Sandrine Bonnaire facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire as president of the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival
Born	(1967-05-31) 31 May 1967 (age 58) Gannat, Allier, France
Occupation	Actress, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1982–present
Children	2

Sandrine Bonnaire (born May 31, 1967) is a famous French actress, film director, and screenwriter. She has acted in more than 40 movies. Sandrine has won many important awards for her acting. These include the César Award for Most Promising Actress for À Nos Amours (1983) and the César Award for Best Actress for Vagabond (1985). She also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for La Cérémonie (1995). Some of her other well-known films are Under the Sun of Satan (1987) and East/West (1999).

Sandrine Bonnaire's Early Life and Career

Sandrine Bonnaire at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival

Sandrine Bonnaire was born in a town called Gannat in France. She grew up in a big family with ten brothers and sisters. Her family was working-class.

She started her acting career when she was just 16 years old. Her first big role was in the 1983 film À Nos Amours. In this movie, she played a girl from Paris. The next year, in 1984, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. This award is like the French version of an Oscar for new actors.

Becoming a Star: Vagabond and Other Films

Sandrine became famous around the world in 1985. This was because of her role in the movie Vagabond. In this film, she played a homeless person. Her acting in Vagabond was so good that she won her second César Award.

Vagabond also won a very important award called the Golden Lion at the 42nd Venice International Film Festival. The judges thought Sandrine's acting was amazing.

Sandrine worked with director Maurice Pialat again in 1987 on the film Under the Sun of Satan. This movie won the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. She also starred in Monsieur Hire in 1989.

In 1995, Sandrine Bonnaire played a quiet maid in the exciting movie La Cérémonie. This film and its actors won many awards. Sandrine and her co-star, Isabelle Huppert, both won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.

In 2004, she starred in another film by Patrice Leconte, called Intimate Strangers. This movie was very popular in the United States. More recently, in 2017, Sandrine starred in the film Prendre le large. She also received a special award, an Honorary Magritte Award, for her amazing career. In 2024, she started filming a new movie called Slow Joe.

Sandrine Bonnaire as a Director

Besides acting, Sandrine Bonnaire is also a film director and screenwriter. She directed a documentary film in 2007 called Elle s'appelle Sabine (Her Name is Sabine). This film was about her sister, Sabine. It was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a César Award for Best Documentary Film.

She also directed a feature film in 2012 called J'enrage de son absence. In 2016, she directed another documentary about the singer Marianne Faithfull.

Sandrine Bonnaire's Family Life

Sandrine Bonnaire has two daughters. Her first daughter was born from her relationship with actor William Hurt. They met while filming The Plague in 1991. Later, in 2003, Sandrine married actor and screenwriter Guillaume Laurant. They had a second daughter together. Sandrine and Guillaume divorced in 2015.

Awards and Recognitions

Sandrine Bonnaire has won many important awards throughout her career. Here are some of them:

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  Sandrine Bonnaire at the 2009 66th Venice International Film Festival as a jury member.

See also

In Spanish: Sandrine Bonnaire para niños