
Emmanuelle Riva
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1927-02-24
- Died
- 2017-01-27
- Place of birth
- Cheniménil, Vosges, France
- Also known as
- Paulette Germaine Riva · Paulette Riva · Emmanuele Riva
Biography
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
TV Shows (6)
Movies (71)

Three Colors: Blue
1993
as Mother

Amour
2012
as Anne

Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959
as Elle

Kapo
1960
as Terese

Climates of Love
1962
as Isabelle

Wide-Awake
2012
as The Superwoman

Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as Tante Lyda

My Son
2006
as Grandmother / La grand-mère

A Shadow of a Doubt
1993
as Grandmother

For Sasha
1991
as Mrs. Malka

XXL
1997
as Sonia Stern

Safari 5000
1969

Léon Morin, Priest
1961
as Barny

Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022

Skylab
2011
as Mrs. Prévost

Risky Business
1967
as Suzanne Doucet

The Games of Countess Dolingen
1981
as Une invitée

Bitter Fruit
1967
as Soledad

Lost in Paris
2017
as Martha

Adua and Her Friends
1960
as Marilina

Marx Can Wait
2021
as Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)

Recourse in Grace
1960
as Germaine Tourier

The Great Alibi
2008
as Geneviève Herbin

La forêt noire
1968
as Maria Richter

Alma
2021

The Possessors
1958
as la secrétaire de Noël

A Man and His Dog
2009
as Femme église

The Eyes, the Mouth
1982
as Madre

Eros Therapy
2004
as Emma

God, My Mother's Lover and the Butcher's Son
1995

C'est la vie
2001
as Dominique

Au long de rivière Fango
1975
as Mathilde

Therese
1962
as Thérèse Desqueyroux

Is There a Frenchman in the House?
1982
as Adélaïde Tumelat

I Kill, You Kill
1965
as Lucia Rossi Perozzi (segment "La donna che viveva sola")

Funny Boy
1987
as Micky's Mother

The Devil in the Heart
1976
as Mrs. Bouvier, the mother

Médée
2001
as Le choeur

The Eighth Day
1960
as Françoise

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
1988
as Mother

The Passion of Bernadette
1990
as Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse
1973
as Madame Rey

Le Coup de grâce
1966
as Sophie
Les Jeunes Filles
1979
as Andrée Hacquebaut

The Hours of Love
1963
as Maretta

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent
1995
as Vitalie Rimbaud

A Greek Type of Problem
2013
as Granny

Michael H. – Profession: Director
2013
as Self

The Big Hit
1964
as Clémence Grandval
La Fin de la nuit
1966
as Thérèse Desqueyroux

Thomas the Impostor
1965
as la princesse de Bormes

The Modification
1970
as Henriette

Ariane
1974
as Pasiphae

Green Paradise
2004
as La mère de Lucas

Liberty at Night
1984
as Mouche

Gates of Fire
1972
as The Baroness
Disorder Is 20 Years Old
1967
as Self

Éclats de famille
1995
as Maguerite
Un delitto
1984
as Madame Louise
Le Cygne
1972
as Dame Gritie

La mort de l'utopie
1975
as La tragédienne

A Man of My Measure
1983
as Lisa Leibovitch

L’Or et le plomb
1966
as World's woman

Man of Desire
1971
as Valentine

Caterina
1963
as Caterina

Capitaine au long cours
1997
as Clémentine / Calypso

Far from Brazil
1992
as Juliette

Making of Amour
2013
as Self

Resist or the Captives of Aigues-Mortes
1985

Proust, l'art et la douleur
1971
as Narrator (voice)
About Emmanuelle Riva
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. With 77 credits spanning from 1956 to 2022, Emmanuelle Riva has appeared in 71 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Emmanuelle Riva Movies
- Three Colors: Blue (1993) — as Mother
- Amour (2012) — as Anne
- Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) — as Elle
- Kapo (1960) — as Terese
- Climates of Love (1962) — as Isabelle
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