Juliette Binoche: Biography, Facts and Career

Juliette Binoche (French: [ʒyljɛt binɔʃ]; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English, and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Volpi Cup and a César Award. Binoche first gained recognition for working with such auteur directors as Jean-Luc Godard (Hail Mary, 1985), Jacques Doillon (Family Life, 1985), and André Téchiné; the latter made her a star in France with a leading role in his drama Rendez-vous (1985). She won the Volpi Cup and César Award for Best Actress for her performance as a grieving music composer in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colours: Blue (1993), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a nurse in The English Patient (1996). For starring in the romantic film Chocolat (2000), Binoche received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. In 2010, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her role as an antiques dealer in Abbas Kiarostami's Certified Copy. Binoche has since starred in such films as Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), High Life (2018), The Taste of Things (2023), and The Return (2024). Binoche has appeared on stage intermittently, most notably in a 1998 West End theatre production of Luigi Pirandello's Naked and in a 2000 production of Harold Pinter's Betrayal on Broadway for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. In 2008, she began a world tour with a modern dance production, in-i, devised in collaboration with Akram Khan.

Quick facts about Juliette Binoche

• Full name: Juliette Binoche
• Born: 1964-03-09
• Nationality: France
• Known as: Actor
• Wikidata ID: Q106275

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