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Karin Viard

Karin Viard

Actor · Born January 24, 1966 (60) · Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Karin Viard (born in 1966 in Rouen) is a French actress. After training in drama in Rouen and later in Paris, she made her screen debut in the early 1990s, notably appearing in Étienne Chatiliez's Tatie Danielle (1990) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's Delicatessen (1991). She gained public recognition with Philippe Harel's comedy Hiking (Les Randonneurs, 1997). Throughout her career, she has alternated between comedies, dramas, and stage productions. She has won three César Awards: Best Actress for Sólveig Anspach's Haut les cœurs ! (1999), and two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Michel Blanc's Summer Things (Embrassez qui vous voudrez, 2002) and Andréa Bescond and Éric Métayer's Little Tickles (Les Chatouilles, 2018). Her filmography also includes critical and commercial successes such as The Role of Her Life (Le Rôle de sa vie, 2004), Polisse (2011), The Bélier Family (La Famille Bélier, 2014), Jalouse (2017), and Madame de Sévigné (2024).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 24, 1966 (60)
From
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 117 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Karin Viard's films like?

Across their 41 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Biography 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
Bonds
34%
Self
27%
Survival
12%
Power
9%
Morality
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 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 18 · Serious 11 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 15 · Charged 17 · Intense 8

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

A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 5

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 13

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

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 20 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 13 of 32 analyzed roles.

Hero
13 of 32
Ally
10 of 32
Shapeshifter
3 of 32
Mentor
3 of 32
Trickster
2 of 32
Threshold guardian
1 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
21
Tense
15
Contemplative
12
Joyful
9
Absurd
10
Other
39

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9
  • Other1

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 Karin Viard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karin Viard'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

117 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Roxie au milieu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Man's Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Queen

  • Sanguine(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Chamouxland : la reconstruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Une Fille en or (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Karin Viard

  • A Place for Her(2025)

    as Diane

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Vanished(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hélène Lando

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Prime Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Anne Chalamont

  • Suzanne Valadon, peintre sans concession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Voix

  • Before What Comes After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Cancer Specialist

  • In the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Marie-France Trémeau

  • Madame de Sévigné(2023)

    as Madame de Sévigné

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • New Beginnings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Diane

  • Strangers by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Associate Producer · Screenplay · as Nathalie / Jeanne

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

    as Charlotte

  • Wow! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Catherine

  • Sage homme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nathalie Martini

  • Maria Into Life(2022)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • An Ordinary Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Aline

  • Three Times Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Woman who comes to get the raclette machine

  • Saddle Up For Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Miranda Bloomberg

  • Fantasies(2021)

    as Lili Michel (sketch 'Antagonistophilie')

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Shaking(2021)

    as Alexandra Pacquart

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Teach Me If You Can (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Vocals · as Narrator (voice)

  • Dear Mother(2020)

    as Valérie

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Appearances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Eve

  • Perfect Nanny(2019)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Little Tickles(2018)

    as Mado Le Nadant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kiss & Tell(2018)

    as Véro

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bécassine!(2018)

    as Marquise de Grand-Air

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Jealous(2017)

    as Nathalie Pécheux

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Bun in the Oven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Nicole

  • The Visitors: Bastille Day(2016)

    as Adélaïde de Montmirail

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Roommates Party(2015)

    as Christine Dubreuil

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • 21 Nights with Pattie(2015)

    as Pattie

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Families(2015)

    as Forence Deffe

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Lolo(2015)

    as Ariane

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Bélier Family(2014)

    as Gigi Bélier

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Chef's Wife(2014)

    as Marithé Bressy

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Week-ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Christine

  • Le Débarquement 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Various Characters

  • Lulu in the Nude(2013)

    as Lulu

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Love Is the Perfect Crime(2013)

    as Marianne

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Le Débarquement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • It Happened in Saint-Tropez(2013)

    as Une people à Cannes soirée Melko

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Yann Piat

  • On Air(2012)

    as Mélina

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Polisse(2011)

    as Nadine

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

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

    as Adult Albertine

  • My Piece of the Pie(2011)

    as France

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Nothing to Declare(2010)

    as Irène Janus

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Potiche(2010)

    as Nadège

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • My Father's Guests(2010)

    as Babette

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Happy End(2009)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Le code a changé(2009)

    as Marie-Laurence

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • All About Actresses(2009)

    as Karin Viard

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Baby Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Alexandra

  • Hikers in Saint-Tropez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Coralie

  • Paris(2008)

    as La Boulangère

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • La Face cachée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Isabelle

  • La vérité ou presque(2007)

    as Anne

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • In Mom's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Juliette "Juju" Gotchac

  • Ambitious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Judith Zahn

  • Hell(2005)

    as Céline

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Children(2005)

    as Jeanne Lancry

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Ax(2005)

    as Marlène Davert

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Ex-Wife of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Nina

  • The Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Suzy Castelano

  • The Role of Her Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Claire Rocher

  • France Boutique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as France

  • Mes copines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Karin

  • Summer Things(2002)

    as Véro

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Hell of a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hortense Lassalle

  • Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Muriel

  • Children's Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Marianne Fauvel

  • Enchanted Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Eve

  • Battle Cries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Emma

  • Children of the Century(1999)

    as Marie Dorval

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sitcom, A Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lola

  • The New Eve(1999)

    as Camille

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Monica

  • Où tu vas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nadine

  • Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Marguerite

  • Hikers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Coralie

  • Une visite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Carole

  • Les Victimes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Claire

  • Diary of a Seducer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Charlotte

  • Fourbi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rosemonde

  • Une journée entière sans mentir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Claire

  • Adultery (A User's Guide) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Fabienne

  • Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as La fille aux cheveux jaunes (comme des frites)

  • La haine(1995)

    as Art Gallery Girl #2

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Emmène-moi(1994)

    as Sophie

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Le fils préféré (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Martine

  • La Séparation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Claire

  • Sidestroke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Clara

  • Ce que femme veut... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Cécile

  • Urgence d'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Anne-Victoire

  • Elles étaient trois (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Karin

  • Zone Bleue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Violette

  • Little Nothings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Isabelle

  • Rhesus-Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Anne-victoire

  • Maigret(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Thérèse

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Strangers dans la nuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Noëlle Faucher

  • Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Philippine

  • L'Amant de ma sœur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Elise

  • Delicatessen(1991)

    as Mademoiselle Plusse

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • 25 décembre 58, 10h36 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Karin

  • Auntie Danielle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Agathe

  • La mort d'une vache (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as La bouchère

  • L'Amour en marche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Karin

  • La Goula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Karin

  • The Investigations of Commissioner Maigret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 88 episodes · as Céline

  • Le cœur fou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Simone

  • Parade nuptiale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 117 titles, 112 of them dated from 1967 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Nothing to Declare (2010)

$94M worldwide

Highest rated

A Place for Her (2025)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Bélier Family (2014)

Film career

19672026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 13 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
Acting117 of 117: 115 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting1 of 117: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 117: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 117: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s34 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s23 · 23 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 35% of 62 roles
909505101520

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 Karin Viard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed13
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Emmène-moi (1994)

67th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

La haine (1995)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. 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 Karin Viard's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity8 titles32–62 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

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 Karin Viard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karin Viard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Maïwenn shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles