

The basics
Quick facts
Intro
French actress, film director and screenwriter
Gender:
Female
Places:
Work field:
Birth:
6 November 1967(Paris, Île-de-France, France)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Guillaume Schiffman
Children:
Nemo Schiffman
The details
Biography
Introduction
Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film Clément was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2013 film On My Way premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Her 2015 film Standing Tall was selected to open the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Bercot won the award for Best Actress for her role in Mon roi.
Filmography
As actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ragazzi | Emmanuelle | |
| 1995 | Inner City | ||
| 1997 | La Divine Poursuite | ||
| 1998 | Class Trip | Miss Grimm | |
| 1999 | It All Starts Today | Mrs. Tievaux | |
| 1999 | One 4 All | Sam Morvan's wife | |
| 2001 | Clément | Marion | Also director and screenwriter |
| 2004 | Right Now | Laurence | |
| 2005 | Camping sauvage | Florence | |
| 2007 | Childhoods | The mother of Orson Welles | Segment: "Le Regard d'un enfant" |
| 2010 | Carlos | TV mini-series | |
| 2011 | Polisse | Sue Ellen | |
| 2012 | Rue Mandar | Aline | |
| 2013 | Turning Tide | The Doctor | |
| 2015 | Mon roi | Tony | Cannes Film Festival for Best Actress Nominated—César Award for Best Actress Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Actress |
Filmmaker
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 1997 | Les Vacances | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1999 | La Puce | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1999 | Le Choix d'Élodie | Yes | Telefilm | |
| 2000 | Drug Scenes | Yes | Yes | Segment: "La Faute au vent" |
| 2001 | Clément | Yes | Yes | |
| 2003 | Quelqu'un vous aime... | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2004 | À poil ! | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2005 | Backstage | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Suite noire | Yes | Yes | TV series |
| 2010 | Mes chères études | Yes | Yes | Telefilm |
| 2010 | The Big Picture | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Polisse | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Lumières Award for Best Screenplay |
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| 2012 | The Players | Yes | Segment: "La Question" | |
| 2013 | On My Way | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Standing Tall | Yes | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2016 | 150 Milligrams | Yes | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation |
Decorations
- Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (2015)