Emmanuelle Béart Biography

Emmanuelle Béart (born August 14, 1963 in Gassin, Var not far from St. Tropez, on the French Riviera.) is a French actress, model and ambassador for UNICEF.

Early life

Béart was born in Gassin, Var (not far from St. Tropez), on the French Riviera. She is the daughter of the French singer and poet Guy Béart, and actress Geneviève Galéa. In a recent trip to Croatia, she revealed that one of her grandmothers was Croatian.

As a thirteen-year-old she obtained an acting role in the 1976 film Demain les mômes. In her teens she appeared in bit parts in television then went to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to work as a nanny before returning to France the following year to attend drama school in Paris.

Career

Emmanuelle in 1986 achieved fame with her role opposite Yves Montand, in the film Manon des Sources. For her performance, she won the 1987 César Award for "Best Supporting Actress." She also won a "Best Actress" award at the Moscow International Film Festival for her starring role in the 1995 film, Une Femme française. She met her spouse, Daniel Auteuil, making Amour en douce, L' (1985), after a ten-year relationship, she divorced him and re-married.

In addition to her award for Best Supporting Actress, she has also been nominated for a César Award for her roles in the following years: 1985 - Un amour interdit, 1986 - L'Amour en douce, 1990 - Les Enfants du désordre, 1992 - La Belle noiseuse, 1993 - Un cour en hiver and 1996 - Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud.

In addition to her screen work, Béart is also known for her social activism. She is an ambassador for UNICEF, and has made news for her opposition to France's anti-immigration legislation. In 1996, she made headlines when, defending the rights of the "sans-papiers" (illegal immigrants), she was forcibly removed after her group's occupation of a Paris church.

The film which made her famous in France was Manon des sources (1986). She played the role of a blonde shepherd dancing nude in the fields. Director Tom McLoughlin choose her out of 5000 candidates for her first Hollywood picture, Date with an Angel (1987). Emmanuelle is a very sensitive and a perfectionist. For the part of Camille in the film Un coeur en hiver (1992), she had taken violin lessons for a whole year. Her biggest success was the art film Belle noiseuse, La (1991) with Michel Piccoli, directed by Jacques Rivette, as a nude model.

In 1995 chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#32). In 1997 named #19 of Sci-Fi's Sexy 50, by Femme Fatales magazine. Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004.

She is mother of two children, daughter with Daniel Auteuil, Nelly (born April 1992) and son Johan, with music producer David Moreau (March 1996).

In the Christmas 2006 she make the annual campaign for H&M, swedish lingerie brand, as lingerie model. This campaign provoked negative reactions amongst Swedish feminists (of the organization "Feministisk initiativ" (FI) - Feminist Initiative) who labeled the campaign 'pornofication'.

Emmanuelle Béart Filmography - Movies - TV

• Témoins, Les (2007) (completed) .... Sarah
  ... aka The Witnesses (International: English title)
• Héros de la famille, Le (2006) .... Léa O'Connor
• A Crime (2006) .... Alice Parker
  ... aka Un crime (France)
• Enfer, L' (2005) .... Sophie
  ... aka Hell (International: English title)
• Un fil à la patte (2005) .... Lucette
• D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires (2005) .... Milady Winter
• À boire (2004) .... Irène Larue
• Nathalie... (2003) .... Nathalie/Marlène
• Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003) .... Marie
  ... aka Storia di Marie e Julien (Italy)
  ... aka The Story of Marie and Julien (International: English title)
• Égarés, Les (2003) .... Odile
  ... aka Strayed (Europe: English title) (International: English title)
• 8 femmes (2002) .... Louise
  ... aka 8 Women (International: English title)
  ... aka 8 donne e un mistero (Italy)
• Répétition, La (2001) .... Nathalie
  ... aka Replay (International: English title)
• Voyance et manigance (2001) .... Chantal Bardet
  ... aka Fortune Tellers and Misfortune (International: English title)
• Destinées sentimentales, Les (2000) .... Pauline Pommerel
  ... aka Destinées, Les (USA)
  ... aka Sentimental Destinies (Hong Kong: English title)
• Bûche, La (1999) .... Sonia
  ... aka Season's Beatings (Europe: English title)
• Elephant Juice (1999) .... Jules
• Temps retrouvé, Le (1999) .... Gilberte
  ... aka Tempo Reencontrado, O (Portugal)
  ... aka Tempo ritrovato, Il (Italy)
  ... aka Time Regained (Europe: English title)
• Voleur de vie (1998) .... Alda
  ... aka Stolen Life (USA)
• Don Juan (1998) .... Elvire
  ... aka Don Juan (Spain)
• Mission: Impossible (1996) (as Emmanuelle Beart) .... Claire Phelps
  ... aka Mission Impossible
• Dernier chaperon rouge, Le (1996) .... Le petit chaperon rouge
• Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995) .... Nelly
  ... aka Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (Germany)
  ... aka Nelly and Mr. Arnaud
  ... aka Nelly e Mr. Arnaud (Italy)
• Une femme française (1995) .... Jeanne
  ... aka A French Woman
  ... aka Französische Frau, Eine (Germany)
• Enfer, L' (1994) .... Nelly
  ... aka Hell
  ... aka Jealousy
  ... aka Torment
• Rupture(s) (1993) .... Lucie
• Un coeur en hiver (1992) .... Camille
  ... aka A Heart in Winter
  ... aka A Heart of Stone
• J'embrasse pas (1991) .... Ingrid
  ... aka I Don't Kiss
  ... aka Niente baci sulla bocca (Italy)
• Belle noiseuse, La (1991) .... Marianne
  ... aka The Beautiful Troublemaker
• Bateau de Lu, Le (1991) .... Lucie
• Belle noiseuse. Divertimento, La (1991) .... Marianne
  ... aka Divertimento
• Viaggio di Capitan Fracassa, Il (1990) .... Isabella
  ... aka Captain Fracassa's Journey
  ... aka The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (USA)
  ... aka Voyage de capitaine Fracasse, Le (France)
• Enfants du désordre, Les (1989) .... Marie
  ... aka Children of Chaos (UK: festival title)
• "Jupons de la révolution, Les" .... Marie-Antoinette (1 episode, 1989)
  - Marie Antoinette, reine d'un seul amour (1989) TV Episode .... Marie-Antoinette
• À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur (1988) .... Éva
  ... aka Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
• Date with an Angel (1987) .... Angel
• Manon des sources (1986) (as Emmanuelle Beart) .... Manon
  ... aka Jean de Florette II
  ... aka Manon delle sorgenti (Italy)
  ... aka Manon des sources: Jean de Florette 2e partie (France: poster title)
  ... aka Manon of the Spring (USA)
• Femme de sa vie, La (1986) (TV) .... Justine
• Amour en douce, L' (1985) .... Samantha Page
  ... aka Love on the Quiet
  ... aka Une amie de passage
• Un amour interdit (1984) .... Constanza
  ... aka A Strange Passion
  ... aka Strana passione, Una (Italy)
• Zacharius (1984) (TV) .... Judith
• Et demain viendra le jour (1984) (TV)
• Raison perdue (1984) (TV) .... Sonia Mornant
• Premiers désirs (1983) .... Hélène
  ... aka Erste Sehnsucht (West Germany)
  ... aka First Desires
  ... aka Premier désir (France)
• Demain les mômes (1976) .... Lila
  ... aka Tomorrow's Children (International: English title)
• Course du lièvre à travers les champs, La (1972) (uncredited) .... Child
  ... aka And Hope to Die (USA)
  ... aka Corsa della lepre attraverso i campi, La (Italy)

  Emmanuelle Béart Soundtrack - Filmography

• 8 femmes (2002) (performer: "Pile ou face" (I toss a coin))
  ... aka 8 Women (International: English title)
  ... aka 8 donne e un mistero (Italy)

  Self Filmography - Appearances - TV

• "Vivement dimanche" (1 episode, 2006)
  - Episode dated 17 December 2006 (2006) TV Episode
• "Vivement dimanche prochain" (1 episode, 2006)
  - Episode dated 17 December 2006 (2006) TV Episode
• Histoire(s) d'Elle (2005) (TV)
• "Magacine" (1 episode, 2005)
  - Episode dated 23 September 2005 (2005) TV Episode
• "20h10 pétantes" (1 episode, 2005)
  ... aka 19h10 pétantes (France: new title)
  ... aka 19h10 pétantes à Cannes (France: festival title)
  ... aka 19h20 pétantes à Bourges (France: festival title)
  ... aka Samedi pétantes (France: third season title)
  ... aka Vendredi pétantes (France: third season title)
  - Episode dated 20 April 2005 (2005) TV Episode
• "Grand journal de Canal+, Le" (1 episode, 2004)
  - Episode dated 17 December 2004 (2004) TV Episode
• Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004) (uncredited)
• "Tout le monde en parle" (3 episodes, 2000-2004)
  - Episode dated 10 January 2004 (2004) TV Episode
  - Episode dated 22 December 2001 (2001) TV Episode
  - Episode dated 18 March 2000 (2000) TV Episode
• Profession: actrice (2003) (TV)
• Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français (2002) (TV)
• Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
• "Exclusif" (1 episode, 2002)
  - Episode dated 30 January 2002 (2002) TV Episode
• "Private View" (2000) TV Series .... Interviewer
• "20 heures le journal" - Interviewee (1 episode, 2000)
  - Episode dated 31 January 2000 (2000) TV Episode - Interviewee
• Zénith des enfoirés, Le (1997) (V)
• Contre l'oubli (1991) (segment "Pour Nguyen Chi Thien, Vietnam")
  ... aka Écrire contre l'oubli
  ... aka Against Oblivion
  ... aka Lest We Forget
• "Cinéma, de notre temps" (1 episode)
  - André Téchiné, après la Nouvelle Vague... (????) TV Episode