Portrait of Emmanuelle Riva

Acting

Emmanuelle Riva

Career

Active from 1959 to 2017, busiest in 1960 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
40
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
GoodWatch score88/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    2013 · Won

    Amour

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actress

    2013 · Won · 66th British Academy Film Awards

    Amour

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Leading Role

    2013 · Nominated · 85th Academy Awards

    Amour

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    2013 · Nominated · 38th César Awards

    Amour

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Emmanuelle Riva Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.3, average 3.6
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 8
  • Character Study 7
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Historical Fantasy 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Psychological Tension 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 70
Marx Can Wait
Marx Can Wait (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mother (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010s

5 titles · average score 68
Lost in Paris
Lost in Paris (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

as Martha

A Greek Type of Problem
A Greek Type of Problem (2013)
GoodWatch score 55

as Granny

Amour
Amour (2012)
GoodWatch score 87

as Anne

Wide-Awake
Wide-Awake (2012)

as The Superwoman

Skylab
Skylab (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Prévost

2000s

7 titles · average score 55
A Man and His Dog
A Man and His Dog (2009)
GoodWatch score 51

as Femme église

The Great Alibi
The Great Alibi (2008)
GoodWatch score 40

as Geneviève Herbin

My Son
My Son (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Grandmother / La grand-mère

Green Paradise
Green Paradise (2004)

as La mère de Lucas

Eros Therapy
Eros Therapy (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Emma

C'est la vie
C'est la vie (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dominique

Médée
Médée (2001)

as Le choeur

1990s

11 titles · average score 63
Venus Beauty Institute
Venus Beauty Institute (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tante Lyda

Capitaine au long cours
Capitaine au long cours (1997)

as Clémentine / Calypso

XXL
XXL (1997)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sonia Stern

Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent
Arthur Rimbaud, l'homme aux semelles de vent (1995)

as Vitalie Rimbaud

Éclats de famille
Éclats de famille (1995)

as Maguerite

A che punto è la notte
A che punto è la notte (1994)

TV show · as Professoressa Chaldiny

A Shadow of a Doubt
A Shadow of a Doubt (1993)

as Grandmother

Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mother

Far from Brazil
Far from Brazil (1992)

as Juliette

For Sasha
For Sasha (1991)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Malka

The Passion of Bernadette
The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

as Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou

1980s

8 titles · average score 58
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mother

Funny Boy
Funny Boy (1987)

as Micky's Mother

Liberty at Night
Liberty at Night (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mouche

Un delitto
Un delitto (1984)

as Madame Louise

A Man of My Measure
A Man of My Measure (1983)

as Lisa Leibovitch

The Eyes, the Mouth
The Eyes, the Mouth (1982)
GoodWatch score 58

as Madre

Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Is There a Frenchman in the House? (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Adélaïde Tumelat

The Games of Countess Dolingen
The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

as Une invitée

1970s

12 titles · average score 70
Les Jeunes Filles
Les Jeunes Filles (1979)

as Andrée Hacquebaut

Les Jeunes Filles
Les Jeunes Filles (1978)

TV show

The Devil in the Heart
The Devil in the Heart (1976)

as Mrs. Bouvier, the mother

Au long de rivière Fango
Au long de rivière Fango (1975)

as Mathilde

La mort de l'utopie
La mort de l'utopie (1975)

as La tragédienne

Ariane
Ariane (1974)

as Pasiphae

I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse
I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Madame Rey

Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire (1972)

as The Baroness

Le Cygne
Le Cygne (1972)

as Dame Gritie

Man of Desire
Man of Desire (1971)

as Valentine

Proust, l'art et la douleur
Proust, l'art et la douleur (1971)

as Narrator (voice)

The Modification
The Modification (1970)

as Henriette

1960s

19 titles · average score 72
La forêt noire
La forêt noire (1968)

as Maria Richter

Risky Business
Risky Business (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

as Suzanne Doucet

Le Coup de grâce
Le Coup de grâce (1966)

as Sophie

Thomas the Impostor
Thomas the Impostor (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as la princesse de Bormes

The Big Hit
The Big Hit (1964)

as Clémence Grandval

The Hours of Love
The Hours of Love (1963)

as Maretta

Climates of Love
Climates of Love (1962)

as Isabelle

Therese
Therese (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

as Thérèse Desqueyroux

Léon Morin, Priest
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
GoodWatch score 86

as Barny

Kapo
Kapo (1960)
GoodWatch score 66

as Terese

Adua and Her Friends
Adua and Her Friends (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

as Marilina

The Eighth Day
The Eighth Day (1960)

as Françoise

1950s

3 titles · average score 78
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

as Elle

The Possessors
The Possessors (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

as la secrétaire de Noël

Les Énigmes de l'Histoire
Les Énigmes de l'Histoire (1956)

TV show