“The whole thing is like a fairytale. Everybody knows there are very few roles for older actresses. Almost none, in fact. And that is what makes all this so exceptional.”
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Emmanuelle Riva
Emmanuelle Riva was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and Amour (2012).
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entertainment · French actress (1927–2017) · actor · photographer · poet · stage actor · film actor · writer · also Emmanuelle Riva, Riva
Born 24 February 1927 · Died 27 January 2017 · Q436996
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2017· 5 entries
The Guardian: Lost in Paris review – Emmanuelle Riva beguiles in this funny little gem
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The Guardian: Emmanuelle Riva: a life in pictures
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The Guardian: Amour star Emmanuelle Riva: cinematic icon in two different eras | Peter Bradshaw
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The Guardian: Emmanuelle Riva, French icon who starred in Amour, dies aged 89
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Died 2017-01-27.
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2013· 8 entries
Awarded National Society of Film Critics for Amour (2013).
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Awarded Lumière Award for Best Actress for Amour (2013).
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Awarded London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year for Amour (2013).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Amour (2013).
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Awarded César Award for Best Actress for Amour (2013).
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The Guardian: Emmanuelle Riva, 85, star of Amour, tells of her extraordinary life
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The Guardian: Emmanuelle Riva: the 85-year-old French actor making Oscar history
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For her performance, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress
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2012· 7 entries
The Guardian: Emmanuelle Riva: 'You don't say no to a film like Amour'
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Awarded Prix Marguerite Duras (2012).
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Awarded European Film Award for Best Actress for Amour (2012).
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Awarded New York Film Critics Online for Amour (2012).
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Awarded Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Amour (2012).
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Awarded Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress for Amour (2012).
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Awarded Film Fest Gent (2012).
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2001· 1 entry
Performed in Medea at the Festival d'Avignon
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (1994).
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1962· 1 entry
Won Volpi Cup for Best Actress for Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962).
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1957· 1 entry
Riva made her onscreen acting debut in the TV series Énigmes de l'histoire
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1954· 1 entry
Performed her first role on stage in a Paris production of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-02-24.
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