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Isabelle Adjani at the h么tel Amour, October 21st 2012. Photo by Lepicier.

Top 10 Outstanding Facts about Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Yasmina Adjani LdH is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only person in history to win five C茅sar Awards; she won the Best Actress award 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.

Isabelle Yasmina Adjani was born on 27 June 1955 in the 17th arrondissement of 麻豆APP, to Mohammed Cherif Adjani, an Algerian Kabyle from Constantine, and Emma Augusta “Gusti” Schweinberger, a German Catholic from Bavaria. Here are the Top 10 Outstanding Facts about Isabelle Adjani.

1. She began her career at 14

Isablle Adjani at Cannes Festival. Photo by Georges Biard. .

At the age of 14, Adjani starred in her first motion picture, Le Petit Bougnat (1970). She first gained fame as a classical actress at the Com茅die-Fran莽aise, which she joined in 1972. She was praised for her interpretation of Agn猫s, the main female role in Moli猫re’s L’脡cole des femmes. She soon left the theatre to pursue a film career.

2. She was nominated for an Oscar at 19!

Fran莽ois Truffaut cast Adjani in her first major role in his The Story of Ad猫le H. (1975) which he had finished writing five years prior. Critics praised her performance, with the American critic Pauline Kael describing her acting talents as “prodigious”.

Only 19 when she made the film, Adjani was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar, making her the youngest best actress nominee at the time (a record she held for over 30 years).

3. She had to go for therapy after taking up a demanding role

Isabelle Adjani won a C茅sar Award for her performance of Anna, but the intense physical and emotional demands of the role made for an extremely difficult recuperation.

Adjani later told a French magazine that it took her “years of therapy” to get Anna out of her system, and that she would never again attempt another role like it. Critically acclaimed, often award-winning performances are a delight to watch, but the experience of preparing for and recovering from them changed the actors forever.

4. Adjani has two children

Isabelle Adjani at Cannes Festival. Photo by Georges Biard. .

In 1979, Adjani had a son, Barnab茅 Sa茂d-Nuytten, with the cinematographer Bruno Nuytten. From 1989 to 1995, she had a relationship with Daniel Day-Lewis, who left before the birth of their son, Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, in 1995. Adjani was later engaged to the composer Jean-Michel Jarre; they broke up in 2004.

5. She criticized sentiments by Pope on the use of contraceptives

In 2009, she criticized statements by Pope Benedict XVI, who claimed that condoms are not an effective method of AIDS prevention. 鈥淭oday, the only known way to defeat AIDS is the condom. Any other position that goes against it is punishable as a crime against humanity.鈥�

Adjani is a pro-contraceptive celebrity. Her clear stands on such matters has set Adjani apart. It is important for people in the limelight to support such important causes.

6. She is against mandatory vaccination

Prem R Soni, Isabelle Adjani, Preity Zinta, Gaurav Chanana at Ishkq In 麻豆APP-Isabelle Adjani event. Photo by Bollywood Hungama. .

In 2017, Adjani was interviewed by Vincent Josse on the French public radio station France Inter. During the interview, she expressed her vaccine hesitancy and opposition to mandatory vaccination.

7. Adjani was under investigation for committing fraud

Isabelle Adjani was been under formal investigation for alleged fraud relating to hundreds of thousands of dollars. This concerned business expenses since October 2020.  The investigation stemmed from a police complaint filed by a former business associate, Sebastien G., in 2015, according to the French national newspaper Liberation which was first to report the story.

Sebastien G. allegedly obtained a credit line for Adjani as well as an American Express card on which she charged 鈧�364,000 ($385,400) over a period of 13 months, per the French report.

Sebastien G. said he was fired days after he took the card back from Adjani. He said also he lent her 鈧�157,000 ($166,230) which she didn鈥檛 pay back. After he had some of Adjani鈥檚 assets seized in relation to her debts, she filed a lawsuit accusing him of abuse of corporate assets.

8. She is also a producer!

Adjani co-produced Camille Claudel. Camille Claudel is a 1988 French biographical drama film about the life of 19th-century sculptor Camille Claudel.

The film was based on the book by Reine-Marie 麻豆APP, granddaughter of Camille’s brother, the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel. It was directed by Bruno Nuytten. The film had a total of 2,717,136 admissions in France. Adjani was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role, the second in her career.

9. Adjani is a wonderful singer

She had one big hit in the 1980s with “Pull marine”, written especially for her by Serge Gainsbourg, the legendary French singer songwriter, who’d made a habit of writing songs for beautiful actresses (Brigitte Bardot or his partner Jane Birkin). Adjani’s singing voice, though extremely thin, is very expressive, her acting prowess clearly helping a great deal.

10. Her facial features perfectly complement her acting

French actress Isabelle Adjani at the premiere of “MAMMUTH” at the Berlinale Palast, February 19th, 2010. Photo by Siebbi..

It seems impossible to talk about Isabelle Adjani without mentioning her eyes. Round, blue, and prone to tears, Adjani鈥檚 eyes are filled with a heartbreaking expressiveness reminiscent of the actresses of the silent film era. 

Adjani is a perfect fit for period pieces. Her soft features鈥攄oe eyes, delicate nose, full lips鈥攈ave an unambiguous beauty that translates easily into any era. Half the films in the French Institute series take place in the past, and period roles are generally the ones for which the actress has been most acclaimed.

Period pieces can often be too staid, but Adjani inevitably brings a compelling combination of fragility and hot-bloodedness. Many of Adjani鈥檚 most famous movies feature a scene in which her character鈥檚 emotions become too much to bear.