Emmanuelle Riva (French pronunciation:[ɛmanɥɛlʁiva]; 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 born Paulette Germaine Riva on 24 February 1927 in Cheniménil, France,[1] the daughter of Jeanne Fernande (née Nourdin), a seamstress, and René Alfred Riva, a sign painter from Italy.[2]
Growing up in Remiremont, Riva showed an early passion for acting, performing in plays at her local theatre, but worked for several years as a seamstress. After seeing an advertisement on a local newspaper, Riva applied to an acting school in Paris.[3]
At 26, she moved to Paris to pursue acting despite her family's objections.[2][4] In 1954, she performed her first role on stage in a Paris production of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.[3] In 1957, Riva made her onscreen acting debut in the TV series Énigmes de l'histoire.[5]
Riva had an extensive theatre career in Paris. In 2001, she performed in Medea at the Festival d'Avignon. She appeared occasionally on French television. Riva returned to the Paris stage in February 2014, co-starring with Anne Consigny in the Marguerite Duras play Savannah Bay at the Théâtre de l'Atelier.[7]
While filming Hiroshima mon amour, Riva photographed Hiroshima; a half-century later these photographs were exhibited at the Nikon Salon and issued in book form in France and Japan.[8] Riva was a published poet.[9]
Riva's final resting place in Paris
Personal lifeedit
Riva led a private life, never married and did not have children.[4] She had a partner, who died in 1999.[3] Riva owned a fourth-floor walk-up apartment in the Latin Quarter of Paris, and lived there for more than half a century.[2]
^"Emmanuelle Riva: a life in pictures". The Guardian. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^ abc"Emmanuelle Riva: 'I thank heaven for the child that's still in me'". The Irish Times. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^ abcde"Renewed Love for Symbol of New Wave". The New York Times. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^ abcd"Emmanuelle Riva, French icon who starred in Amour, dies aged 89". The Guardian. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^ ab"'Amour' Star Emmanuelle Riva Dies: Oscar-Nominated Actress Was 89". IndieWire. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^"Oscars 2013: Records Broken for Oldest, Youngest Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^"Oscar Nominee Emmanuelle Riva to Star in French-Language Savannah Bay in Paris and Washington, D.C." Playbill. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
^"Emmanuelle Riva 'Hiroshima 1958'", Tokyo Art Beat. エマニュエル・リヴァ展 [Hiroshima 1958], Nikon. Both accessed 2010-07-24.
^Kim Willsher "Emmanuelle Riva, 85, star of Amour, tells of her extraordinary life", The Observer, 10 February 2013.
^. Le Parisien. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
^"Emmanuelle Riva enterrée en toute discrétion à Paris". Paris Match. 5 February 2017.
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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 Emmanuelle RivaRiva in 1962BornPaulette Germaine Riva 1927 02 24 24 February 1927Chenimenil FranceDied27 January 2017 2017 01 27 aged 89 Paris FranceResting placeCimetiere de Charonne ParisNationalityFrenchOccupationsActresspoetphotographerartistchanteuseYears active1956 2017 Riva was nominated for a BAFTA Award for her role in Hiroshima mon amour and won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival for Therese Desqueyroux 1962 For her lead role in Michael Haneke s Amour she won a BAFTA Award and the Cesar Award and was nominated for an Academy Award Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Film 2 2 Other works 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Selected filmography 6 Bibliography 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editRiva was born Paulette Germaine Riva on 24 February 1927 in Chenimenil France 1 the daughter of Jeanne Fernande nee Nourdin a seamstress and Rene Alfred Riva a sign painter from Italy 2 Growing up in Remiremont Riva showed an early passion for acting performing in plays at her local theatre but worked for several years as a seamstress After seeing an advertisement on a local newspaper Riva applied to an acting school in Paris 3 At 26 she moved to Paris to pursue acting despite her family s objections 2 4 In 1954 she performed her first role on stage in a Paris production of George Bernard Shaw s Arms and the Man 3 In 1957 Riva made her onscreen acting debut in the TV series Enigmes de l histoire 5 Career edit nbsp Emmanuelle Riva at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival Film edit Riva was cast as one of the leads in Hiroshima mon amour 1959 a film directed by Alain Resnais and written by Marguerite Duras in which she played a French actress having an affair with a Japanese architect Eiji Okada in Hiroshima 3 Her performance was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress in 1960 5 She next appeared in Gillo Pontecorvo s Kapo 1960 Jean Pierre Melville s Leon Morin Priest 1961 and Georges Franju s Therese Desqueyroux 1962 for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 23rd Venice International Film Festival Riva also appeared in Krzysztof Kieslowski s Three Colors Blue 1993 Tonie Marshall s Venus Beauty Institute 1999 Julie Delpy s Skylab 2011 3 4 and Fiona Gordon amp Dominique Abel s Lost in Paris 2016 Riva starred in Michael Haneke s film Amour 2012 with Jean Louis Trintignant playing an elderly music teacher being cared for by her husband after a series of debilitating strokes She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2013 for her performance and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress Riva traveled to the 85th Academy Awards ceremony which was held on her 86th birthday but Jennifer Lawrence won for Silver Linings Playbook instead 4 At 85 when she was nominated Riva was the oldest ever Best Actress nominee and the second oldest acting nominee after Gloria Stuart who was 87 when she was nominated for Titanic 1997 6 Other works edit Riva had an extensive theatre career in Paris In 2001 she performed in Medea at the Festival d Avignon She appeared occasionally on French television Riva returned to the Paris stage in February 2014 co starring with Anne Consigny in the Marguerite Duras play Savannah Bay at the Theatre de l Atelier 7 While filming Hiroshima mon amour Riva photographed Hiroshima a half century later these photographs were exhibited at the Nikon Salon and issued in book form in France and Japan 8 Riva was a published poet 9 nbsp Riva s final resting place in ParisPersonal life editRiva led a private life never married and did not have children 4 She had a partner who died in 1999 3 Riva owned a fourth floor walk up apartment in the Latin Quarter of Paris and lived there for more than half a century 2 Death editRiva died from cancer on 27 January 2017 in Paris four weeks before her 90th birthday A memorial service was held on 4 February 2017 at Saint Germain de Charonne church in the 20th arrondissement of Paris she was then buried in Charonne cemetery 10 11 Selected filmography editYear Title Director Notes 1959 Hiroshima mon amour Alain Resnais Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress 1959 Kapo Gillo Pontecorvo 1960 The Eighth Day Marcel Hanoun Adua and Friends Antonio Pietrangeli Recourse in Grace Laslo Benedek 1961 Leon Morin Priest Jean Pierre Melville 1962 Therese Desqueyroux Georges Franju Volpi Cup for Best Actress Climats Stellio Lorenzi 1963 The Hours of Love Luciano Salce Le gros coup Jean Valere 1965 Thomas the Impostor Georges Franju 1967 Les risques du metier Andre Cayatte 1973 I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse Fernando Arrabal 1982 The Eyes the Mouth Marco Bellocchio 1983 Liberte la nuit Philippe Garrel 1993 Three Colors Blue Krzysztof Kieslowski 1999 Venus Beauty Institute Tonie Marshall 2001 Medee Don Kent 2009 A Man and His Dog Francis Huster 2011 Le Skylab Julie Delpy 2012 Amour Michael Haneke BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActressCesar Award for Best ActressDublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActressEuropean Film Award for Best ActressInternational Cinephile Society Award for Best ActressLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the YearLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressLumieres Award for Best ActressNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActressNew York Film Critics Online Award for Best ActressPremio Cinema Ludus for Best European ActressSan Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActressNominated Academy Award for Best ActressNominated AACTA International Award for Best ActressNominated Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best ActressNominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated Dorian Award for Best ActressNominated Houston Film Critics Society for Best ActressNominated Irish Film amp Television Awards Best International ActressNominated Online Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressNominated New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActressNominated Satellite Award for Best Actress Motion Picture DramaNominated Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressNominated Washington D C Area Film Critics Association Award for Best ActressDias de Cine Awards for Best Actress 2016 Marie and the Misfits Sebastien Betbeder 2016 Lost in Paris Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon 2017 La Sainte Famille Marion SarrautBibliography editRiva Emmanuelle 1975 Le Feu des miroirs in French Paris Editions Saint Germain des Pres Riva Emmanuelle 1976 Juste derriere le sifflet des trains in French Paris Editions Saint Germain des Pres ISBN 2 243 00380 5 Riva Emmanuelle 1982 L otage du desir in French Paris Nouvelles Editions latines ISBN 2 7233 0184 2 Riva Emmanuelle 2008 Hiroshima 1958 in Japanese Tokyo Inscript ISBN 978 4 900997 22 6 Riva Emmanuelle 2009 Tu n as rien vu a Hiroshima in French Paris Gallimard ISBN 978 2 07 012298 1 See also editList of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nomineesReferences edit Emmanuelle Riva a life in pictures The Guardian 28 January 2017 Retrieved 28 January 2017 a b c Emmanuelle Riva I thank heaven for the child that s still in me The Irish Times 10 January 2015 Retrieved 28 January 2017 a b c d e Renewed Love for Symbol of New Wave The New York Times 1 January 2013 Retrieved 28 January 2017 a b c d Emmanuelle Riva French icon who starred in Amour dies aged 89 The Guardian 28 January 2017 Retrieved 28 January 2017 a b Amour Star Emmanuelle Riva Dies Oscar Nominated Actress Was 89 IndieWire 28 January 2017 Retrieved 28 January 2017 Oscars 2013 Records Broken for Oldest Youngest Nominees The Hollywood Reporter 10 January 2013 Retrieved 28 January 2017 Oscar Nominee Emmanuelle Riva to Star in French Language Savannah Bay in Paris and Washington D C Playbill 30 October 2013 Retrieved 28 January 2017 Emmanuelle Riva Hiroshima 1958 Tokyo Art Beat エマニュエル リヴァ展 Hiroshima 1958 Nikon Both accessed 2010 07 24 Kim Willsher Emmanuelle Riva 85 star of Amour tells of her extraordinary life The Observer 10 February 2013 L actrice Emmanuelle Riva enterree dans la discretion a Paris Le Parisien 4 February 2017 Archived from the original on 14 August 2017 Retrieved 6 February 2017 Emmanuelle Riva enterree en toute discretion a Paris Paris Match 5 February 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emmanuelle Riva Emmanuelle Riva at IMDb Emmanuelle Riva at NewWaveFilm com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emmanuelle Riva amp oldid 1213180386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
