Karin Viard
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Karin Viard (born in 1966 in Rouen) is a French actress. After training in drama in Rouen and later in Paris, she made her screen debut in the early 1990s, notably appearing in Étienne Chatiliez's Tatie Danielle (1990) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's Delicatessen (1991). She gained public recognition with Philippe Harel's comedy Hiking (Les Randonneurs, 1997). Throughout her career, she has alternated between comedies, dramas, and stage productions. She has won three César Awards: Best Actress for Sólveig Anspach's Haut les cœurs ! (1999), and two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Michel Blanc's Summer Things (Embrassez qui vous voudrez, 2002) and Andréa Bescond and Éric Métayer's Little Tickles (Les Chatouilles, 2018). Her filmography also includes critical and commercial successes such as The Role of Her Life (Le Rôle de sa vie, 2004), Polisse (2011), The Bélier Family (La Famille Bélier, 2014), Jalouse (2017), and Madame de Sévigné (2024).
Known for
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La Haine (1995)
as Art Gallery Girl #2
The Bélier Family (2014)
as Gigi Bélier
Delicatessen (1991)
as Mademoiselle Plusse
The Visitors: Bastille Day (2016)
as Adélaïde de Montmirail
Nothing to Declare (2010)
as Irène Janus
Fantasies (2021)
as Lili Michel (sketch 'Antagonistophilie')
Perfect Nanny (2019)
as Louise
Species (2026)
as Hélène
Trophy Wife (2010)
as Nadège
Maria into Life (2022)
as Maria
The Children of the Century (1999)
as Marie Dorval
Little Tickles (2018)
as Mado Le Nadant
Une Fille en or (2026)
as Karin Viard
The Ax (2005)
as Marlène Davert
Bécassine ! (2018)
as Marquise de Grand-Air
Polisse (2011)
as Nadine
Summer Things (2002)
as Véro
Dear Mother (2020)
as Valérie
Change of Plans (2009)
as Marie-Laurence
A Place for Her (2026)
as Diane
True Enough (2007)
as Anne
It Happened in Saint-Tropez (2013)
as Une people à Cannes soirée Melko
The Children (2005)
as Jeanne Lancry
Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
as Marianne
Happy End (2009)
as Chloe
Paris (2008)
as La Boulangère
On Air (2012)
as Mélina
Fast (1995)
as La fille aux cheveux jaunes (comme des frites)
Teach Me If You Can (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
Lolo (2015)
as Ariane
Fourbi (1996)
as Rosemonde
All About Actresses (2009)
as Karin Viard
Time Out (2001)
as Muriel
Adultery (A User's Guide) (1995)
as Fabienne
Emmène-moi (1995)
as Sophie
A Hell of a Day (2001)
as Hortense Lassalle
Tokyo Shaking (2021)
as Alexandra Pacquart
Hell (2005)
as Céline
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (1991)
as Philippine
Parade nuptiale (—)
Actor
My Piece of the Pie (2011)
as France
Children's Play (2001)
as Marianne Fauvel
Jealous (2017)
as Nathalie Pécheux
Wow! (2023)
as Catherine
Kiss & Tell (2018)
as Véro
Appearances (2020)
as Eve
Madame de Sévigné (2024)
as Madame de Sévigné
Le Débarquement 2 (2013)
as Various Characters
The Hook (2004)
as Suzy Castelano
Le Débarquement (2013)
Actor
The Roommates Party (2015)
as Christine Dubreuil
Rire (enfin) au féminin (2024)
as self
An Ordinary Mother (2022)
as Aline
21 Nights with Pattie (2015)
as Pattie
Skylab (2011)
as Adult Albertine
Lulu in the Nude (2013)
as Lulu
Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder (2012)
as Yann Piat
Zone Bleue (1993)
as Violette
The Ex-Wife of My Life (2004)
as Nina
Strangers by Night (2023)
as Nathalie / Jeanne
La Goula (1986)
as Karin
Families (2015)
as Forence Deffe
Diary of a Seducer (1996)
as Charlotte
Hikers in Saint-Tropez (2008)
as Coralie
The Chef's Wife (2014)
as Marithé Bressy
My Father's Guests (2010)
as Babette
Saddle Up For Revenge (2021)
as Miranda Bloomberg
Before What Comes After (2025)
as Cancer Specialist
Chamouxland : la reconstruction (2026)
Actor
Auntie Danielle (1990)
as Agathe
L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues (2011)
Actor
A Man's Skin (2027)
as Queen
Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt (1997)
as Marguerite
In Mom's Head (2007)
as Juliette "Juju" Gotchac
La mort d'une vache (1990)
as La bouchère
Prime Rush (2025)
as Anne Chalamont
The New Eve (1999)
as Camille
France Boutique (2003)
as France
La fête est finie (—)
Actor
Enchanted Interlude (2000)
as Eve
A Bun in the Oven (2016)
as Nicole
Ce que femme veut... (1993)
as Cécile
L'Amour en marche (1986)
as Karin
Three Times Nothing (2022)
as Woman who comes to get the raclette machine
Sidestroke (1993)
as Clara
Hikers (1997)
as Coralie
Magnificat (2023)
as Charlotte
Little Nothings (1992)
as Isabelle
La Séparation (1994)
as Claire
Elles étaient trois (1993)
as Karin
25 décembre 58, 10h36 (1991)
as Karin
New Beginnings (2023)
as Diane
The Role of Her Life (2004)
as Claire Rocher
Sitcom, A Movie (1999)
as Lola
Le fils préféré (1994)
as Martine
Le cœur fou (—)
as Simone
Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve (1997)
as Monica
Le camping, un siècle de bonheur français (2026)
as Self : Narrator
L'Amant de ma sœur (1991)
as Elise
Sage homme (2023)
as Nathalie Martini
Battle Cries (1999)
as Emma
Les Victimes (1996)
as Claire
La Face cachée (2007)
as Isabelle
Week-ends (2014)
as Christine
Strangers dans la nuit (1991)
as Noëlle Faucher
Ambitious (2007)
as Judith Zahn
Roxie au milieu (2027)
Actor
Baby Blues (2008)
as Alexandra
Une journée entière sans mentir (1996)
as Claire
Rhesus-Romeo (1992)
as Anne-victoire
Suzanne Valadon, peintre sans concession (2025)
as Voix
Une visite (1996)
as Carole
Urgence d'aimer (1993)
as Anne-Victoire
Mes copines (2002)
as Karin
Où tu vas (1997)
as Nadine