Jarre. Later, she starred opposite Landau again in the science fiction television series, Space: 1999 (1975 - 1977), as Dr. She has one son from her relationship with British actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Landau also starred in the series.

Following this publicity, she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. In the role of Cinnamon Carter (1966 - 1969), she won three consecutive Emmies for Best Dramatic Actress. She would receive her fourth César Award and second nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film as well as a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Bain is best known for her role in the television series Mission Impossible (1966 - 1973). In 1989, she co-produced and starred in the film Camille Claudel. Laundau and Bain divorced in 1993. In 1983 and 1988 she won the César again. The couple have two children, actress Juliet Landau and film producer Susan Bain Landau Finch.

In 1981 she received the César Award, France's equivalent of an Oscar, for her role in Possession. In 1957, she married actor Martin Landau, with whom she would later star on television. The following year she was cast in her first starring role in François Truffaut's film, L'Histoire d'Adele H., (The Story of Adele H.). For her work, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress bringing offers for roles in Hollywood films. She went to New York City where she was a dancer and high fashion model. Bain studied with Martha Graham, thus cementing her interest in dancing. After attending the Lee Strasberg School of Acting, she changed careers to acting. After minor roles in several films, in 1974 she received positive reviews and much public acclaim for her performance in the film, La Gifle, (The Slap). Bain graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. As a fourteen-year-old, she appeared in her first motion picture. Barbara Bain (born 13 September 1931 in Chicago, Illinois as Millicent Fogel) is an American actress.

One of her country's best known actresses, and recognized worldwide, at a young age Isabelle Adjani was drawn to acting, playing in amateur theater by the age of twelve. Born Isabelle Yasmine Adjani in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, France, she is the daughter of an Algerian-Turkish father and a German mother. Isabelle Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is an actress and movie producer. Le petit bougnat (1969).

Faustine (1971). L'école des femmes (1972). La gifle (The Slap) (1974). L'Histoire d'Adèle H. (The Story of Adele H.) (1975) (Oscar nomination).

Violette et François (1976). Le locataire (The Tenant) (1976). Barocco (1976). The Driver (1978).

Les Soeurs Bronte (The Bronte Sisters) (1979). Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (Nosferatu the Vampyre) (1979). Clara et les Chics Types (Clara and the Swell Guys) (1980). Tout feu, tout flamme (All Fired Up) (1981).

Quartet (1981). Possession (1981) (César Award). L'année prochaine, si tout va bien (Next Year If All Goes Well) (1981). Mortelle randonnee (Deadly Circuit) (1982).

Antonieta (1982). L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer) (1983) (César Award). Subway (1985). Ishtar (1987).

Camille Claudel (1988) (César Award - Oscar nomination). Lung Ta: Les Cavaliers du Vent (1990). Toxic Affair (1993). La Reine Margot (Queen Margot) (1994) (César Award).

Diabolique (1996). Paparaz (1998). La repentie (2001).