ACTOR

Isabelle Adjani

1955 - Today

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Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer to win five César Awards for acting—all in the Best Actress category—for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), La Reine Margot (1994), and Skirt Day (2009). She was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2010 and a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2014. Her portrayal of Adèle Hugo in The Story of Adele H. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isabelle Adjani has received more than 5,808,907 page views. Her biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Isabelle Adjani is the 207th most popular actor (up from 293rd in 2019), the 469th most popular biography from France (up from 608th in 2019) and the 20th most popular French Actor.

Isabelle Adjani is a French actress and singer. She is most famous for her role in the movie "Possession" and her performance in the play "Medea."

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  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Isabelle Adjani ranks 207 out of 13,578. Before her are Annie Girardot, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Suchet, Rock Hudson, Mickey Rourke, and Melina Mercouri. After her are Olivia de Havilland, Ryan O'Neal, Pierre Richard, Martin Sheen, Vanessa Redgrave, and Mireille Darc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Isabelle Adjani ranks 16. Before her are Kevin Costner, Alain Prost, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Ornella Muti, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Willem Dafoe. After her are Guillermo Lasso, Sergey Shoygu, Li Keqiang, Akira Toriyama, Angus Young, and Mo Yan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Isabelle Adjani ranks 469 out of 6,770. Before her are Jeanne Moreau (1928), Annie Girardot (1931), André Derain (1880), Eugène Boudin (1824), Stephen, King of England (1095), and Jacques Prévert (1900). After her are Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824), Alfred Kastler (1902), René Guénon (1886), Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), and Alfred de Musset (1810).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Isabelle Adjani ranks 20. Before her are Fernandel (1903), Marcel Marceau (1923), Anouk Aimée (1932), Isabelle Huppert (1953), Jeanne Moreau (1928), and Annie Girardot (1931). After her are Pierre Richard (1934), Mireille Darc (1938), Michel Piccoli (1925), Sophie Marceau (1966), Marina Vlady (1938), and Juliette Binoche (1964).

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Television and Movie Roles

Possession
Anna / Helen
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
May 27th 19817.3 / 10
The Tenant
Stella
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
May 26th 19767.623 / 10
Subway
Héléna
Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.
Apr 10th 19856.5 / 10