Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

actress, producer, additional crew

Isabelle Adjani was born on Jun 27, 1955 in France. Isabelle Adjani's big-screen debut came with Le petit bougnat directed by Bernard Toublanc-Michel in 1970. Isabelle Adjani is known for Monsieur Ibrahim directed by François Dupeyron, Omar Sharif stars as Monsieur Ibrahim Deneji and Pierre Boulanger as Moses 'Momo' Schmitt. Isabelle Adjani has got 25 awards and 12 nominations so far. The most recent award Isabelle Adjani achieved is Marrakech International Film Festival. The upcoming new tvshow Isabelle Adjani plays is The King's Favorite - Season 1 which will be released on Oct 04, 2022.

Isabelle Yasmine Adjani was born in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, a suburb of Paris, to Emma Augusta "Gusti" (Schweinberger) and Mohammed Adjani. Her father was a Kabyle Algerian, from Iferhounène, and her mother was a Bavarian German. She grew up speaking German fluently. After winning a school recitation contest, she began acting in amateur theater by the age of twelve. At the age of 14, she starred in her first motion picture, Le petit bougnat (1970). Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Award for Best Actress (5), which she won for Possession (1981), L'été meurtrier (1983) (aka "One Deadly Summer"), Camille Claudel (1988), La Reine Margot (1994) (aka "Queen Margot") and La journée de la jupe (2008) (aka "Skirt Day"). She was also given a double Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1981. She also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She performs in French, English, Italian and German. Adjani was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2010.

  • Birthday

    Jun 27, 1955
  • Place of Birth

    Paris, France
  • Also known

    이자벨 아자니, 伊莎贝尔·阿佳妮, Isabelle Yasmine Adjani

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Awards

25 wins & 12 nominations

Marrakech International Film Festival
2016
Golden Star
Winner - Honorary Award of the Festival
César Awards, France
2010
Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)
Winner - César
1995
Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)
Winner - César
1989
Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)
Winner - César
1984
Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)
Winner - César
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