--- name: "Jeanne Balibar" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeanne-balibar" fi1m_id: "jeanne-balibar" imdb_id: "nm0050210" tmdb_id: 77191 wikidata_id: "Q270005" roles: ["Actor"] born: "13 April 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 79 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-03T01:15:17.149377+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jeanne Balibar ## Identity Jeanne Balibar - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeanne-balibar - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jeanne-balibar - **IMDb ID:** nm0050210 - **TMDB ID:** 77191 - **Wikidata ID:** Q270005 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Balibar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050210/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77191 Actor. Born 13 April 1968 in Paris, France. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 13 April 1968, Paris, France - **Active:** 2018–present - **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 81 (2), 2020s 74 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 77 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Music 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $73m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Balibar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050210/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/77191 ## Coming up - *Ce qui nous mène à toi* (2026-11-11) ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cold War*](https://film.one/film/cold-war.md) (85) - **HBO Max:** [*Irma Vep*](https://film.one/tv/irma-vep-2022.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jeanne Balibar is a French actress and singer. Born in Paris on 13 April 1968, she is the daughter of philosopher Étienne Balibar and physicist Françoise Balibar. She trained at the Cours Florent and the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique. Balibar began her career on stage, appearing as Elvire in Molière's *Don Juan* at the Festival d'Avignon. Her first film role was in Arnaud Desplechin's *The Sentinel* (1992). She has worked extensively in theatre and cinema, including with directors such as Desplechin, Olivier Assayas and Mathieu Amalric. Balibar is known for roles in *Cold War* (2018) as Juliette, *Barbara* (2017) as Brigitte/Barbara, *Les Misérables* (2019) as the Commissioner, *Lost Illusions* (2021) as the Marquise d'Espard and *Memoria* (2021) as Agnes Cerkinsky. She won the César Award for Best Actress for *Barbara* and has also directed films. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Irma Vep* (2022), Fi1m 74, as Zoe — [page](https://film.one/tv/irma-vep-2022.md) - *Les Misérables* (2019), Fi1m 77, as The Comissioner — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2019.md) - *Cold War* (2018), Fi1m 85, as Juliette — [page](https://film.one/film/cold-war.md) ## Complete filmography (92) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Ce qui nous mène à toi* (2026), Actor - *Le Trésor* (2026), Actor - *Quelqu’un devrait interdire les dimanches après-midi* (2026), series, as Alix - *My Darling Family* (2026), as Janet - *Nino* (2025), as La mère de Nino - *Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight* (2025), series, as Apotika (voice) - *Lads* (2025), as Suzanne - *Once Upon My Mother* (2025), as Mrs. Fleury - *The Victoria System* (2025), as Victoria - *Iris* (2024), series, Actor - *Franklin* (2024), series, as Madame Helvetius - *A Month With the Girls* (2024), as Maryse Choisy older (Narrator & voice over) - *Boléro* (2024), as Ida Rubinstein - *Molière's Last Stage* (2024), as Madeleine Béjart - *Let Me Go* (2023), as Claudine - *Les Indésirables* (2023), as Agnès Millas - *The Peace and Love Process* (2023), as Nadia - *Let Her Kill You* (2023), as Charlie - *Cherchez la femme !* (2022), series, as (voice) - *The King’s Favorite* (2022), series, as Marguerite de Navarre - *X14* (2022), Actor - *Five-O* (2022), as Isabelle - *Irma Vep* (2022), series, as Zoe — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/irma-vep-2022.md) - *Sigmund Freud: A Jew Without God* (2022), as Lou Andreas-Salomé (voice) - *Dancing On* (2022), as Aline - *The Rope* (2022), series, as Sophie Rauk - *Lost Illusions* (2021), as Marquise d'Espard - *Memoria* (2021), as Agnes Cerkinsky - *A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays* (2021), as Madame Longrée (voice) - *Ça passe* (2020), Actor - *Jésus, l'histoire d'une parole* (2020), series, Actor - *L'homme qui part* (2020), Actor - *Wonders in the Suburbs* (2020), as Joëlle Mrabti · Director, Screenplay, Dialogue - *Bajazet - Considering the Theatre and the Plague* (2019), Actor - *Les Misérables* (2019), as The Comissioner — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2019.md) - *Panique au village : La Foire agricole* (2019), as Madame Langrée (voice) - *Cold War* (2018), as Juliette — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/cold-war.md) - *Barbara* (2017), as Brigitte / Barbara - *Panique tous courts* (2017), as (voice) - *Never Ever* (2016), as Isabelle - *A Town Called Panic: Back to School Panic!* (2016), as Madame Longrée (voice) - *The Chameleon Slayer* (2015), as Judith - *Rouge* (2015), as Célia Bhy - *Portrait of the Artist* (2015), as Célia Bhy - *Summer Nights* (2014), as Hélène Aubertin - *Duras and Cinema* (2014), as Voice over for Marguerite Duras texts - *Grace of Monaco* (2014), as Countess Baciocchi - *The Tunnel* (2013), series, as Charlotte Joubert - *Delight* (2013), as Echo - *Electra, for Instance* (2013), as Jeanne · Director, Screenplay - *Clara s'en va mourir* (2012), as Clara - *At Ellen’s Age* (2010), as Ellen - *Le Soulier de satin* (2009), Actor - *The Invisible Woman* (2009), as Fantômette - *A Town Called Panic* (2009), as Madame Longrée (voice) - *Mourir d'aimer* (2009), as Mère de Lucas - *All About Actresses* (2009), as Jeanne Balibar - *The Joy of Singing* (2008), as Constance Müller - *Dieu seul me voit (Versailles-Chantiers) - version interminable* (2008), series, as Anna - *The Girl from Monaco* (2008), as Hélène - *The Idiot* (2008), as Nastassya Filippovna - *Sagan* (2008), as Peggy Roche - *Gone for a Dance* (2007), as Claudia - *The Duchess of Langeais* (2007), as Antoinette de Langeais - *Call Me Agostino* (2006), Actor - *The Accursed Kings* (2005), series, as Béatrice d'Hirson - *Clean* (2004), as Irène Paolini - *Saltimbank* (2003), as Vanessa Bartholomioux - *Code 46* (2003), as Sylvie - *All the Fine Promises* (2003), as Marianne - *17 fois Cécile Cassard* (2002), as Edith - *A Private Affair* (2002), as Sylvie, l'ex de Manéri - *Wimbledon Stage* (2002), as La jeune femme - *Avec tout mon amour* (2001), as Eugenia - *Va savoir+* (2001), as Camille B. - *Va Savoir (Who Knows?)* (2001), as Camille B. - *Intimisto* (2001), Actor - *Tomorrow's Another Day* (2000), as Elisabeth - *Comedy of Innocence* (2000), as Isabella - *Sade* (2000), as Madame Santero - *Balzac* (1999), series, as Alina Moniuzko - *Three Bridges on the River* (1999), as Claire - *Late August, Early September* (1999), as Jenny - *Only God Sees Me* (1998), as Anna - *Mange ta soupe* (1997), as Daughter · Scenario Writer - *I Hate Love* (1997), as Annie - *My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument* (1996), as Valérie - *Un dimanche à Paris* (1994), as Nina - *Le Beau Pavel* (1994), as Jeanne - *The Sentinel* (1992), as Figuration à la fête (uncredited) - *You Are...*, as Voice - *Comme des bêtes*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Christine Dollhofer (festival director), Jeanne Balibar (guest of honor) at the 2013 FilmFestival Linz](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-2401f546d96e.jpg) Christine Dollhofer (festival director), Jeanne Balibar (guest of honor) at the 2013 FilmFestival Linz — Filmfestival Linz, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Christine_Dollhofer_and_Jeanne_Balibar.jpg/1280px-Christine_Dollhofer_and_Jeanne_Balibar.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jeanne Balibar, accompagnée de Frank Castorf, à la cérémonie des César du cinéma. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-a046cfd52b8d.jpg) Jeanne Balibar, accompagnée de Frank Castorf, à la cérémonie des César du cinéma. (2018) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/C%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie_C%C3%A9sar_2018_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Guillaume Depardieu and Jeanne Balibar at the opening night of The Duchess of Langeais (Ne touchez pas la hache) at the Berlin International Film Festival 2007](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-84a3aa7850cd.jpg) Guillaume Depardieu and Jeanne Balibar at the opening night of The Duchess of Langeais (Ne touchez pas la hache) at the Berlin International Film Festival 2007 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Guillaume_Depardieu_Jeanne_Balibar_Berlinale_2007.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jacques Bonnaffé, Marianne Basler et Jeanne Balibar présentant "Va savoir" (Jacques Rivette, 2001) à la Cinémathèque française en janvier 2022.](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-189a025717a8.jpg) Jacques Bonnaffé, Marianne Basler et Jeanne Balibar présentant "Va savoir" (Jacques Rivette, 2001) à la Cinémathèque française en janvier 2022. — ManoSolo13241324, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Jacques_Bonnaff%C3%A9%2C_Marianne_Basler_et_Jeanne_Balibar.jpg/1280px-Jacques_Bonnaff%C3%A9%2C_Marianne_Basler_et_Jeanne_Balibar.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Jeanne Balibar](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-aeb2aec91cd3.jpg) Jeanne Balibar — Image via TMDB - ![Jeanne Balibar](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-d5bbc6993c2d.jpg) Jeanne Balibar — Image via TMDB - ![Jeanne Balibar](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-d8433be465bf.jpg) Jeanne Balibar — Image via TMDB - ![Jeanne Balibar à la cérémonie des César du cinéma (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-21531f0cb895.jpg) Jeanne Balibar à la cérémonie des César du cinéma (2018) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Jeanne_Balibar_C%C3%A9sar_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jeanne Balibar à la cérémonie des prix Lumières (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-1558648be518.jpg) Jeanne Balibar à la cérémonie des prix Lumières (2018) — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Jeanne_Balibar_prix_Lumi%C3%A8res_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Jeanne Balibar](https://film.one/media/person/128235/gallery-4dc1abf00e98.jpg) Jeanne Balibar — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won, 4 nominated - Knight of the Legion of Honour 2019: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won) - César Award for Best Actress 2018: César Award for Best Actress (won), for *Barbara* - Officer of Arts and Letters 2016: Officer of Arts and Letters (won) - César Award for Best Supporting Actress 2009: César Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Sagan* - César Award for Best Supporting Actress 2001: César Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Tomorrow's Another Day* - César Award for Best Female Revelation 1998: César Award for Best Female Revelation (nominated) - César Award for Best Female Revelation 1997: César Award for Best Female Revelation (nominated), for *My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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