Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Award for Best Actress with five, for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994) and Skirt Day (2009). 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, and German.
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actress
Known For
Wingwomen
(2023)
Marraine
The Tenant
(1976)
Stella
Possession
(1981)
Anna / Helen
The Driver
(1978)
The Player
Diabolique
(1996)
Mia Baran
Subway
(1985)
Héléna
Ishtar
(1987)
Shirra Assel
Nosferatu the Vampyre
(1979)
Lucy Harker
Masquerade
(2022)
Martha Duval
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Self - in Cannes
Camille Claudel
(1988)
Camille Claudel
Monsieur Ibrahim
(2003)
The Star
Queen Margot
(1994)
Margot
To Each His Own Cinema
(2007)
Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage)
Deadly Circuit
(1983)
Catherine Leiris / Lucie Brentano / Ève Granger / Dorothée Ortis / Ariane Chevalier / Charlotte Vincent
Full Filmography
Acting
Le Petit Bougnat
(1970)
Rose
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
(1972)
Camille
L'école des femmes
(1973)
Agnès
The Slap
(1974)
Isabelle Douléan
Ariane
(1974)
Ariane
L'avare
(1974)
Marianne
The Story of Adele H.
(1975)
Adèle Hugo
Ondine
(1975)
Ondine
The Tenant
(1976)
Stella
Barocco
(1976)
Laure
Mosaïque
(1976)
Self
Violette & François
(1977)
Violette Clot
The Driver
(1978)
The Player
Nosferatu the Vampyre
(1979)
Lucy Harker
The Bronte Sisters
(1979)
Emily Brontë
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
(1979)
Self
Possession
(1981)
Anna / Helen
Quartet
(1981)
Marya 'Mado' Zelli
Next Year If All Goes Well
(1981)
Isabelle
Clara and Chics Types
(1981)
Clara
Antonieta
(1982)
Antonieta Rivas Mercado
All Fired Up
(1982)
Pauline Valance
The Last Horror Film
(1982)
Isabelle Adjani (uncredited)
One Deadly Summer
(1983)
Eliane Wieck, aka 'Elle'
Deadly Circuit
(1983)
Catherine Leiris / Lucie Brentano / Ève Granger / Dorothée Ortis / Ariane Chevalier / Charlotte Vincent
Subway
(1985)
Héléna
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
(1986)
Isabelle
Ishtar
(1987)
Shirra Assel
Camille Claudel
(1988)
Camille Claudel
Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet
(1990)
Narrator (voice)
Toxic Affair
(1993)
Pénélope
Queen Margot
(1994)
Margot
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Self - in Cannes
Diabolique
(1996)
Mia Baran
Paparazzi
(1998)
Self (Particiapation)
Adolphe
(2002)
Ellénore
The Repentant
(2002)
Charlotte / Leïla
Monsieur Ibrahim
(2003)
The Star
Bon Voyage
(2003)
Viviane Denvers
Words in Progress
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
To Each His Own Cinema
(2007)
Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage)
Skirt Day
(2008)
Sonia Bergerac
Mammuth
(2010)
L'amour perdu de Serge
Force
(2011)
Commandant Clara Damico
Celebrity Nude Revue: Easy 80's Volume 1
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Aïcha : Job à tout prix
(2011)
Doctor Assoussa
David et Madame Hansen
(2012)
Madame Hansen-Bergmann
Ishkq in Paris
(2013)
Marie Elise
Isabelle Adjani, 2 or 3 Things We Don't Know about Her...
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
French Women
(2014)
Lily
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Carole Matthieu
(2016)
Carole Matthieu
La Folie Disneyland Paris : L'Anniversaire des 25 ans du Parc
(2017)
Self
The World Is Yours
(2018)
Danny
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
(2019)
Self - Actress (voice) (archive footage)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
(2019)
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Sisters
(2021)
Zorah
Masquerade
(2022)
Martha Duval
Peter von Kant
(2022)
Sidonie
Dans les pas de Jean-Paul Rappeneau
(2022)
Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Wingwomen
(2023)
Marraine
Goodbye Vinyle
(2023)
Eve Faugère
Dammi
(2023)
L'Âge d'or de la pub
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Directing
Production