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Emmanuelle Riva

Feb 24, 1927 - Jan 27, 2017 (89 years old) in Cheniménil, Vosges, France

Emmanuelle Riva (February 24, 1927 – January 27, 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour and Amour.

In 2013, Riva won the BAFTA Award and the César Award for her lead role in Michael Haneke's Amour as Anne Laurent, and was nominated for the Academy Award for the same role.[2][3] She had previously been nominated for a BAFTA Award in 1960 for Hiroshima mon amour, and had won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival in 1962 for Thérèse Desqueyroux.

Known For

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Therese
Thérèse Desqueyroux
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Amour
Anne
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Capitaine au long cours
Clémentine / Calypso
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The Possessors
la secrétaire de Noël
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The Devil in the Heart
Mrs. Bouvier, the mother

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