BÉART, EMMANUELLE

(1963- )

Actress. Emmanuelle Béart was born in Saint Tropez, the daughter of the composer and singer Guy Béart. She rose to stardom with her role inClaude Berri's 1986 filmManon des sources, for which she won aCésarfor Best Supporting Actress. It starred her former husbandDaniel Auteuil. She has since become one of France's major actresses, working with bothauteurand popular directors. Béart received international attention for her work inJacques Rivette'sLa Belle noiseuse(1991),Claude Sautet'sUn coeur en hiver(1992),Claude Chabrol'sL'enfer(1994), and Sautet'sNelly et Monsieur Arnaud(1995). She also played significant roles inEdouard Molinaro'sL'amour en douce(1985),André Téchiné'sJ'embrasse pas(1991),Régis Wargnier'sUne femme française(1995), Raoul Ruiz'sLe Temps retrouvé(1999), Danièle Thompson'sLa Bûche(1999),Olivier Assayas'sLes destinées sentimentales(2000), Francis Ozon's8 femmes(2002), Rivette'sHistoire de Marie et Julien(2003), and Anne Fontaine'sNathalie(2003). Béart has appeared in a few Anglophone films, including Tom McLoughlin'sDate with an Angel(1987), Brian de Palma'sMission:Impossible(1996), and Sam Miller'sElephant Juice(1999). In addition to her work in cinema, Béart works as an ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).