Isabelle Adjani

Name: Isabelle Adjani
Birth Name: Isabelle Yasmine Adjani
Height: 5' 4"
Sex: F
Nationality: French
Birth Date: June 27, 1955
Birth Place: Gennevilliers, France
Profession: actress, producer
Relationship: Daniel Day-Lewis (splitted up)
Father: An Algerian father of Turkish ancestry
Mother: A German mother
Son: Barnabe (father: Bruno Nuytten)
Daughter: Gabriel-Kane (father: Daniel Day-Lewis; born in April 1995)
Claim to fame: as Shirra Assel in Isthar (1987)
   
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ISABELLE ADJANI NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Will be honored with a tribute at the Montreal World Film Festival, which will take place Aug. 26-Sept. 6, 2004.
  • Continued to be highly visible on the political scene, staunchly supporting Algerian rebel activities and actively fighting racism against North African immigrants (such as her father) in France.
  • Hair color: Brown
  • Eyes color: Brown
  • Raised and schooled in Paris.
  • Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1990)
  • Her exotic beauty comes by way of an Algerian-Turkish father and a German mother.
  • Recorded a million selling album in 1983 with the hit single Pull Marine written by Serge Gainsbour, to which the video was shot by Luc Besson.
  • Is the only actress in the history French Cinema to get four César awards.
  • Was paid $1,430,000 for TOXIC AFFAIR (1993)
  • Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1988)
  • Nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for THE STORY OF ADELE H (1975)

Quotes
  • "It's rare to find a director who really likes and knows how to look at a woman through the camera."

Awards
  • Cabourg Romantic Film Festival: Best Actress, ADOLPHE (2002)
  • Cesar awards: Best Actress, QUEEN MARGOT (1994)
  • Cesar awards: Best Actress, CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1988)
  • Berlin Festival: Best Actress prize, for CAMILLE CLAUDEL (1988)
  • Cesar awards: Best Actress, L' ÉTÉ MEURTRIER (1983)
  • Cesar awards: Best Actress, POSSESSION (1981)
  • Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress, POSSESSION (1981)
  • Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress, QUARTET (1981)
  • Bambi Awards (1978)
  • Cartagena Film Festival: Best Actress, THE STORY OF ADELE H (1975)
  • National Board of Review: Best Actress, THE STORY OF ADELE H (1975)
  • NSFC Award: Best Actress, THE STORY OF ADELE H (1975)
  • NYFCC Award: Best Actress, THE STORY OF ADELE H (1975)
FAN SITES  
  • Isabelle Adjani Official Site
    http://www.isabelleadjani.net/
    If you can read in French, this site will provide anything about the French actress Isabelle Adjani. Only in French.
  • Isabelle Adjani Website Japan
    http://belle.onweb.cx/
    Japanese Isabelle Adjani fansite, offering infos, news, picture gallery, filmography, and more.
  • The Isabelle Adjani Page
    http://student.twi.tudelft.nl/~s559429/Isabelle-Adjani/intro
    .html
    New fan page with bio, filmography, videography, awards, links, pictures and fun club info.
  • Isabelle Adjani Gallery
    http://member.hitel.net/~k2hdd/
    Photo gallery and links to related sites.
  • Hommage to Isabelle Adjani
    http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Guild/2977/
    In Italian this site features pictures, info on Isabelle Adjani and links.