KIBERLAIN, SANDRINE

(1968- )

Actress. Sandrine Kiberlain made her screen debut in Pierre Granier-Deferre'sCours privéin 1986. She played minor roles in Francis Huster'sOn a volé Charlie Spencer(1986),Jean-Paul Rappenau'sCyrano de Bergerac(1990), and Vera Belmont'sMilena(1991). Her talent became more apparent in Sophie Fillière'sDes filles et des chiens(1991), Pascale Bailly'sComment font les gens(1992),Benoît Jacquot's television filmEmma Zunz(1992), and Jean-Pierre Ronssin'sL'Irrésolu(1993), where she worked alongside her future spouse, Vincent Lindon. She was nominated for aCésarfor Most Promising Actress in 1995 for her performance in Éric Rochant'sLes Patriotes, and later won the award for her work in Laetitia Masson'sEn avoir(ou pas) in 1996.Her work inEn avoir(oupas) also won her a Crystal Star at the Brussels International Film Festival. In 1997, she was nominated for a César for Best Supporting Actress in Jacques Audiard'sUn héros très discret, and in 1998, she was nominated for a César for Best Actress in Jacquot'sLe Septième Ciel.

Kiberlain subsequently worked for Jacquot onLa Fausse Suivante(2000). She would work with Masson again inA vendre, a performance that earned her a second César nomination for Best Actress in 1999. In 2001, she won Best Actress at the Montreal World Film Festival for her interpretation inClaude Miller'sBetty Fisher et autres histoires. She also acted inEdouard Molinaro'sBeaumarchais,l'insolent(1996), Masson'sJe suis venue te dire(1996) andLove me(1999), Pascal Bonitzer'sRien sur Robert(1999), Claude Mouriéras'sTout va bien,on s'en va(2000), Jeanne Labrune'sC'est le bouquet! (2002), Pierre Jolivet'sFilles uniques(2003), Pierre Salvadori'sAprès vous(2003), and Bernard Rapp'sUn petit jeu sans conséquence(2004).