Girardot 's popularity became one of the symbols of the 1970s feminist movement in France , as the audience embraced the " everywoman " quality she brought to the strong-minded female characters she regularly played in both dramas and comedies . In her 1989 autobiography , " Vivre d'aimer " , she wrote of her popularity that " People did n't come to watch a beautiful , vamp-like creature , but simply a woman . ... I played a judge , a lawyer , a taxi driver , a cop , a surgeon . I was never a glamorous star . " The 1980s were less kind , as her career floundered and parts dwindled . In 1983 , she lost a fortune when '' Revue Et Corrigée '' , the musical show she put on and starred in at the Casino de Paris , flopped . She subsequently battled depression , but bounced back with several television series in France and Italy . However , Girardot had a major comeback on the big screen playing a peasant wife in Claude Lelouch 's '' Les Misérables '' . The role won her a second César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1996 . Upon accepting the award , a joyous and tearful Girardot expressed her happiness that she had not been forgotten by the film industry in a speech that remained very famous . In 1992 , she was the Head of the Jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
Annie Girardot