Emmanuelle Bercot
Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director, and screenwriter.
Emmanuelle Bercot

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- Name
- Emmanuelle Bercot
- Born
- 6 November 1967
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- acting · film direction · film screenwriting
- Education
- Cours Florent · La Fémis
- Honours
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · Knight of the Legion of Honour · Officer of Arts and Letters
- Languages
- French
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Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director, and screenwriter.
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Biography
Biography
Emmanuelle Bercot studied at Cours Florent and La Fémis. The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is acting, film direction and film screenwriting. Distinctions recorded are Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the Legion of Honour and Officer of Arts and Letters.

Camille Chamoux, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Bercot et Virginie Ledoyen à l'ouverture du printemps du cinéma
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Emmanuelle Bercot au festival de Cannes
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Emmanuelle Bercot • Born — 6 November 1967 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Occupation — * Actress • film director • screenwriter • Years Active — 1991–present • Partner — Guillaume Schiffman • Children — Nemo Schiffman
Early life
Early life
Bercot was born on 6 November 1967 in Paris.
Acting
Acting
Bercot plays the French president in the 2024 action thriller series Paris Has Fallen.
Personal life
Personal life
Bercot has a son, Nemo Schiffman, with her partner Guillaume Schiffman.
As actress
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—Lumière Award for Best Actress • 2018 — Girls of the Sun • School's Out — Catherine • 2019 — Fête de Famille — Claire • 2020 — Jumbo — Margarette • L'Ennemi — Maître Béatrice Rondas • 2021 — The Mad Women's Ball — Jeanne • 2022 — Goliath — France • Grand Expectations — Gabrielle Dervaz • 2023 — Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion — Lucie Coutaz • Sentinelle — Florence Cazeaux-Rocher • Making Of — Viviane • 2024 — Paris Has Fallen — Juliette, the French president
Filmmaker
Filmmaker
• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Director — Screenwriter • 1997 — Les Vacances — Short film • 1999 — La Puce — Short film • 1999 — Le Choix d'Élodie — Telefilm • 2000 — Drug Scenes — Segment: "La Faute au vent" • 2001 — Clément • 2003 — Quelqu'un vous aime... — Short film • 2004 — À poil! — Short film • 2005 — Backstage • 2009 — Suite noire — TV series • 2010 — Student Services — Telefilm • 2010 — The Big Picture • 2011 — Polisse — Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Screenplay • 2012 — The Players — Segment: "La Question" • 2013 — On My Way • 2015 — Standing Tall — Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay • 2016 — 150 Milligrams — Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation • 2021 — Peaceful — Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Film • The Enraged
Decorations
Decorations
• Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (2015)
Filmmaking
Bercot wrote, directed, and played a lead role in the film Clément, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2013 film On My Way (Elle s'en va), starring Catherine Deneuve, premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Her 2015 film Standing Tall (La Tête haute), also with Deneuve, was selected to open the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Also at Cannes in 2015, Bercot won the award for Best Actress for her role in Mon roi. In February 2026, Bercot started shooting her eighth feature film as a director, The Enraged, based on the 2023 book of the same name by Sorj Chalandon, starring Marion Cotillard and Benoit Magimel.
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