Emmanuelle Bercot | |
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 Bercot at the 2016 César Awards | |
| Born | 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.
Bercot was born on 6 November 1967 in Paris.
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.
Her 2013 film On My Way (Elle s'en va), starring Catherine Deneuve, premiered in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Her 2015 film Standing Tall (La Tête haute), also with Deneuve, was selected to open the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Also at Cannes in 2015, Bercot won the award for Best Actress for her role in Mon roi.
In February 2026, Bercot started shooting her eighth feature film as a director, The Enraged, based on the 2023 book of the same name by Sorj Chalandon, starring Marion Cotillard and Benoit Magimel.
Bercot plays the French president in the 2024 action thriller series Paris Has Fallen.
Bercot has a son, Nemo Schiffman, with her partner Guillaume Schiffman.
| 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 |
| 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 | The Enraged | Yes | Yes | |
