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.
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.
Personal life
In 1993, she met Vincent Lindon on movie sets and they married in 1998. In 2000, the couple had a daughter, Suzanne. They separated after ten years together. On March 5, 2015, she appeared on the cover of Paris-Match, with Édouard Baer.
Philanthropy
Kiberlain is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 1997.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cours privé | Uncredited | Pierre Granier-Deferre | |
| On a volé Charlie Spencer | A Bank Worker | Francis Huster | ||
| 1989 | 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 Rappeneau | |
| 1991 | Milena | Uncredited | Vera Belmont | |
| Des filles et des chiens | Sophie Fillières | Short | ||
| 1992 | Stranger in the House | Marie Maitray | Georges Lautner | |
| Sexes faibles ! | The waitress | Serge Meynard | ||
| 1993 | 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 | En avoir (ou pas) | Alice | Laetitia Masson | César Award for Most Promising Actress Brussels Film Festival – Crystal Star – Best Actress |
| Tom est tout seul | Laurette | Fabien Onteniente | ||
| Les tous petits détails | The Woman | Valérie Liligion | Short | |
| 1996 | 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) | Short | |
| 1997 | Seventh Heaven | Mathilde | Benoît Jacquot (2) | Nominated – César Award for Best Actress |
| Quadrille | Claudine André | Valérie Lemercier | ||
| 1998 | For Sale | France Robert | Laetitia Masson (3) | Étoiles d’Or – Best Actress Nominated – 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 | Short | |
| 2002 | Special Delivery | Catherine | Jeanne Labrune | |
| 2003 | Sole Sisters | Carole | Pierre Jolivet | |
| After You… | Blanche Grimaldi | Pierre Salvadori | ||
| 2004 | Un petit jeu sans conséquence | Claire | Bernard Rapp | |
| 2007 | La Vie d’artiste | Alice | Marc Fitoussi | |
| Très bien, merci | Béatrice | Emmanuelle Cuau | ||
| 2009 | Mademoiselle Chambon | Véronique Chambon | Stéphane Brizé | International Istanbul Film Festival – Special Prize of the Jury Nominated – César Award for Best Actress |
| Little Nicholas | The teacher | Laurent Tirard | ||
| Romaine par moins 30 | Romaine Blot | Agnès Obadia | ||
| 2010 | The Women on the 6th Floor | Suzanne Joubert | Philippe Le Guay | |
| A View of Love | Clotilde Palestro | Nicole Garcia | ||
| 2011 | Polisse | Madame de la Faublaise | Maïwenn | |
| Beur sur la ville | Diane | Djamel Bensalah | ||
| The Bird | Anne | Yves Caumon | ||
| 2012 | The Players | Marie-Christine | Alexandre Courtès | |
| Pauline détective | Pauline | Marc Fitoussi (2) | ||
| Rue Mandar | Emma | Idit Cebula | ||
| 2013 | 9 Month Stretch | Ariane Felder | Albert Dupontel | César Award for Best Actress Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Actress |
| Violette | Simone de Beauvoir | Martin Provost | ||
| Tip Top | Sally Marinelli | Serge Bozon | ||
| Les gamins | Suzanne | Anthony Marciano | ||
| 2014 | Number One Fan | Muriel Bayen | Jeanne Herry | Nominated – César Award for Best Actress Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Actress |
| Life of Riley | Monica | Alain Resnais | ||
| 2015 | The Sweet Escape | Rachelle | Bruno Podalydès | |
| Floride | Carole Lherminier | Philippe Le Guay (2) | ||
| 2016 | Being 17 | Marianne | André Téchiné | |
| Encore heureux | Marie Ogiel | Benoît Graffin | Nominated – Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress | |
| 2018 | La belle et la belle | Margaux | Sophie Fillières | |
| Black Tide | Solange Arnault | Erick Zonca | ||
| Amoureux de ma femme | Isabelle | Daniel Auteuil | ||
| In Safe Hands | Karine | Jeanne Herry | Nominated – César Award for Best Actress | |
| 2019 | Mon bébé | Lisa Azuelos |
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…)