Noémie Lvovsky
Introduction '''Noémie Lvovsky''' (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress.She is best known for directing ''Camille Rewinds and Life Doesn't Scare Me,'' and for her roles in ''My Wife Is an Actress, House of Tolerance, Summertime, and Actrices. ''She has received numerous awards including a Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film, Cannes Film Festival – Directors' Fortnight – SACD Prize, and French Cineaste of the Year at Cannes Film Festival among others. She has been nominated for 13 César Awards in Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Actress, and  Best Original Screenplay categories. She has been nominated for numerous other awards including Lumières Award for Best Actress, and Lumières Award for Best Director.
Life and career Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms.She studied cinema at La Fémis in Paris, notably a contemporary of Arnaud Desplechin, with whom she often collaborates. Her first two films cast Emmanuelle Devos, who was then at the beginning of her career.She is the actress with most nominations for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, with seven nominations: in 2002 for ''My Wife Is an Actress'', in 2006 for ''Backstage'', in 2008 for ''Actrices'', in 2010 for ''The French Kissers'', in 2012 for ''House of Pleasures'', in 2016 for ''Summertime'' and in 2021 for ''How to Be a Good Wife''. Her film ''Sentiments'' was nominated for the César Award for Best Film in 2004.Her film ''Camille redouble'' was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix SACD.She was named as one of the jury members for the Cinéfondation and short film sections of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography ===As actress======= Cinema ==== Year Title Role Notes 2001 ''My Wife Is an Actress'' Nathalie  2002 ''If I Were a Rich Man'' Claire  2003 ''France Boutique'' Monique 2004 ''Kings and Queen'' Elizabeth  ''Illustre inconnue'' The sister Short2005 ''Backstage'' Juliette ''L'un reste, l'autre part'' Nicole2006 ''L'école pour tous'' Krikorian ''Le grand appartement'' Charlotte Falingard  2007 ''Actrices'' Nathalie Also writer2008 ''A Simple Heart'' Nastasie ''L'Endroit idéal'' Rita Short2009 ''Coco'' Brigitte  ''The French Kissers'' Hervé's mother2010 ''Copacabana'' Suzanne  ''Bus Palladium'' The psy  ''Les Mains libres'' Rita  ''Ensemble, nous allons vivre une très, très grande histoire d'amour...'' Madame Adélaïde 2011 ''Guilty'' Edith Marécaux  ''17 Girls'' The nurse  ''Le Skylab'' Aunt Monique  ''House of Tolerance'' Marie-France 2012 ''Coming Home'' Sabine Faroult  ''Camille Rewinds'' Camille Vaillant ''Granny's Funeral'' The cryer   ''Farewell, My Queen'' Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan 2013 ''Chez nous c'est trois!'' Jeanne Millet 2014 ''Fool Circle'' Rebecca  ''My Old Lady'' Dr. Florence Horowitz  ''Tiens-toi droite'' Sam  ''Weekends in Normandy'' Sylvette  ''Jacky in Women's Kingdom'' Tata2015 ''Summertime'' Monique Benchiessa  ''Les jours venus'' The producer  ''The Sweet Escape'' Madame Pirchtate2016 ''Chocolat'' Yvonne Delvaux   ''Willy 1er'' Catherine ''Rosalie Blum'' Rosalie Blum2017 ''Based on a True Story'' The inspector  ''Demain et tous les autres jours'' Madame Zasinger Also director 2018 ''One Nation, One King'' Solange 2019 ''Deux fils'' Magalie  ''Invisibles'' Hélène ''The Summer House'' Nathalie Also writer2020 ''Play'' Max's mother ''Working Girls'' Dominique  ''À coeur battant'' Chantal ''How to Be a Good Wife'' Marie-Thérèse 2021 ''Teddy'' Ghislaine ''Le trésor du petit Nicolas'' Madame Bouillaguet 2022 ''Nobody's Hero'' Isadora  2023 ''Scarlet'' Madame Adeline ''La grande magie'' Zaïra Also director ''Jeanne du Barry'' Countess Anne de Noailles ''La fille de son père'' The mayor ''Youssef Salem a du succès'' Lise 2024 ''Madame de Sévigné'' Madame de La Fayette  TBA ''Nice Girls''  ''Post-Production'' ''Bis Repetita''  ''Post-Production'' ''Un Noël en Famille'' Carole Lamarre ''Post-Production''==== Television ==== Year Title Role Notes 2009 ''À deux c'est plus facile''  TV movie 2010 ''Le meilleur ami de l'homme'' Chantal TV movie 2011 ''Bouquet final'' The owner TV movie 2015 ''Ainsi soient-ils'' Jeanne Valadon  TV series (7 episodes) 2017 ''Loulou'' The mother TV series (1 episode) ''Paris etc'' Madeleine Zand TV series (5 episodes) 2018 ''Nox'' Elisabeth Sereny TV mini-series ''Les impatientes'' Maude Girard TV mini-series 2020 ''Si tu vois ma mère'' Monique TV movie ''La Flamme'' Patricia TV series (1 episode) 2023 ''Sambre'' Arlette Caruso TV series (1 episode)===As filmmaker=== Year Title Credited as NotesDirectorScreenwriter 1986 ''La Belle''   Short film 1987 ''Une visite''   Short film 1989 ''Dis-moi oui, dis-moi non''   Short film 1990 ''Embrasse-moi''    Short film 1992 ''The Sentinel''   Also as casting director 1994 ''Oublie-moi''    1996 ''The Phantom Heart''    1996 ''Clubbed to Death (Lola)''    1997 ''Les Années Lycée: Petites''    Telefilm 1999 ''Life Doesn't Scare Me''     2003 ''It's Easier for a Camel...''     2003 ''Feelings''    2007 ''Actrices''    2007 ''Let's Dance''     2012 ''Camille Rewinds''    2013 ''A Castle in Italy''   2015 ''Les Trois Sœurs''   Telefilm 2016 ''Demain et tous les autres jours''     2018 ''The Summer House''    2022 ''Forever Young''    2023 ''La grande magie''
Awards And Nominations +YearAwardCategoryTitleResultNotes2023César AwardsBest Original ScreenplayForever Young2020César AwardsBest Supporting Actress''How to Be a Good Wife''2015César AwardsBest Supporting Actress''Summertime''2012Lumières AwardBest Actress''Camille Rewinds''Best ScreenplayBest DirectorBest FilmSpecial AwardCésar AwardsBest ActressBest FilmBest DirectorBest Original ScreenplayLocarno International Film FestivalVariety Piazza Grande AwardCannes Film FestivalDirectors' Fortnight – SACD Prize2011César AwardsBest Supporting Actress''House of Tolerance''2009César AwardsBest Supporting Actress''The French Kissers''2007César AwardsBest Supporting Actress''Actrices''2005César AwardsBest Supporting Actress''Backstage''2003Venice International Film FestivalGolden Lion''Feelings''César AwardsBest Film ''Louis Delluc Prize''''Best Film''2001César AwardsBest Supporting Actress''My Wife Is an Actress''1999Prix Jean Vigo''Life Doesn't Scare Me'' Locarno International Film FestivalYouth Jury AwardPrize of the Ecumenical JurySilver Leopard (Young Cinema)Cannes Film FestivalFrench Cineaste of the Year''Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema''Best Director1994Thessaloniki International Film FestivalBest Screenplay''Oublie-moi''1989Brest European Short Film FestivalGrand Prix''Dis-moi oui, dis-moi non''Munich International Festival of Film SchoolsJury Award
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