Géraldine Pailhas (born 8 January 1971) is a French actress.
Career In 1992, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in La neige et le feu, directed by Claude Pinoteau.
She had her first international success in the 1994 romantic comedy-drama film Don Juan DeMarco. The following year, she starred in Le Garçu, directed by Maurice Pialat, alongside Gérard Depardieu.
In 1999, she played in Peut-être, directed by Cédric Klapisch, with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Romain Duris.
In 2002, she played Christine Faure in the movie The Adversary, directed by Nicole Garcia, and starring Daniel Auteuil.
She was nominated two times for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress : in 2004, for The Cost of Living, directed by Philippe Le Guay and in 2014, for Young & Beautiful, directed by François Ozon.
Personal life Pailhas is married to fellow actor Christopher Thompson and has two children. In 2003, she was the main presenter at the César Awards ceremony.
Filmography Cinema Year Title Role Director1988Three Seats for the 26thDancerJacques Demy 1991Les arcandiersVéroniqueManuel SanchezLa neige et le feuChristiane MercierClaude Pinoteau1992IP5: L'île aux pachydermesGloriaJean-Jacques Beineix1993Comment font les gensLéaPascale Bailly 1994Suite 16HelenDominique DeruddereLa folie douceLouiseFrédéric Jardin 1995Le GarçuSophieMaurice PialatTom est tout seulHélèneFabien OntenienteDon Juan DeMarcoDoña AnaJeremy Leven 1997Les randonneursNadinePhilippe Harel1999Peut-êtreLucie/BlandineCédric Klapisch2000La parenthèse enchantéeMarieMichel Spinosa2001The Officers' WardClémenceFrançois Dupeyron2002The AdversaryChristine FaureNicole Garcia 2003AprèsMarieAngelo CianciThe Cost of LivingHelenaPhilippe Le Guay 20045x2ValérieFrançois OzonLes parallèlesLouiseNicolas SaadaThey Came BackRachelRobin CampilloUne vie à t'attendreClaireThierry Klifa2005Sky FightersMaëlle CosteGérard Pirès 2006Je pense à vousDianePascal BonitzerLe héros de la familleMarianne BensalemThierry Klifa2007The Price to PayCarolineAlexandra Leclère 2008DidineAlexandrine LangloisVincent DietschyLes randonneurs à Saint-TropezNadinePhilippe Harel2009Espion(s)ClaireNicolas Saada 2010Bus PalladiumPrune AngelliChristopher ThompsonRebecca H. (Return to the Dogs)Rebecca HerryLodge Kerrigan 2011Les yeux de sa mèreMaria CanalèsThierry Klifa 2012Le paradis des bêtesCathy LenikartEstelle Larrivaz 2013Young & BeautifulSylvieFrançois OzonDes gens qui s'embrassentHerselfDanièle Thompson 2014SMSStéphaneGabriel Julien-LaferrièreDivin EnfantPaulineOlivier Doran 2015Disparue en hiverChristineChristophe LamottePortrait of the ArtistCélia BhyAntoine Barraud 2016Night SongHannah HermannRaphaël NadjariLouis-Ferdinand CélineLucetteEmmanuel BourdieuThe New Life of Paul SneijderAnna SneijderThomas Vincent 2017Le semeurMarianneMarine Francen2021Everything Went FinePascale BernheimFrançois Ozon2022The Butcher's DaughterCharly FleuryChristopher Thompson
Television Year Title Role Director Notes1988Big ManBlancheStenoTV series (1 episode) 1989Haute tensionMariaJacques ErtaudTV series (1 episode)David LanskySouadHervé PaludTV series (1 episode)1993Un homme à la merLénaJacques DoillonTV movie2002L'héritièreJuliette DestracBernard RappTV movie2008Château en SuèdeÉléonoreJosée DayanTV movie2011Une nouvelle vieNathalie VaillantChristophe LamotteTV movie2012La disparitionBetty GaillonJean-Xavier de LestradeTV movie 2013La ruptureMarie-France GaraudLaurent HeynemannTV movieLe déclin de l'empire masculinCamilleAngelo CianciTV movie2016-18MarseilleRachel TaroFlorent-Emilio Siri, Thomas Gilou & Laïla MarrakchiTV series (15 episodes)2017Capitaine MarleauClémence Dos SantosClara De CombelleJosée DayanTV series (1 episode)2019La part du soupçonSophie LancelleChristophe LamotteTV movie2021-22UFOsÉlise ContiAntony CordierTV series (24 episodes)2023BardotAnne-Marie MucelDanièle & Christopher ThompsonTV mini-series
Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Result 1992 César Award for Most Promising Actress La neige et le feu 2004 César Award for Best Supporting Actress The Cost of Living 2014 César Award for Best Supporting Actress Young & Beautiful
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