biography
pronunciation:
[üpair]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1953– )
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| biography:
| Actress, born in Paris, France. She first worked in the theatre, then made her mark as an actress of intelligence and versatility, notably in the films La Dentellière (1977, director C Goretta) and Violette Nozière (1978, director C Chabrol). She later starred in Les Possédés (1988, director A Wajda), Les Affinités Electives (1996, director V et P Tarian), and La Pianiste (2001) for which she won the Palme d'Or for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. |
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