Emmanuelle Beart

1965 -
French born Gassin

Height 5' 4¼" (1.63 m) . Emmanuelle Béart was born August 14, 1963 in Saint Tropez, France. She lived together with her brothers and sisters on a farm in Gassin not far from Saint Tropez in the Provence (southern France) because her father, French singer and poet Guy Béart, didn't want Emanuelle be effected by the glamour world of Paris. When she was 13, she saw Romy Schneider playing in the movie Mado (1976). From that time on, she wanted to be an actress. Her parents sent her for three years to Montreal in Canada. So she could learn English. However, in Montreal, she was engaged for a Robert Altman movie that was never made. After returning to France, she took drama classes and got her first TV-role in Raison perdue (1984) (TV). David Hamilton, the photographer/director, was impressed by her beauty and gave her a role in Premiers désirs (1983). She met her spouse, Daniel Auteuil, making Amour en douce, L' (1985). The film which made her famous in France was Manon des sources (1986). She played the role of a blonde shepherd dancing nude in the fields. Director Tom McLoughlin choose her out of 5000 candidates for her first Hollywood picture, Date with an Angel (1987). Emmanuelle is a very sensitive and a perfectionist. For the part of Camille in the film Un coeur en hiver (1992), she had taken violin lessons for a whole year. Her biggest success was the art film Belle noiseuse, La (1991) with Michel Piccoli, directed by Jacques Rivette, as a nude model. Daniel Auteuil (1993 - 1995) (divorced) 1 child.

Témoins, Les (2007) , A Crime (2006), Héros de la famille, Le (2006) , Enfer, L' (2005) , Un fil à la patte (2005) , D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires (2005) , À boire (2004) , Nathalie... (2003) , Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003) , Égarés, Les (2003) , 8 femmes (2002) , Répétition, La (2001) , Voyance et manigance (2001) , Destinées sentimentales, Les (2000) , Bûche, La (1999) , Elephant Juice (1999) , Temps retrouvé, Le (1999) , Voleur de vie (1998) , Don Juan (1998) , Mission: Impossible (1996) , Dernier chaperon rouge, Le (1996) , Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995) , Une femme française (1995) , Enfer, L' (1994) , Rupture(s) (1993) , Un coeur en hiver (1992) , J'embrasse pas (1991) , Belle noiseuse, La (1991) , Bateau de Lu, Le (1991) , Belle noiseuse. Divertimento, La (1991) , Viaggio di Capitan Fracassa, Il (1990) , Enfants du désordre, Les (1989) , Marie-Antoinette, reine d'un seul amour (1989) , À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur (1988) , Date with an Angel (1987) , Manon des sources (1986) , Femme de sa vie, La (1986) ,Amour en douce, L' (1985) , Un amour interdit (1984) , Zacharius (1984) , Et demain viendra le jour (1984) , Raison perdue (1984) , Premiers désirs (1983) , Demain les mômes (1976), Course du lièvre à travers les champs, La (1972)