Dominique Blanc
| Dominique Blanc | |
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 Dominique Blanc at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | |
| Born |
25 April 1956 Lyon, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
Dominique Blanc (born 25 April 1956 in Lyon) is a French actress.
She trained at the French Drama school, Cours Florent. In 1980, at the suggestion of Pierre Romans in whose class she was, Patrice Chéreau went to see her[1] and engaged her for a performance of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. She remains one of Chéreau's preferred actresses.
One of the most critically acclaimed French actresses, Blanc has won four César Awards. One for Best Actress in 2000 for Stand-by and three for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: in 1990 for May Fools (Milou en mai), in 1992 for Indochine and in 1998 for Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train) and has been nominated four more times. On 6 September 2008, she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 65th Venice Film Festival.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
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| 1984 | Lace (Miniseries) | Teresa | William Hale |
| 1988 | A Few Days With Me | Georgette | Claude Sautet |
| Story of Women | Jasmine | Claude Chabrol | |
| I'm the King of the Castle | Madame Vernet | Régis Wargnier | |
| 1989 | May Fools | Claire | Louis Malle |
| 1991 | Indochine | Yvette | Régis Wargnier |
| 1993 | La Reine Margot | Henriette of Cleves | Patrice Chéreau |
| 1995 | Total Eclipse | Isabelle Rimbaud | Agnieszka Holland |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Candida | James Ivory |
| Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | Catherine | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 2000 | Les Acteurs | Geneviève | Bertrand Blier |
| 2001 | The Pornographer | Jeanne | Bertrand Bonello |
| 2002 | Peau d'Ange | Sister Augustine | Vincent Pérez |
| Un couple épatant | Agnès Manise | Lucas Belvaux | |
| Cavale | |||
| Après la vie | |||
| 2008 | Capitaine Achab | Anna | Philippe Ramos |
| 2010 | The other Dumas | Céleste Scriwaneck | Safy Nebbou |
| A Cat in Paris (animation film) | Jeanne (voice) | Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli | |
| 2011 | À la recherche du temps perdu (TV film) | Madame Verdurin | Nina Companéez |
References
- ↑ Paris Match No: 3148
External links
Media related to Dominique Blanc at Wikimedia Commons
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