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-'''Isabelle Yasmina Adjani''' (born 27 June 1955) is a [[French cinema|French film actress]] and singer. A five-time winner of the [[César Award for Best Actress]], she won for ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' (1981), ''[[One Deadly Summer]]'' (1983) ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]'' (1988), ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|La Reine Margot]]'' (1994) and ''[[Skirt Day]]'' (2009). She was made a [[Legion of Honour|Chevalier of the Legion of Honour]] in 2010, and a [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in 2014.+'''Isabelle Yasmina Adjani''' (born 27 June 1955) is a [[French people|French]] film actress and singer. She is one of the most acclaimed French actresses of all time and is the only actress or actor in history to win five [[César Award]]s; she won [[César Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for ''[[Possession (1981 film)|Possession]]'' (1981), ''[[One Deadly Summer]]'' (1983), ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]'' (1988), ''[[La Reine Margot (1994 film)|La Reine Margot]]'' (1994), and ''[[Skirt Day]]'' (2009). She was made a [[Legion of Honour|Chevalier of the Legion of Honour]] in 2010, and a [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in 2014.
-== Filmography==+ 
-{| class="wikitable"+Adjani's performance as [[Adèle Hugo]] in the 1975 film ''[[The Story of Adele H.]]'' earned her the first of two nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. Her second nomination—for ''Camille Claudel—''made her the first French actress to receive two nominations, both for foreign-language films. She won [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actress]] at the [[1981 Cannes Film Festival]] for her performances in ''Possession'' and ''[[Quartet (1981 film)|Quartet]]'', and, later, she won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] at the [[1989 Berlin Film Festival]] for ''Camille Claudel''. Her other notable film performances include ''[[The Tenant]]'' (1976), ''[[Nosferatu the Vampyre]]'' (1979), ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' (1985), ''[[Diabolique (1996 film)|Diabolique]]'' (1996), and ''[[French Women (film)|French Women]]'' (2014).
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-! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes+
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-| [[1970 in film|1970]] || ''[[Le Petit bougnat]]'' || Rose || +
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-| [[1972 in film|1972]] || ''[[Faustine et le bel été]]'' || Camille || +
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-| [[1974 in film|1974]] || ''[[La Gifle]]'' || Isabelle Doulean || +
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-| [[1975 in film|1975]] || ''[[L'Histoire d'Adèle H.]]'' || Adèle Hugo || '''Best Actress Oscar nomination''' +
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-|rowspan="2" | [[1976 in film|1976]] || ''[[Le Locataire]]'' || Stella || +
-|-+
-| ''[[Barocco]]'' || Laure || +
-|-+
-| [[1977 in film|1977]] || ''[[Violette & François]]'' || Violette Clot || +
-|-+
-| [[1978 in film|1978]] || ''[[The Driver]]'' || The Player || +
-|-+
-|rowspan="2" | [[1979 in film|1979]] || ''[[Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht]]'' || Lucy Harker || +
-|-+
-| ''[[Les Soeurs Brontë]]'' || [[Emily Brontë]] || +
-|-+
-|rowspan="4" | [[1981 in film|1981]] || ''[[Clara et les Chics Types]]'' || Clara || +
-|-+
-| ''[[Possession]]'' || Anna/Helen || +
-|-+
-| ''[[Quartet]]'' || Marya Zelli || +
-|-+
-| ''[[L' Année prochaine... si tout va bien]]'' || Isabelle || +
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-|rowspan="2" | [[1982 in film|1982]] || ''[[Tout feu, tout flamme]]'' || Pauline Valance || +
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-| ''[[Antonieta]]'' || Antonieta Rivas Mercado || +
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-|rowspan="2" | [[1983 in film|1983]] || ''[[Mortelle randonnée]]'' || Catherine Leiris/Lucie, 'Marie' || +
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-| ''[[L' Été meurtrier]]'' || Eliane dite 'Elle' || +
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-| [[1985 in film|1985]] || ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' || Héléna || +
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-| [[1986 in film|1986]] || ''[[T'as de beaux escaliers tu sais]]'' || || +
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-| [[1987 in film|1987]] || ''[[Ishtar (film)|Ishtar]]'' || Shirra Assel || +
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-| [[1988 in film|1988]] || ''[[Camille Claudel (film)|Camille Claudel]]'' || [[Camille Claudel]] || '''Best Actress Oscar nomination''' +
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-| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''[[Toxic Affair]]'' || Pénélope || +
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-| [[1994 in film|1994]] || ''[[La Reine Margot]]'' || Margot || +
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-| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''[[Diabolique]]'' || Mia Baran || +
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-|rowspan="2" | [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[La Repentie]]'' || Charlotte/Leïla || +
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-| ''[[Adolphe]]'' || Ellénore || +
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-|rowspan="2" | [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Bon voyage]]'' || Viviane Denvers || +
-|-+
-| ''[[Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran]]'' || La star || +
-|-+
-|}+
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Isabelle Yasmina Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French film actress and singer. She is one of the most acclaimed French actresses of all time and is the only actress or actor in history to win five César Awards; she won Best Actress for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), La Reine Margot (1994), and Skirt Day (2009). She was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 2010, and a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2014.

Adjani's performance as Adèle Hugo in the 1975 film The Story of Adele H. earned her the first of two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her second nomination—for Camille Claudel—made her the first French actress to receive two nominations, both for foreign-language films. She won Best Actress at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for her performances in Possession and Quartet, and, later, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 1989 Berlin Film Festival for Camille Claudel. Her other notable film performances include The Tenant (1976), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Subway (1985), Diabolique (1996), and French Women (2014).


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