Emmanuelle Riva

Emmanuelle Riva
Riva in 1962
Born	Paulette Germaine Riva (1927-02-24)24 February 1927 Cheniménil, France
Died	27 January 2017(2017-01-27) (aged 89) Paris, France
Resting place	Cimetière de Charonne, Paris
Nationality	French
Occupations	Actress poet photographer artist chanteuse
Years active	1956–2017

Emmanuelle Riva (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl ʁiva]; 24 February 1927 – 27 January 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and Amour (2012).

Riva was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role in Hiroshima mon amour, and won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962). For her lead role in Michael Haneke's Amour, she won a BAFTA Award and the César Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award.