Juliette Binoche was born in Paris, France, to Monique Yvette Stalens, a director, teacher, and actress, and Jean-Marie Binoche, a sculptor, director, and actor. Her mother was born in Czestochowa, Poland, of French, Walloon Belgian, and Polish descent, while her father is French. Juliette was only 23 when she first attracted the attention of international film critics with _The Unbearable Lightness of Being .
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#48).
Famously turned down roles in three Steven Spielberg films: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , Jurassic Park , and Schindlers List .
Ranked #93 in Empire magazines "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 1997).
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of "the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World".
Gave birth to her son Raphal, whose father is Andre Halle, a professional scuba driver, on 2 September 1993.
In 1996, she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in The English Patient . Legendary actress Lauren Bacall was roundly expected to win in that category for her performance in The Mirror Has Two Faces , but Binoche won the Oscar instead, in one of the biggest surprise wins in Oscar history. In her acceptance speech, she said, "I dont have a speech prepared. I thought Lauren would get it."
Her parents divorced when she was four, so she grew up living between each parent and a Catholic boarding school.
Had a daughter, Hana, with French actor Benot Magimel , born December 16th, 1999.
Companion of Benot Magimel from 1999 to 2003.
Sister of actress/photographer Marion Stalens and older half-sister of Camille Humeau, born in the late 70s.
Learned to play the violin for Alice et Martin .
Appeared in the 1998 play "Naked" in London.
She is the highest paid French actress in history
Companion of Leos Carax between 1986 and 1991.
She was the companion of Olivier Martinez between 1994 and 1997.
Joanne Harris , the author of Chocolat , was stunned one weekend when she opened the front door of her small house in Barnsley, Yorkshire. On her doorstep was French actress Juliette Binoche, who had landed the lead role for the Film version of Joannes book. Juliette loved the book and wanted to meet Joanne and she spent the weekend at the house as they discussed the book and the film to come. Juliette met Joannes young daughter and she borrowed her bedroom to stay over for the weekend. Juliette returned the favour by inviting her to the States as a guest of Miramax films for the Oscars.
Was the advertising face of Lancome perfume "Poeme" from 1995 to 2000
In Jan 2003 she became the new face for Italian Pret-a-Porter line, Gentryportofino.
She is affectionately known by the French press simply as "La Binoche".
Number 88 on Channel 4 s 100 Greatest movie Stars.
She has turned down Hollywood many times.
In 1990, she wrote to the president of France, Franois Mitterrand , to ask him for funds for her film Les amants du Pont-Neuf . However he didnt help. In 1993, Mitterand asked Binoche to dinner at the presidential palace in Paris. When asked by the press why he invited her, he said "I dreamt one night that I kissed her, now I hope she will be my mistress". Binoche declined the invitation. Soon after, they bumped into each other in a Paris market and had a long discussion about art, love, books and poetry.
Is an avid painter. In 1994, she exhibited work done in collaboration with the designer Christian Fenouillat. She has also designed posters for a number of her movies including Les amants du Pont-Neuf and Les enfants du sicle . Binoche is currently working on a poster for Country of My Skull .
In 2000, during promotion for the film Chocolat , Binoche was invited to the White House by then president Bill Clinton. However, she was unable to make the trip as she was starring in a Broadway re-vamp of Harold Pinters "Betrayal". Instead, the Clintons came to New York to meet Binoche.
Binoche and Merle Oberon have both played George Sand - in Les enfants du sicle and in A Song to Remember respectively. They have also both played Cathy in "Wuthering Heights"; Binoche in the 1992 version and Oberon in the 1939 version.
Wrote the preface for the French book "Le grand livre de la tendresse", published in 2002.
Appears on the cover of Lauren Lawrence s book, "Private Dreams of Public People".
Last name is pronounced "Bee-nosh".
Was nominated for Broadways 2001 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for a revival of Harold Pinter s "Betrayal."
Once worked as a cashier in a large department store in Paris while taking theater classes.
Godmother to nine Cambodian children.
Graduated from the CNSAD (National Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris)
Juliettes father, Jean-Marie Binoche, is French. Jean-Marie is also of one eighth Portuguese/Brazilian ancestry, from his own great-grandmother, Ursula Rosa de Araujo Mattos. Juliettes father was raised partly in Morocco by his French parents, and Juliettes paternal grandfather died in Agadir, Morocco. Juliettes mother, Monique Yvette Stalens, was born in Czestochowa, Poland. Juliettes maternal grandfather, Andrzej Stalens, was also born in Czestochowa, to French-born parents Henri/Henryka Stalens and Marie Rosalie Houz, who were both of French and Belgian (Walloon) ancestry. Juliettes maternal grandmother, Julii Heleny Mlynarczyk, was born in Czestochowa as well, and had Polish ancestry; Juliis parents were Pawla Mlynarczyka and Anieli Melon. Juliettes maternal grandparents were active in the theatre.
Companion of actor Mathieu Amalric from 2003 to 2004.
Was offered the role of Dr. Ellie Sattler in Jurassic Park , but turned it down to make Trois couleurs: Bleu .
Contributed a chapter to the book "Truth: Personas, Need, and Flaws in the Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters" by her friend and acting consultant Susan Batson.
Appeared in her first Playboy spread aged 43 in the November 2007 French edition.
She returned as the face of Lancome perfume "Poeme" in January 2008 after an 8 year break.
Supported Jos Bov in the 2007 presidential campaign.
Favorite book: "Talking With Angels" by Gitta Mallasz.
Nelson Mandela is the public figure the actress most admires.
Gael Garca Bernal lists Juliette Binoche as his favorite actress.
Close friends with her The English Patient co-star Ralph Fiennes.
She is the first actress to win the European Triple Crown: Best Actress at Venice, Berlin and Cannes film festivals for Trois Couleurs Bleu, The English Patient and Copie Conforme respectively.
Had a rate of 800 000 euros in 2004.
Is one of 5 French actors to have won an Academy Award. The others in chronological order are: Claudette Colbert for It Happened One Night , Simone Signoret for Room at the Top , Marion Cotillard for La mme and Jean Dujardin for The Artist (2011/I) .
Is one of 13 French actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination. The others in chronological order are: Claudette Colbert , Colette Marchand , Leslie Caron , Simone Signoret , Anouk Aime , Isabelle Adjani , Marie-Christine Barrault , Catherine Deneuve , Marion Cotillard , Brnice Bejo , Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert.
Was one of Frances highest paid actresses during the 1990s, earning up to nearly $1 million per film.
She, Charlotte Rampling and Isabelle Huppert are the only winners of 2 EFAs (European Film Awards) for Best Actress.
Was the 110th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for The English Patient at The 69th Annual Academy Awards on March 24, 1997.
Accepted the role in Godzilla for two reasons: First of all, her son was a major fan of the original franchise and second of all, she was sent a charming letter from director Gareth Edwards in which he claimed that she was "The Queen of Acting".
Says Quentin Tarantino told her that her last scene in Godzilla made him cry. "Well, [Quentin] Tarantino said to me, That was the first time Ive ever cried during a 3D blockbuster. I had to take off my glasses to wipe away my tears.".
Lists Gena Rowlands , Liv Ullmann , and Anna Magnani as her favorite actresses.
Is one of 13 actresses who won their Best Supporting Actress Oscars in a movie that also won the Best Picture Oscar (she won for The English Patient ). The others are Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind , Teresa Wright for Mrs. Miniver , Celeste Holm for Gentlemans Agreement , Mercedes McCambridge for All the Kings Men , Donna Reed for From Here to Eternity , Eva Marie Saint for On the Waterfront , Rita Moreno for West Side Story , Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer , Judi Dench for Shakespeare in Love , Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind , Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago and Lupita Nyongo for 12 Years a Slave .
One of four people to have achieved the rare feat of winning the top acting prizes at the three major film festivals: Venice Film Festivel, Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. The others to do so are Julianne Moore , Sean Penn and Jack Lemmon. Additionally, all four actors have won acting Oscars.
Graced the official poster of the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in 2010.
Was featured on the poster of the 41st Csar Awards in 2016.
As of 2017, she has been nominated 9 times for the Csar Awards and won once, for Trois couleurs: Bleu .
Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to,reveal another.
I want to make films that are political and social. Films with a message,or an idea. Films that dare to ask.
What I love most about this crazy life is the adventure of it.
I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with a great teacher in Paris, and she was wonderful; she pushed me, but she was a warm soul.
For me, habit is just a synonym for death.
My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.
