Sandrine Kiberlain (born Sandrine Kiberlajn; 25 February 1968) is a French actress and singer. Her most notable roles were in the films The Patriots (1994), A Self Made Hero (1996), For Sale (1998), Alias Betty (2001), Mademoiselle Chambon (2009), 9 Month Stretch (2013), and Number One Fan (2014). Kiberlain has appeared in over sixty films and won two César Awards from eight nominations.
In 2021, she made her directorial debut with the drama film A Radiant Girl.
Career Kiberlain attended Cours Florent 1987–1989 and French National Academy of Dramatic Arts 1989–1992.
Kiberlain received the Prix Romy Schneider in 1995. In addition to her acting career, she also has recorded an album (Manquait plus qu'ça, released in 2005), which was well received in France. Her second album, Coupés bien net et bien carré, was released in October 2007.
She is president of the jury of the 2018 Deauville American Film Festival.
In February 2020, she presided over the 45th César Awards ceremony.
Personal life Her four grandparents are Polish Jews. Her paternal grandfather came to France in 1933.Luc Le Vaillant, Portrait La passante du sans chichi , Libération, 27 April 2007 ([https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liberation.fr%2Fportrait%2F0101100649-la-passante-du-sans-chichi archived). Her parents met in Cours Florent.
Kiberlain married actor Vincent Lindon in 1998, with whom she has a daughter, Suzanne, born in 2000. The couple met in 1993 on the set of the film L'Irrésolu (1994). They separated in 2003.
On March 5, 2015, Kiberlain appeared on the cover of Paris Match, with Édouard Baer.
Philanthropy Kiberlain has been a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1997."Sandrine Kiberlain" (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes1986 Cours privé Uncredited Pierre Granier-Deferre On a volé Charlie Spencer A Bank Worker Francis Huster1989 Les jupons de la révolution Alexandrine d'Oppède Maroun Bagdadi TV series (1 Episode) Les compagnons de l'aventure A pharmacist Christophe Andrei TV series (1 Episode : "Philoxamil 50")1990 Cyrano de Bergerac Sister Colette Jean-Paul Rappeneau1991 Milena Uncredited Vera Belmont Des filles et des chiens Sophie Fillières Short1992 Stranger in the House Marie Maitray Georges Lautner Sexes faibles ! The waitress Serge Meynard1993 L'Instinct de l'ange Pauline Richard Dembo Les gens normaux n'ont rien d'exceptionnel Florence Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Comment font les gens Irène Pascale Bailly Short Méprises multiples Kim Christian Charmetant Short Cuentos de Borges Elsa Benoît Jacquot TV series (1 Episode)1994 The Patriots Marie-Claude Éric Rochant Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actress L'irrésolu Gaelle Jean-Pierre Ronssin 1995 To Have (or Not) Alice Laetitia Masson César Award for Most Promising ActressBrussels Film Festival - Crystal Star - Best Actress Tom est tout seul Laurette Fabien Onteniente Les tous petits détails The Woman Valérie Liligion Short1996 A Self Made Hero Yvette Jacques Audiard Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress Beaumarchais Marie-Thérèse Willermaulaz Edouard Molinaro The Apartment Muriel Gilles Mimouni Je suis venue te dire The Woman Laetitia Masson (2) Short1997 Seventh Heaven Mathilde Benoît Jacquot (2) Nominated - César Award for Best Actress Quadrille Claudine André Valérie Lemercier1998 For Sale France Robert Laetitia Masson (3) Étoiles d'Or - Best ActressNominated - César Award for Best Actress 1999 Rien sur Robert Juliette Sauvage Pascal Bonitzer 2000 False Servant The Knight Benoît Jacquot (3) Tout va bien, on s'en va Béatrice Claude Mouriéras Étoiles d'Or - Best Actress Love me Gabrielle Rose Laetitia Masson (4)2001 Alias Betty Betty Fisher Claude Miller Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress Montreal World Film Festival - Best Actress Émilie est partie Léa Thierry Klifa Short2002 Special Delivery Catherine Jeanne Labrune2003 Sole Sisters Carole Pierre Jolivet After You... Blanche Grimaldi Pierre Salvadori 2004 Un petit jeu sans conséquence Claire Bernard Rapp2007 La Vie d'artiste Alice Marc Fitoussi Très bien, merci Béatrice Emmanuelle Cuau2009 Mademoiselle Chambon Véronique Chambon Stéphane Brizé International Istanbul Film Festival - Special Prize of the JuryNominated - César Award for Best Actress Little Nicholas The teacher Laurent Tirard Romaine par moins 30 Romaine Blot Agnès Obadia2010 The Women on the 6th Floor Suzanne Joubert Philippe Le Guay A View of Love Clotilde Palestro Nicole Garcia2011 Polisse Madame de la Faublaise Maïwenn Beur sur la ville Diane Djamel Bensalah The Bird Anne Yves Caumon2012 The Players Marie-Christine Alexandre Courtès Pauline détective Pauline Marc Fitoussi (2) Rue Mandar Emma Idit Cebula2013 9 Month Stretch Ariane Felder Albert Dupontel César Award for Best ActressNominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best ActressNominated - Lumière Award for Best Actress Violette Simone de Beauvoir Martin Provost Tip Top Sally Marinelli Serge Bozon Les gamins Suzanne Anthony Marciano2014 Number One Fan Muriel Bayen Jeanne Herry Nominated - César Award for Best ActressNominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best ActressNominated - Lumière Award for Best Actress Life of Riley Monica Alain Resnais2015 The Sweet Escape Rachelle Bruno Podalydès Floride Carole Lherminier Philippe Le Guay (2)2016Being 17Marianne André TéchinéEncore heureuxMarie OgielBenoît GraffinNominated - Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress2018 La belle et la belle Margaux Sophie Fillières Black Tide Solange Arnault Erick ZoncaAmoureux de ma femme Isabelle Daniel AuteuilIn Safe Hands Karine Jeanne Herry Nominated - César Award for Best Actress 2019 Sweetheart Lisa Azuelos 2021 A Radiant Girl Sandrine Kiberlain Directorial debut Hear Me Out Claire Pascal Elbé Another World Anne Lemesle Stéphane Brizé 2022 Diary of a Fleeting Affair Charlotte Emmanuel Mouret November Héloïse Cédric Jimenez The Green Perfume Claire Mayer Nicolas Pariser 2024 Meet the Barbarians Anne Poudoulec Julie Delpy Sarah Bernhardt, la Divine Sarah Bernhardt Guillaume Nicloux 2025 The Piano Accident Simone Herzog Quentin Dupieux 2026 Ceux qui comptent Rose Balestri Jean-Baptiste Léonetti All About Corinne (Ni vue, ni connue) Herself Marc Fitoussi
Discography Albums Manquait plus qu'ça (2005) Coupés bien net et bien carré (2007)
Singles As main artist La Chanteuse (2007)
As featured artist Vole (2016) (charity single with Carla Bruni, Nolwenn Leroy, Laurent Voulzy...)
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