Fanny Ardant
Fanny Ardant is a celebrated French actress known for her powerful performances in both film and theater. She gained international acclaim for her roles in films like 'The Piano Teacher' and '8 Women'. Renowned for her distinctive voice and emotional depth, Ardant has built a... Read More
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 |
HalmeoniIn 2060, after decades of heat waves and water shortages, the government places the elderly in air-conditioned facilities intended to... |
Catherine Lamouette | |
| 2025 |
SalamandreIn 1900, in an arid region of Berry, France, drought had been raging for over a year. The trees had... |
Unknown character | |
| 2025 |
Ne crains pas le bruit de mes ailesIf I had had the good fortune to be the keeper of the Jardin des Plantes for a day, I... |
Keeper (voice) | |
| 2025 |
IslandThe story follows Joanna, a striking forty-year-old woman trapped in a stifling marriage to a wealthy and controlling man. When... |
Ada | |
| 2025 |
The Opera! Arias for an EclipseA sudden gunshot shatters the dream of two lovers on their wedding day. The fate of Orpheus and Eurydice is... |
Proserpina | |
| 2024 |
Back to AlexandriaAfter more than 20 years, Sue returns from Switzerland to her home country Egypt because her mother Fairouz is in... |
Fairouz | |
| 2024 |
Jane Birkin by FriendsJane Birkin was scheduled to perform at the Olympia in Paris on February 3, 2024. After she passed away on... |
Self | |
| 2024 |
E Trema Ancora, the Other Voice of Luchino ViscontiWhat remains of the Island of Ischia and the Villa? What remains of these landscapes in which Luchino Visconti, icon... |
Narrator | |
| 2024 |
Rachel's GameHome cook Rachel, a sort of Ma Dalton, has raised her sons Sam and Jeremiah, and her grandson, Nathan, in... |
Rachel Zimmerman | |
| 2024 |
American StarAn assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is... |
Anne | |
| 2023 |
My MotherlandFrance has been living alone in her apartment since the death of her husband. When she hears on the radio... |
France Cohen | |
| 2023 |
Rainier III par lui-mêmeWhen he ascended to the Monegasque throne in 1949, Rainier inherited a principality on the brink, narrowly avoiding annexation by... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2023 |
Mr. Blake at Your Service!Since his wife's death, Andrew Blake is depressed. In an ultimate impetus, he leaves London to go back to France,... |
Nathalie Beauvillier | |
| 2023 |
The PalaceA comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of... |
The Marquise | |
| 2023 |
Passion Fanny ArdantA portrait of the famous French actress Fanny Ardant, who has worked with great figures of cinema such as Agnès... |
Self - Actress (archive footage) | |
| 2023 |
AmusiaIn a world saturated with music, a girl who is born without the means to hear it. The disease is... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 | Self | ||
| 2022 |
The Colors of FireFebruary 1927. The funeral of Marcel Péricourt, the most powerful banker in Paris. His daughter Madeleine must take the helm... |
Solange Gallinato | |
| 2022 |
The Green ShuttersThe twilight of a sacred monster, Jules Maugin, an actor at the height of his glory. Beneath the famous personality,... |
Jeanne | |
| 2022 |
The Young LoversElegant, retired architect Shauna (70) crosses paths with Pierre, a happily married doctor in his 40s, who first made an... |
Shauna Loszinsky | |
| 2021 |
Good Morning MidnightLike every other night, Sasha goes out to drown her loneliness in alcohol at the local bistro. But this time,... |
Unknown character | |
| 2021 |
Les Damnés de la CommuneExclusively created with period engravings, this animated feature explores the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the ensuing Paris Commune revolution... |
Mère de Victorine (voice) | |
| 2020 |
DNAA woman has a close bond with her beloved Algerian grandfather, who protected her from a toxic home life as... |
Caroline | |
| 2019 |
La Belle ÉpoqueVictor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40... |
Marianne Drumond | |
| 2019 |
The Bare NecessityPierre Perdrix has been enjoying an enchanted though restless existence since the enigmatic Juliette Webb burst into his life, a... |
Thérèse Perdrix | |
| 2018 |
My Mother Is CrazyA road trip comedy about a crazy mother who has a tense relationship with her son. |
Nina Renner | |
| 2018 |
Vostok N°20Daily life in a third-class Transsiberian wagon named Vostok N 20. Between discomfort, shared meals, boredom and confessions to strangers,... |
(voice) | |
| 2018 |
Ondes de chocThe mini-series tells about shocking criminal cases from Switzerland, with each episode showing a self-contained story based on true events. |
Esther Fontanel | |
| 2018 |
Diary of My MindOn February 27, 2009, pupil Benjamin Feller commits a crime which he has meticulously described beforehand in a diary entry.... |
Esther Fontanel | |
| 2017 |
Lola PaterWhen his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola. |
Lola | |
| 2017 |
Night ShiftWith no career expectations, a temperamental young woman gave in to a job as a maid in a hotel. Makes... |
Unknown character | |
| 2017 |
Waiting for YouCompelled by grief and curiosity a young Englishman travels to France where he meets an eccentric older woman and unearths... |
Madeleine Brown | |
| 2016 |
Croque monsieurCoco Baisos, a mature woman who likes to lead a big train, finds herself once again a widow, the fifth... |
Coco | |
| 2016 |
For This Is My BodyThis is the story of an encounter. An encounter between a groupie and the rock star she has always worshipped,... |
La femme | |
| 2016 |
FiveA young man paying the rent for himself and his lifelong friends ends up flat-broke and resorts to selling marijuana... |
Fanny (uncredited) | |
| 2015 |
Chic!Helene must act as a matchmaker for her world famous fashion designer boss, Alicia Ricosi. |
Alicia Ricosi | |
| 2014 |
The SessionA photographer gets to take a last picture of a muse he is obsessed with during a rather strange session. |
Comtesse de Castiglione | |
| 2014 | Unknown character | ||
| 2014 |
Alliés NésMicha works with her father who owns a shoe repair shop. Like every Friday evening, he goes to dinner with... |
Mother | |
| 2014 |
Casanova VariationsAlone in a secluded mansion, Giacomo Casanova cries out then collapses. When the mysterious and beautiful writer, Elisa von der... |
Lucrecia | |
| 2014 |
ResistanceIn occupied France, 17-year-old Lili encounters war before love, and joins the Resistance. Through the interconnecting destinies of its teenage... |
The Countess | |
| 2013 |
RasputinA group of Russian noblemen want to maintain the monarchy and plan to kill Rasputin. |
L'Impératrice Alexandra | |
| 2013 |
Bright Days AheadBright days ahead? Caroline has retired, at last. A new life lies before her: time to take care of her... |
Caroline | |
| 2013 |
The Great BeautyJep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and... |
Fanny Ardant (uncredited) | |
| 2013 |
The Lanzac ClanA war of inheritance in the Lanzac family, a rich industrial family from Bordeaux, against a backdrop of family secrets... |
Elisabeth Lanzac | |
| 2012 |
Miroir mon amourThe story starts where the tale ends: Snow White wakes up to the age of sexuality and discovers a world... |
La reine | |
| 2012 |
The LookoutWhen police is about to apprehend a famous gang of bank robbers, an elite sniper opens fire from a roof,... |
Giovanni's Wife (uncredited) | |
| 2012 | Elisabeth Andrieu | ||
| 2010 |
You Never LeftSet in an allegorical "other place" that is a metaphor of a lost Egypt. Sketching a parallel between exile and... |
Unknown character | |
| 2010 | Makvina | ||
| 2009 |
TresorNathalie and Jean-Pierre have been together for five years, to celebrate their anniversary, Jean-Pierre prepare a surprise present for his... |
Françoise Lagier | |
| 2009 |
VisageHsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé... |
The Producer / Queen Herodias | |
| 2009 |
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the WaterThe title of the François Lunel film is the Buddhist proverb concluding by: "all is but illusion". His movie draws... |
Self / The producer / Queen Herodias | |
| 2009 |
La Traversée du désirWhat was your first desire? What did you long for most? Arielle Dombasle put these questions to a wide circle... |
Self | |
| 2008 |
Hello GoodbyeFrench film icons Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant star in this romantic comedy about a Parisian couple in their fifties... |
Gisèle Gaash | |
| 2008 |
Il DivoItaly, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived... |
French Ambassador's Wife (uncredited) | |
| 2007 |
The Trial BeginsA civil servant (Michele Lastella) uses shady methods to become a powerful businessman. |
Caterina | |
| 2007 |
Crossed TracksThe successful novelist Judith Ralitzer is interrogated in the police station about the disappearance of her ghost-writer. A serial-killer escapes... |
Judith Ralitzer | |
| 2007 |
The SecretsNoemi, the studious, devoutly religious daughter of a prominent rabbi, convinces her father to postpone her marriage for a year... |
Anouk | |
| 2006 |
Paris Je T'aimeOlivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this... |
Fanny Forestier (Pigalle) | |
| 2005 |
Mag Bodard, un destinMag Bodard, un destin is an archive documentary filmed for television by Anne Wiazemsky in 2005. |
Self | |
| 2005 |
French BeautyA story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema. |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 |
François Truffaut, une autobiographieA documentary tracing the career of filmmaker François Truffaut through the testimony of collaborators and admirers. |
Self | |
| 2004 |
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleursFor seven years, Antoine de Caunes and José Garcia made their mark on French comedy history each evening in prime-time... |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 |
El año del diluvioIn a particularly hot summer, Sister Consuelo, superior of an order dedicated to caring for the sick, decided to transform... |
Schwester Consuelo | |
| 2004 |
Words in ProgressDocumentary featuring footage from six decades of Cannes Film Festivals. |
Unknown character | |
| 2004 |
The Scent of BloodA couple of bourgeois intellectuals, Carlo and Silvia, have been married for twenty years. While she lives in their flat... |
Silvia | |
| 2003 |
Nathalie...Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message... |
Catherine | |
| 2003 |
SarahA stage play by John Murrell, adapted by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, performed to perfection by Fanny Ardant and Robert Hirsch about... |
Sarah Bernhardt | |
| 2002 |
Callas ForeverAging opera singer Maria Callas tries to make a comeback by performing in a production of Bizet's "Carmen." |
Maria Callas | |
| 2002 |
Heart of the FestivalA short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history. |
Self (archive footage) | |
| 2002 |
8 WomenEight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife... |
Pierrette | |
| 2001 |
Don't Tempt MeTwo angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a... |
Marina D'Angelo | |
| 2001 |
Change My LifeSlightly over-the-hill actress Nina has a fainting spell in a Paris park and Sami, an Algerian man, out for a... |
Nina | |
| 2000 |
The LibertineFrench philosopher Denis Diderot produces the first encyclopedia while indulging in 18th-century decadence. |
Madame Therbouche | |
| 1999 |
The Frenchman's SonA young boy and his two grandmothers flee from headhunters and other villainous types in the Brazilian rain forest in... |
Anne | |
| 1999 |
BalzacAs Balzac prepares to die, his entire past flashes before his eyes. As a young writer, he was driven by... |
Eve Hanska | |
| 1999 |
Balzac: A Life of PassionThis is the sprawling saga of Honoré de Balzac, a man who created a great literary oeuvre from the dramas... |
Eve Hanska | |
| 1999 |
Augustin, King of Kung-FuThe solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure young actor of bit-parts and advertisements, has but one... |
Fanny Ardant | |
| 1999 |
Hard OffThis French romantic comedy-drama concerns Claude Langmann, a middle-aged auctioneer, who is in a loving marriage with his second wife... |
Marie Langmann, épouse de Claude | |
| 1998 | Self | ||
| 1998 |
ElizabethThe story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts... |
Mary of Guise | |
| 1998 |
The DinnerAn evening at an Italian restaurant. Hosted by tolerant and relaxed Flora, various parties of middle-class people come in --... |
Flora | |
| 1997 | Unknown character | ||
| 1996 |
RidiculeTo get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games... |
Madame de Blayac | |
| 1996 |
DesireDésiré is a fine servant and butler who regularly seduces the ladies of the house where he works, but then... |
Odette | |
| 1996 |
What a DragA closeted gay man's attempt to "act straight" for the sake of his job has unexpected consequences. |
Evelyne, dite Eva | |
| 1995 |
SabrinaAfter her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long... |
Irene | |
| 1995 |
Beyond the CloudsFour tales, each centered on a woman, journey inward to explore the enigmatic reality of their lives, connecting through a... |
Patricia | |
| 1995 |
To Make a Film Is to Be AliveA behind-the-scenes look by wife Enrica Antonioni into Michelangelo Antonioni's passion for cinema as he directs Beyond the Clouds (1995),... |
Self (uncredited) | |
| 1995 | Self - Guest | ||
| 1995 |
One Hundred and One NightsMonsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a... |
The Star That Turns at Night | |
| 1994 |
Colonel ChabertWhen Colonel Chabert returns from the war, he discovers that he has lost everything. |
Gräfin Ferraud | |
| 1993 |
AmokWhenever people are released from their society's constraints, there is the possibility that they will behave badly, at least according... |
She | |
| 1993 |
François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsTwenty-six people - including two daughters, an ex-wife, his last lover, actors, fellow directors and writers, a neighbor, and boyhood... |
Self | |
| 1991 |
Nothing But LiesFrustrated with her life, a Parisian tells her philandering husband about her lover. |
Muriel | |
| 1991 |
Afraid of the DarkA little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions. |
Miriam | |
| 1990 |
Adventure of Catherine C.In Paris, unhappy movie actress Catherine Crachat becomes infatuated with the mathematician Pierre Indemini, but then breaks up with him.... |
Catherine Crachat | |
| 1989 |
AustraliaFollowing a stint as a WWII fighter pilot, Belgian-born Edouard falls in love with an Indonesian woman, has a daughter... |
Jeanne Gauthier | |
| 1989 |
Pleure Pas My LoveAfter the suicide of his actress-mother, a young man announces his identity to his father, who happens to be the... |
Roxane | |
| 1989 | Laure-Adélaïde de Chabrillant | ||
| 1988 |
Love and FearThree sisters, played by Fanny Ardant, Greta Scacchi and Valeria Golino, struggle with their illusions, goals and desires in Margarethe... |
Velia | |
| 1988 | La veggente | ||
| 1987 |
The Family"The Family," an album with a velvet cover, is meant to touch the extended family of man. Formal portraits, bookends... |
Adriana | |
| 1986 |
MéloIn 1920s Paris, violinists and lifelong friends Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are happy with their lives, although Marcel has... |
Christiane Levesque | |
| 1986 |
The NonentityEach evening, four men – a doctor, a journalist, a professor and a merchant – meet up in a deserted... |
Mlle Lotte | |
| 1986 |
Family BusinessA recently released safecracker returns to stealing in order to support his family. After several successful thefts, he decides to... |
Marianne, the Mother | |
| 1985 |
Vivement TruffautA tribute to the late, great French director Francois Truffaut, this documentary was undoubtedly named after his last movie, Vivement... |
Self / Barbara (archive footage) | |
| 1985 |
Les enragésMarc and Laurent, two worrying misfits, break into a large isolated property in the middle of the countryside. Marc discovers... |
Jessica Melrose | |
| 1985 |
Next SummerEdouard is patriarch of a large family: his second wife, Jeanne, has just had a baby and finally had enough... |
Dina | |
| 1985 | Gabriella | ||
| 1985 | Fanny Ardant | ||
| 1984 |
Love Unto DeathElisabeth and Simon have been deeply in love for two months when Simon momentarily dies, but returns to life. Despite... |
Judith Martignac | |
| 1984 |
Swann in LoveIn Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never... |
Duchesse de Guermantes | |
| 1984 |
DesiderioAfter losing the ferry that should bring her to Greece by her husband, an Italian-French journalist finds herself in her... |
Lucia | |
| 1983 |
BenvenutaA passionate affair set against the intense encounter between a film-maker and a novelist. The story begins with young scriptwriter... |
Benvenuta | |
| 1983 |
Confidentially YoursAfter he's implicated in several murders, a real estate agent goes on the lam while his intrepid secretary does some... |
Barbara Becker | |
| 1983 |
Life Is a Bed of RosesIn this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at... |
Livia Cerasquier | |
| 1983 |
André Delvaux directs BenvenutaBehind the scenes documentary on the shooting of André Delvaux's Benvenuta in Milan and Ghent, including interviews with lead actors... |
Self | |
| 1982 |
Le Chef de familleThe head of the family is a beautiful and independent woman who lives with her mother Isa, grand-mother Liane, aunt... |
Katy | |
| 1982 | Self | ||
| 1981 |
The Woman Next DoorTwo ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue. |
Mathilde Bauchard | |
| 1981 |
Les Bons BourgeoisIn May of 1968, a well-off family from the XVIth district in Paris lives through the revolutionary fever of the... |
Philomène | |
| 1981 |
BoleroThe film follows four families, with different nationalities (French, German, Russian and American) but with the same passion for music,... |
Véronique | |
| 1981 |
The Fall of the House of UsherConvinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding... |
Madeline Usher | |
| 1979 |
Les Dames de la côteFrench miniseries. |
Fanny Villatte | |
| 1979 | Natacha | ||
| 1979 |
The DogsAfter several inhabitants of a new city were bitten by dogs, a young doctor tries to put a stop to... |
Nurse | |
| 1978 | Jeanne Laurent | ||
| 1976 |
Marie, the DollMarie, who was orphaned as a young girl, has a case of arrested development that makes her act younger than... |
Marie-Paule | |
| 1976 |
Cérémonie des CésarThe César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art... |
Self - President | |
| 1975 |
Numéro unA French variety show. |
Self | |
| 1975 |
ApostrophesApostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran... |
Self | |
| 1974 |
Spécial cinémaMarcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye... |
Self | |
| 1972 |
Le Grand ÉchiquierLe Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm... |
Self | |
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Modigliani - Il principeA coming-of-age tale centered on Modigliani's youth. Amedeo moves to Paris in his early 20s, dies while still young, and... |
Unknown character | |
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Got a question about Fanny Ardant?
Fanny Ardant is best known for her roles in 'The Piano Teacher', '8 Women', and 'The Last Mitterrand'. These films have showcased her range and depth as an actress, earning her critical acclaim.
Yes, Fanny Ardant has received several awards, including the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 'The Dinners of the Year' and the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for 'The Piano Teacher'.
Fanny Ardant began her acting career in the late 1960s, making her film debut in 1970. She quickly became a prominent figure in French cinema.
Fanny Ardant's estimated net worth is around $5 million, reflecting her successful career in film and theater over several decades.
Fanny Ardant is known for her distinctive voice and strong emotional presence on screen. Her ability to convey complex emotions has made her a respected figure in the acting community.
Yes, Fanny Ardant has collaborated with renowned directors, including François Truffaut and Alain Resnais, both of whom have significantly influenced her career and artistic development.
In 'BigBug' (2022), Fanny Ardant plays the character of 'Mimi', showcasing her ability to blend humor and drama in a unique narrative about a future where humans are confined by their smart home technology.
Fanny Ardant was born in Saumur, France, and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. Her early training in theater laid the foundation for her successful film career.