Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (born March 16, 1953 in Paris) is a French actress.
She's played mainly in European arthouse films and received great acclaim for many of her roles. Her breakthrough role came with Les Valseuses. She later became a regular collaborator / muse for Claude Chabrol and Michael Haneke.
Selected filmography:
- Les Valseuses (1974)
- The Judge and the Assassin (1976)
- Heaven's Gate (1980)
- Coup de Torchon (1981)
- Entre Nous (1983)
- The Bedroom Window (1987)
- La Cérémonie (1995)
- The Swindle (1997)
- Merci pour le chocolat (2000)
- The Piano Teacher (2001)
- 8 Women (2002)
- Time of the Wolf (2003)
- My Worst Nightmare (2011)
- Amour (2012)
- Elle (2016)
- Happy End (2017)
- Greta (2018)
- EO (2022)
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
- The Crime Is Mine (2023)
Tropes:
- Dull Surprise: Her acting is notorious for her underreactions. It became her trademark, her roles are generally tailored around this.
- Ice Queen: She is famous for playing serious, stern characters. In fact, she's the quintessential example for French cinema.
- Those Two Actors: She's played alongside Gérard Depardieu three times, in Les Valseuses, Loulou and Valley of Love.
