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Jeanne Balibar
Balibar at Cannes Film Festival 2017
Born
(1968-04-13) 13 April 1968 (age 54)
Paris, France
Occupation
Actress, singer
Years active
1992–present
Spouse(s)
Mathieu Amalric (div.)
Children
2
Parent(s)
Étienne Balibar
Françoise Balibar
Jeanne Balibar (born 13 April 1968) is a French actress and singer.
Balibar was born in Paris, the daughter of Marxist philosopher Étienne Balibar and physicist Françoise Balibar.
She started her career as a student in the famous French theater school "Cours Florent", in Paris, with her friends, actor Eric Ruf and photographer & actor Gregory Herpe.
She began her acting career on the stage, in "Don Juan" at the Festival d'Avignon. Her first film role was in Arnaud Desplechin's 1992 film The Sentinel. She continues to perform in both spheres. She has supported François Hollande's 2012 presidential campaign.
She starred in Ne change rien (2009) directed by Pedro Costa. Among other films, she appeared in 17 Times Cécile Cassard (2002), directed by Christophe Honoré, with Béatrice Dalle and Romain Duris; All the Fine Promises (2003), directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, with Bulle Ogier and Valérie Crunchant; and Clean (2004), directed by Olivier Assayas, with Maggie Cheung and Nick Nolte.
Filmography[edit]
The Sentinel (1992)
My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument (French title: Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle), 1996)
J'ai horreur de l'amour (1997)
Late August, Early September (French title: Fin août, début septembre, 1998)
Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-Chantiers) (1998)
Ça ira mieux demain (2000)
Comedy of Innocence (2000)
With all my love (2001)
Who knows? (French title: Va savoir, 2001)
17 Times Cécile Cassard (French title: 17 fois Cécile Cassard, 2002)
Wimbledon Stadium (French title: Le stade de Wimbledon, 2002)
A Private Affair (French title: Une affaire Privée, 2002)
Saltimbank (2003)
All the Fine Promises (French title: Toutes ces belles promesses, 2003)
Code 46 (2003)
Clean (2004)
Call me Agostino (2005)
Les Rois maudits (2005) as Béatrice d'Hirson (miniseries)
The Duchess of Langeais (2007) (French title: Ne touchez pas la hache, 2007)
Sagan (2008)
The Ball of the Actresses (2009)
A Town Called Panic (2009)
Ne Change Rien (2009)
La Dame Aux Camélias – Théâtre de l'Odéon (2012)
Layla Fourie (2013)
Grace of Monaco (2014)
Portrait of the Artist (2014)
Summer Nights (Les nuits d'été) (2014)
Never Ever (2016)
Barbara (2017)
Cold War (2018)
Les Misérables (2019)
Memoria (2021)
Lost Illusions (2021)
Discography[edit]
Paramour (2003)
Slalom Dame (2006)
Decorations[edit]
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)[1]