Karin Viard (born 24 January 1966) is a French actress. She made her film debut in Tatie Danielle in 1990. She has appeared in films such as Delicatessen, L'Emploi du temps, Adultère, mode d'emploi and La parenthèse enchantée. Viard was a member of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival jury.

Life and career

Viard was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen. Viard has won two César Awards. The first for Best Actress for her role in Haut les cœurs! and the second for Best Supporting Actress for Embrassez qui vous voudrez. She has been nominated for the César Awards 13 times. Viard has also won the Best Actress award at the Montréal World Film Festival for her performance in Le Rôle de sa vie. From 1992 to 2017, Karin Viard lived with Laurent Machuel, director of photography, cameraman and sound engineer; from this union were born two daughters, Marguerite (1998) and Simone (2000).

Theater

Filmography