Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

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Born
June 27, 1955 · Paris, France
Birth name
Isabelle Yasmine Adjani

Isabelle Yasmine Adjani was born in Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, a suburb of Paris, to Emma Augusta "Gusti" (Schweinberger) and Mohammed Adjani. Her father was a Kabyle Algerian, from Iferhounène, and her mother was a Bavarian German. She grew up speaking German fluently. After winning a school recitation contest, she began acting in amateur theater by the age of 12. At the age of 14, she starred in her first motion picture, Le Petit Bougnat (1970). Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Award for Best Actress (five), which she won for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983) (aka One Deadly Summer), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994) (aka Queen Margot) and Skirt Day (2008) (aka Skirt Day). She was also given a double Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1981. She also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She performs in French, English, Italian, and German. Adjani was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2010.

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