Emmanuelle Bercot | |
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 Bercot at the 2016 César Awards | |
| Born | (1967-11-06) 6 November 1967 Paris, France |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Partner | Guillaume Schiffman |
| Children | Nemo Schiffman |
Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Bercot was born on 6 November 1967 in Paris.1
Career
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.2
Her 2013 film On My Way (Elle s'en va), starring Catherine Deneuve, premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.3
Her 2015 film Standing Tall (La Tête haute), also with Deneuve, was selected to open the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.45 Also at Cannes in 2015, Bercot won the award for Best Actress for her role in Mon roi.67
In February 2026, Bercot started shooting her eighth feature film as a director, L'Enragé, based on the 2023 book of the same name by Sorj Chalandon, starring Marion Cotillard and Benoit Magimel.89
Acting
Bercot plays the French president in the 2024 action thriller series Paris Has Fallen.10
Personal life
Bercot has a son, Nemo Schiffman, with her partner Guillaume Schiffman.11
Filmography
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
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| 1997 | Les Vacances | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1999 | La Puce | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 1999 | Le Choix d'Élodie | Yes | Telefilm | |
| 2000 | Drug Scenes | Yes | Yes | Segment: "La Faute au vent" |
| 2001 | Clément | Yes | Yes | |
| 2003 | Quelqu'un vous aime... | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2004 | À poil ! | Yes | Yes | Short film |
| 2005 | Backstage | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Suite noire | Yes | Yes | TV series |
| 2010 | Student Services | Yes | Yes | Telefilm |
| 2010 | The Big Picture | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Polisse | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Screenplay | |
| 2012 | The Players | Yes | Segment: "La Question" | |
| 2013 | On My Way | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Standing Tall | Yes | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Film Nominated—César Award for Best Director Nominated—César Award for Best Original Screenplay |
| 2016 | 150 Milligrams | Yes | Yes | Nominated—César Award for Best Adaptation |
| 2021 | Peaceful | Yes | Yes | Nominated—Lumière Award for Best Film |
| TBA | L'Enragé | Yes | Yes | |
Decorations
References
References
- "Rooney Mara, Emmanuelle Bercot share Cannes best actress award". Yahoo News. Agence France-Presse. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- "Festival de Cannes: Clément". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- "Berlinale Competition 2013: Another Nine Films Confirmed". berlinale. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- "La Tête haute by Emmanuelle Bercot to open the 68th Festival de Cannes". Cannes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "Female Director Set to Open 2015 Cannes Film Festival". Little White Lies. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- Henry Barnes (24 May 2015). "Cannes 2015: Jacques Audiard's Dheepan wins the Palme d'Or". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- Rebecca Ford (24 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Dheepan' Wins the Palme d'Or". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- "Emmanuelle Bercot débute le tournage de son nouveau film" [Emmanuelle Bercot begins shooting her new film]. Le Film français (in French). 2 February 2026.
- Baronnet, Brigitte (2 February 2026). "Benoît Magimel + Marion Cotillard : datant de 91 ans, cette histoire vraie incroyable inspire le prochain film de cette grande réalisatrice". AlloCiné (in French).
- "Paris Has Fallen". Apple TV. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- Erondel, Baptiste (2 July 2016). "Nemo Schiffman, des César à The Voice Kids, "le fils de" qui s'assume". Le HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- "Présidence de la République" (PDF). Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (in French). Journal Officiel de la République Française. 31 December 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 6 March 2024.