Emmanuelle Béart is a French actress known for her roles in more than 60 film and television projects since 1972. She has received eight César Award nominations and won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1986 film “Manon des Sources.”
Bio/Wiki
Age-60years
Height- 1.64 m
Weight-54kg
Born- 14 August 1963
Birthplace- Gassin, France
Profession-Actor, Model
Spouse- Michaël Cohen (m. 2008–2011), Daniel Auteuil (m. 1993–1995)
Nationality- France
Family
Emmanuelle Béart mother, Geneviève Galéa, used the pseudonym Geneviève Guillery and had a background as a former model with Croatian, Greek, and Maltese heritage. Her father is Guy Béart, a renowned singer and poet. Guy Béart’s family, originally from Egypt, had Sephardic Jewish roots and sought refuge in Lebanon during his early years.
Emmanuelle Béart has a half-sister named Ève (born in 1959) from her father’s side. On her mother’s side, she has six half-siblings: Ivan, Sarah, and Mikis Cerieix, born from her mother’s relationship with Jean-Yves Cerieix, and Olivier Guespin, Lison, and Charlotte, born from her mother’s relationship with Jean-Jacques Guespin.
Relationship
During the mid-1980s, Emmanuelle Béart entered into a relationship with Daniel Auteuil, her co-star in films such as “Love on the Quiet,” “Manon des Sources,” “A Heart in Winter,” and “A French Woman.” They eventually married in 1993 but divorced in 1995. Following her separation from Auteuil, Béart was romantically associated with music producer David François Moreau from around 1995.
Later, she became involved with film producer Vincent Meyer for a two-year period until his tragic suicide in May 2003. Béart is a mother of three children, including Nelly Auteuil, born around 1993, and Johan Moreau, born approximately in 1996.
On August 13, 2008, she entered into marriage with actor Michaël Cohen in Genappe, Belgium. In 2009, the couple adopted a child from Ethiopia, whom they named Surafel. However, Béart and Cohen separated in 2011. In the same year, she initiated a romantic relationship with director and cinematographer Frédéric Chaudier.
Children
Emmanuelle is a mother of three children. She has a daughter named Nelly Auteuil, born in 1993, and two sons, Johan Moreau, born in 1996, and Surafel Cohen, whom she adopted from Ethiopia in 2009.
Career
Emmanuelle Béart embarked on her acting career with a role in the 1976 film “Tomorrow’s Children.” During her teenage years, she made brief appearances in television. After graduating from the Collège International Marie de France in Montreal, she returned to France and enrolled in a drama school in Paris. Shortly after, she secured her first adult film role.
In 1986, Béart gained widespread recognition for her performance opposite Yves Montand in the French hit film “Manon des Sources,” where she portrayed the avenging daughter. This role earned her the prestigious 1987 César Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her career continued to flourish as she starred as the Angel in the 1987 film “Date with an Angel.”
In 1995, she received the Silver St. George for Best Actress at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival for her leading role in the film “A French Woman.”
Apart from her Best Supporting Actress win, Béart has garnered nominations for seven César Awards, spanning categories like Most Promising Actress and Best Actress. She was nominated for Most Promising Actress for her roles in “A Strange Passion” and “Love on the Quiet.” Subsequently, she received Best Actress nominations for her work in “Children of Chaos,” “La Belle Noiseuse” (The Beautiful Troublemaker), “Un cœur en hiver” (A Heart in Winter), “Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud” (Nelly and Mr. Arnaud), and “Les Destinées Sentimentales” (Sentimental Destinies).
In a notable moment, at the age of 39, Béart posed nude in the May 5, 2003 issue of the French edition of Elle magazine. This edition proved immensely popular, with all 550,000 copies selling out within three days, marking it as the highest-selling issue in the fashion magazine’s extensive history.
Movies
- “Mission: Impossible” (1996)
- “La Belle Noiseuse” (1991)
- “Manon of the Spring” (1986)
- “8 Women” (2002)
- “Hell” (1994)
- “Date with an Angel” (1987)
- “A Heart in Winter” (1992)
- “My Mistress” (2014)
- “Jean de Florette” (1986)
- “Strayed” (2003)
- “Nathalie…” (2003)
- “A French Woman” (1995)
- “Vinyan” (2008)
- “The Passengers of the Night” (2022)
- “Nelly and Mr. Arnaud” (1995)
- “Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles” (2014)
- “Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator” (1988)
- “L’Etreinte” (2021)
- “The Story of Marie and Julien” (2003)
- “Replay” (2001)
- “Bye Bye Blondie” (2011)
- “A Crime” (2006)
- “The Witnesses” (2007)
- “Love on the Quiet” (1985)
- “I Don’t Kiss” (1991)
- “Disco” (2008)
- “It Begins with the End” (2010)
- “Time Regained” (1999)
- “The 4 Musketeers” (2005)
- “Sentimental Destinies” (2000)
- “Season’s Beatings” (1999)
- “The Voyage of Captain Fracassa” (1990)
- “The Art of Breaking Up” (2005)
- “Un amour interdit” (1984)
- “Family Hero” (2006)
- “Manon des sources”
- “Ma compagne de nuit” (2011)
- “Children of Chaos” (1989)
- “Νυχτερινοί Επισκέπτες”
- “Don Juan” (1998)
- “My Stars” (2008)
- “French Beauty”
- “Stolen Life” (1998)
- “Wonders in the Suburbs” (2019)
- “À boire” (2004)
- “Un coeur en hiver”
- “Just The Three Of Us” (2010)
- “Elephant Juice” (1999)
- “Searching for Debra Winger” (2002)
- “Mes Stars Et Moi”
- “Pirate TV” (2012)
Plastic Surgery
Emmanuelle Béart has openly acknowledged a lip augmentation procedure gone wrong, stating, “I had my mouth done when I was 27. It was a botched job.” At the age of 48, she discussed how this surgical decision to change her appearance had unintended and negative consequences, describing it as a significant action with unforeseen outcomes.
Achievement/Awards
- In 1987, she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Manon of the Spring.”
- She received the European Film Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in “8 Women.”
- In 1993, Béart was honored with the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress for her role in “A Heart in Winter.”
- Her exceptional artistic achievement in “8 Women” earned her the Silver Bear award in 2002.
Net Worth 2023
Emmanuelle Béart’s estimated net worth stands at $40 million, which she has accumulated through her successful career in acting and modeling.
Emmanuelle Béart’s Revelations: Surviving Incest
French actress Emmanuelle Béart revealed her childhood experience as a victim of incest in a documentary presented on Tuesday. Notably, she did not disclose the identity of her abuser.
Béart, renowned for her roles in numerous films and TV productions spanning five decades, co-directed the documentary, which was premiered at a press conference in Paris. It is scheduled for broadcast on France’s M6 channel on September 24.
The documentary, titled “Such a Resounding Silence,” features the stories of four incest survivors, including Béart’s own account. It was revealed during the press conference that the abuser was not her father, the renowned singer Guy Béart.
Speaking on behalf of the absent actress, co-director Anastasia Mikova stated that Emmanuelle Béart chose not to name her abuser because it was not the primary focus of the film. The instances of incest began when Béart was 10 years old and continued until she was 14.
In a video message played at the press conference, Béart explained that initially, she intended to speak about other incest survivors but was inspired by their honesty and courage to share her own experience.
In the documentary, Béart’s voice can be heard off-screen addressing her abuser: “Since my father, my mother, and my friends didn’t notice anything, you could do this again, and you did, over four years.”
Béart mentioned that she was “saved” by her grandmother.
The documentary brings attention to the alarming issue of child sexual abuse in France, where approximately 160,000 children fall victim to such assaults each year, and an estimated 5.5 million French adults have experienced sexual abuse during their childhood, according to Ciivise, a government-established commission for the protection of sexual abuse victims.
