Nathalie Richard
Nathalie Richard | |
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 Nathalie Richard on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival. | |
| Born | Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Nathalie Richard is a French actress.
Early life and education
Nathalie Richard was born in Paris, France. As a child, she practised dance and ice-skating.[1][2]
She spent a year in New York with the Karole Armitage company, returning to join the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique[1] and graduating in 1986.
Career
Since graduating in 1986, Richard has worked regularly in both cinema and theatre, her first major role being Viviane in Catherine Corsini's Les Amoureux in 1993.
In 2018, alongside Liza Blanchard she took one of the principal roles in the staging of Anne Théron, created at the TNS of the play À la trace of Alexandra Badea which explores mother-daughter relations.[3] The performance, in dialogue with pre-recorded audio-visual projections, was lauded by the press.,[4] breaking down the barriers between theatre and film.[5]
Recognition and awards
Richard received the Michel Simon Prize for most promising actress/actor for her role in the 1988 Jacques Rivette film Gang of Four.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Window Shopping | La coiffeuse #6 | |
| 1987 | Le Panorama | ||
| 1988 | La bande des quatre | Cécile | Michel-Simon Prize 1989 (for Most Promising Actress) |
| 1989 | Winter's Child | Leni | |
| 1989 | La Jalousie | short | |
| 1989 | Constance | short | |
| 1990 | Monsieur | L'hôtesse d'accueil | |
| 1990 | Les dernières heures du millénaire | ||
| 1991 | Cendrillon 90 | short | |
| 1991 | Bar des rails | Monique, the waitress | |
| 1992 | Riens du tout | Claire | |
| 1992 | Interdit d'amour | Mme Brémont | television film |
| 1992 | Weep No More, My Lady | Alicia | |
| 1992 | C'est trop con! | Jeanne | short |
| 1993 | Grand bonheur | Charly | |
| 1993 | Légendes de la forêt viennoise | ||
| 1993 | Le linge sale | short | |
| 1994 | Les amoureux | Viviane | |
| 1994 | Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons | Catherine de la Rochelle | Cut version did not include her scene |
| 1994 | Comme un dimanche | short | |
| 1995 | Up, Down, Fragile (Haut bas fragile) | Ninon | third film for Rivette |
| 1995 | Le Soleil a promis de se lever demain | short | |
| 1995 | Lumière and Company (Lumière et compagnie) | Ninon | section directed by Rivette |
| 1996 | Irma Vep | Zoé | |
| 1996 | L'éducatrice | Louise | |
| 1996 | 51 raisons | short | |
| 1996 | Youth Without God (Jeunesse sans Dieu) | ||
| 1997 | La vie en face | Claire | television film |
| 1997 | Eau douce | Marianne | |
| 1998 | Les Enfants de Scarlett | Kate | |
| 1998 | Late August, Early September (Fin août, début septembre) | Maryelle | |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Mademoiselle Fournier | |
| 1998 | Stolen Life (Voleur de vie) | Yann's wife | |
| 1999 | Afraid of Everything | Anne | |
| 1999 | Bruno n'a pas d'agent | short | |
| 1999 | Le pourboire (ou la pitié) | Béatrice | short |
| 2000 | Confusion of Genders (La Confusion des genres) | Laurence Albertini | |
| 2000 | 30 Years | Barbara | |
| 2000 | Pretend I'm Not Here (Faites comme si je n'étais pas là) | Carole | |
| 2000 | Modern Comforts (Confort moderne) | Irène | |
| 2000 | Code Unknown (Code inconnu) | Mathilde | |
| 2000 | La famille médicament | La mère | short |
| 2001 | Imago | Marianne | |
| 2001 | Mon meilleur amour | Corinne | short |
| 2001 | L'hiver sera rude | Solange | |
| 2001 | They Call This... Spring (On appelle ça... le printemps) | A naiad | |
| 2002 | Merci Docteur Rey | Radio Interviewer | |
| 2002 | Froid comme l'été | Claire | television film |
| 2002 | Nearest to Heaven (Au plus près du paradis) | Brigitte | |
| 2002 | Novo | Sabine | |
| 2002 | Étrangère | La serveuse | |
| 2002 | Maintenant | Else | short |
| 2003 | Les visages | short | |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Charlotte de Persand | |
| 2003 | La chaîne du froid | Client | short |
| 2003 | Le ventre de Juliette | Fafa | |
| 2005 | The Passenger | Suzanne | |
| 2005 | Belhorizon | Isabelle | |
| 2005 | Zim and Co. | Zim's mother | |
| 2005 | Caché | Mathilde | |
| 2005 | Les Enfants | Hélène | |
| 2006 | Le Pressentiment | Gabrielle Charmes-Aicquart | |
| 2007 | Parc | Hélène Clou | |
| 2008 | Le Plaisir de chant | Noémie | |
| 2009 | Une petite zone de turbulences | Psychiatrist | |
| 2010 | Never Let Me Go | Madame | |
| 2012 | Les Fraises des bois | The mother of Violette | |
| 2013 | Jeune and Jolie | Véronique | |
| 2013 | Violette | Hermine | |
| 2015 | The Great Game (Le Grand Jeu) | Pauline | |
| 2017 | Ma vie avec James Dean | Sylvia van den Rood | third film for Choisy |
| 2017 | Les Garçons sauvages | Teacher | |
| 2017 | Happy End | Estate agent | third film for Haneke |
| 2020 | After Love | Geneviève | |
| 2022 | Neneh Superstar | Jeanne-Marie Meursault | |
| 2023 | She Is Conann | Conann (Age 55) | |
| 2023 | Doppelgänger | Helga Steiner | |
| 2023 | A Place to Fight For (Une zone à défendre) | Séverine | |
| 2023 | The Animal Kingdom | Professor Valérie Beaudoin | |
| 2024 | Dragon Dilatation | ||
| 2024 | Bonjour Tristesse | [7] | |
| 2025 | Affection Affection | Rita | [8] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Scénario sur la drogue | La mère | "Famille médicament, La" |
| 2005 | 3 femmes... un soir d'été | Isabelle | |
| 2022 | Irma Vep | Ondine | Episode 3 'Dead Man's Escape' (fourth film for Assayas) |
References
- 1 2 Anne Diatkine, « Nathalie Richard. La veilleuse de nuit », Libération, 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "Nathalie Richard Movies List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ A la trace d'Alexandra Badea. Théâtre : Actualité des spectacles, théâtre, opéra, musique, danse - Paris accessed 27 September 2018.
- ↑ A la trace accessed 27 September 2018.
- ↑ À la trace - Service culturel de la faculté des lettres de Sorbonne Université accessed 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "Nathalie Richard Movies and Shows". Apple TV. 6 January 1963. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "Bonjour Tristesse". Tribute. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Affection Affection". Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.