Isabelle Huppert (born 16 March, 1953) is a compelling, highly versatile actress with a mesmerizing screen presence. She has twice won the Cannes Best Actress Award for her roles in Claude Chabrol’s Violette Nozière (1978) and Michael Haneke’s The Piano Teacher (2001), and been nominated for twelve César Awards, winning the Best Actress award for her role in Chabrol’s La Cérémonie (1995).