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Ariane Labed

Ariane Labed

Actor · Born May 6, 1984 (42) · Athens, Greece

Cannes award nominee · 2 Venice awards · Sundance award nominee

Ariane Labed (born May 8, 1984) is a Greek-born French actress and film director. She is best known for her feature film debut in Attenberg, for which she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Born to French parents, Ariane Labed lived her first six years in Athens, then six years in Germany. She arrived in France at 12 years old. Ariane studied at Provence University, (Deust Basic training in theater, Bachelor of Performing Arts and Master Dramaturgy and scenic writing). where she co-founded the Vasistas theatre company with Argyro Chioti and went on stage with the National Theater of Greece. She made her acting debut in Attenberg, a feature film directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, for which she was awarded the Volpi cup for best actress at the Venice Film Festival. Ariane went on to feature in a range of French and international projects including Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight, Alice’s Journey by Lucie Borleteau (for which she won Best Actress at the Locarno Festival and was nominated for a César award), The Lobster by Yórgos Lánthimos (winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival) and Assassin's Creed by Justin Kurzel (co-starring Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender). Ariane most recently played the lead role in "Trigonometry", a series for the BBC. Ariane wrote and directed her first short film "OLLA" presented at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival 2019 and selected in numerous festivals around the world including Telluride, the BFI London Film Festival and Sundance. “OLLA” won the Louis le Prince International Short Film award at the Leeds Film Festival in 2019, as well as 3 awards at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2020 including the National Grand Prix prize.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 6, 1984 (42)
From
Athens, Greece
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 45 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 7% in 30 days

What are Ariane Labed's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
34%
Bonds
23%
Survival
17%
Power
10%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Morality
5%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 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 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 7

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 9
Ally
3 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Tense
12
Contemplative
6
Dread
5
Absurd
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Ariane Labed's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ariane Labed'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

45 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mémoire de fille(2026)

    as Annie's Mother

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Bugonia(2025)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • September Says (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer

  • The Brutalist(2024)

    as Older Zsófia

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Swimming Home(2024)

    as Kitti

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • María Madalena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 60 episodes · Actor

  • Sex Is Comedy: The Revolution of Intimacy Coordinators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Vourdalak(2023)

    as Sdenka

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Before We Collapse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Fanny

  • My Sole Desire(2022)

    as Danseuse fête de la fin

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Flux Gourmet(2022)

    as Lamina Propria

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Souvenir: Part II(2021)

    as Garance

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • L'Opéra(2021)

    Show 16 episodes · as Zoé Monin

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Trigonometry(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ray

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Olla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Souvenir(2019)

    as Garance

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Favourite(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ad Vitam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as - Participation - · as Odessa

  • Mary Magdalene(2018)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Assassin's Creed(2016)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Stopover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Aurore

  • Despite the Night(2015)

    as Hélène

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Idyll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks

  • Chevalier(2015)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Lobster(2015)

    Thanks · as The Maid

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Préjudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Caroline

  • The Forbidden Room(2015)

    as Alicia Warlock / Chambermaid

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey(2014)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Love Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Liliane

  • High and Dry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Laurel

  • Intimate Semaphores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Laurel

  • Magic Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Maria

  • A Place on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Elena Morin

  • Before Midnight(2013)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Capsule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Woman #1

  • Ariane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Catarina

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Alps(2011)

    Translator · as Gymnast

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Attenberg(2010)

    as Marina

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Le Cercle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Le royaume des aveugles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Sud-est (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Possessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 42 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Assassin's Creed (2016)

$241M worldwide

Highest rated

Before Midnight (2013)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Brutalist (2024)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
20052026

Peak 2015 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 6 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
Acting37 of 45: 35 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting3 of 45: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 45: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew7 of 45: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rd

45 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s26 · 21 acting · 7 crew2020s15 · 12 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 26% of 19 roles
101520

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.

Awards

2 major awards from 6 major nominations, 2010–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  2. 2023
    • Venice award, won · Jury Special Mention
  3. 2020
    • Sundance award, nominated · Best Short Film
  4. 2019
    • Cannes award, nominated
  5. 2010
    • Venice award, won · Best Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ariane Labed's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Despite the Night (2015)

83rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Before Midnight (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. 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 Ariane Labed's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles11–66 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles26–76 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles27–63 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles11–74 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles15–66 · median 53 · moderateheavier 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 Ariane Labed work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ariane Labed's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Athina Rachel Tsangari shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers