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Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani

Actor, also producer · Born June 27, 1955 (71) · Paris, France

Isabelle Yasmine Adjani (born June 27, 1955) is a French film actress and singer. Adjani has appeared in 30 films since 1970. She holds the record for most César Award for Best Actress with five, for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994) and Skirt Day (2009). She was also given a double Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1981. She also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She performs in French, English, and German.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 27, 1955 (71)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 62 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Isabelle Adjani's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
19%
Survival
13%
Morality
11%
Power
10%
Society
9%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 13 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

28 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 28 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 28
Shadow
5 of 28
Shapeshifter
5 of 28
Ally
2 of 28
Trickster
2 of 28
Mentor
1 of 28
Herald
1 of 28
Show the 28 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
14
Dread
9
Warm
7
Absurd
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Isabelle Adjani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Isabelle Adjani's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

62 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Under a Dark Sun(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Béatrice Lasserre

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Natacha (presque) hôtesse de l'air(2025)

    as Mona

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Couple(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Isabel Nallet

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Wingwomen(2023)

    as Marraine

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Adieu Vinyle(2023)

    as Eve Faugère

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dammi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Cabaret Performer

  • The King's Favorite(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diane de Poitiers

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Mascarade(2022)

    as Martha Duval

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Peter von Kant(2022)

    as Sidonie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn, a woman of today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as archive footage

  • Sisters(2020)

    as Zorah

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The World Is Yours(2018)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Carole Matthieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Associate Producer · as Carole Matthieu

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabelle Laumont

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • French Women(2014)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ishkq in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Marie

  • David et Madame Hansen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Madame Hansen-Bergmann

  • Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Commandant Clara Damico

  • Aïcha : Job à tout prix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Doctor Assoussa

  • Mammuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as L'amour perdu de Serge

  • Skirt Day(2008)

    as Sonia Bergerac

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Figaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as La Comtesse Rosine

  • Les enfants du soleil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Voix Off

  • Monsieur Ibrahim(2003)

    as The Star

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bon Voyage(2003)

    as Viviane Denvers

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Adolphe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Ellénore

  • The Repentant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Charlotte / Leïla

  • Paparazzi(1998)

    as Isabelle Adjani

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Diabolique(1996)

    as Mia Baran

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Queen Margot(1994)

    as Margot

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Toxic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Pénélope

  • Lung Ta: The Forgotten Tibet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Camille Claudel(1988)

    Producer · as Camille Claudel

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ishtar(1987)

    as Shirra Assel

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Isabelle

  • Subway(1985)

    as Helena

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Isabelle Adjani: Pull Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • One Deadly Summer(1983)

    as Eliane Wieck, aka 'Elle'

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Circuit(1983)

    as Catherine Leiris / Lucie Brentano / Ève Granger / Dorothée Ortis / Ariane Chevalier / Charlotte Vincent

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Antonieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Antonieta Rivas Mercado

  • The Last Horror Film(1982)

    as Isabelle Adjani (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • All Fired Up(1982)

    as Pauline Valance

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Quartet(1981)

    as Marya 'Mado' Zelli

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Next Year If All Goes Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Isabelle

  • Possession(1981)

    as Anna / Helen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Clara and the Why Not(1981)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Brontë Sisters(1979)

    as Emily Brontë

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Nosferatu the Vampyre(1979)

    as Lucy Harker

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Driver(1978)

    as The Player

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Truck(1977)

    Script Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Violette & Francois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Violette Clot

  • Barocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Laure

  • The Tenant(1976)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Adele H(1975)

    as Adèle Hugo

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ondine(1975)

    as Ondine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ariane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Ariane

  • The Slap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Isabelle Douléan

  • Le Secret des Flamands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 4 episodes · as Maria Cavalieri

  • L'Avare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Marianne

  • L'École des femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Agnès

  • Faustine and the Beautiful Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Camille

  • Le Petit Bougnat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Rose

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles from 1970 to 2025; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Diabolique (1996)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

The Tenant (1976)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Possession (1981)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19702025

Peak 1987 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 62: 59 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing2 of 62: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 62: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew1980s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew1990s5 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 45% of 31 roles
7479849914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Isabelle Adjani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 35 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Ondine (1975)

88th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Tenant (1976)

Midcredits 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Isabelle Adjani's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles51–92 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles27–67 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles11–60 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles25–50 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles58–91 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Isabelle Adjani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Isabelle Adjani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pierre Lhomme shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles