St. Tropez, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Education :
Drama school in Paris
Nationality :
French
Profession :
Actress
Claim to fame :
in Manon des Sources the sequel to Jean de Florette
Is a very sensitive and a perfectionist. For the part of Camille in the film UN COEUR EN HIVER. (1992) she had taken violin lessons for a whole year.
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history. (#32) (1995)
Raised by her mother in a remote mountain village and, as a teenager, left for Montreal. There she, apparently, met Robert Altman who encouraged her to become an actress. Although she even took a screen test for him, nothing came of it.
Named #19 of Sci-Fi's Sexy 50, by Femme Fatales magazine. (1997)
Arrested in Paris in 1997 for defending the rights of the sans-papiers. (the black illegal immigrants).
Is an ambassador for UNICEF and United Nations Children's Fund.
Emmanuelle Beart is the daughter of french singer and poet Guy B?art and Italian-Greek mother, Genevi?ve Galea. She was born on the 14 August 1965 in St. Tropez, France. After her parents divorce she was raised by her mother in a remote mountain village in provence with her three brothers and her sister . As a teenager, left for Montreal. There she, apparently, met Robert Altman who encouraged her to become an actress. Although she even took a screen test for him, nothing came of it. She then attended a drama school in paris before being cast in Premiers d?sirs three months later. She first became well known in Manon des Sources the sequel to Jean de Florette when she won Best Supporting Actress. Emmanuelle Beart has risen to great national and international fame as an actress not merely because of her beauty, she is also capable of deep emotional empathy with the character she is playing. Like many actresses she spends a long time preparing her characters, in Un Coeur en Hiver for instance she apparently practiced the violin every day for eighteen months. Emmanuelle Beart had a long relationship with Daniel Auteuil, her co-star in several films. She has a daughter, Nelly (born April 18th 1992), by Auteuil, and a young son Johan (born March 1996) by her current boyfriend David Moreau (the half-brother of French actor Patrick Bruel). But she says her children will not interfere with her acting career.
