Karin Viard


Karin Viard is a French actress. She made her film debut in Tatie Danielle in 1990. She has appeared in films such as Delicatessen, L'Emploi du temps, Adultère, mode d'emploi and La parenthèse enchantée.
Viard was a member of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival jury.

Life and career

Viard was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen.
Viard has won three César Awards. The first in 2000 for Best Actress for her role in Haut les cœurs!, the second in 2003 for Best Supporting Actress for Embrassez qui vous voudrez and the third in 2019, in the same category for Little Tickles. Overall, she has been nominated for the César Awards 13 times.
Viard has also won the Best Actress award at the Montréal World Film Festival for her performance in Le Rôle de sa vie.

Personal life

From 1992 to 2017, Karin Viard lived with Laurent Machuel, director of photography, cameraman and sound engineer; together they had two daughters, Marguerite and Simone.

Theatre

Filmography

Cinema

Television