Sylvie Testud facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sylvie Testud
Testud in 2018
Born	(1971-01-17) 17 January 1971 (age 54) Lyon, France
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present
Children	2
Honours	Ordre national du Mérite

Sylvie Testud (born January 17, 1971) is a French actress. She started her movie career in 1991. Sylvie has won several important awards for her acting. These include the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in Murderous Maids (2000). She also won the César Award for Best Actress for Fear and Trembling (2003). Another big win was the European Film Award for Best Actress for Lourdes (2009). Some of her other famous movies are Beyond Silence (1996), La Vie en Rose (2007), and French Women (2014).

About Sylvie Testud's Life and Career

Sylvie Testud grew up in La Croix-Rousse, a part of Lyon, France. Many people from Portugal, Spain, and Italy lived there. Her mother moved to France from Italy in the 1960s. Sylvie's French father left the family when she was only two years old.

How Sylvie Testud Started Acting

In 1985, when Sylvie was 14, she watched a movie called L'Effrontée. In this film, Charlotte Gainsbourg played a complicated young girl. Sylvie felt like she understood Gainsbourg's character. This made her want to take acting classes in Lyon. She studied with an actor and director named Christian Taponard.

In 1989, Sylvie moved to Paris. She spent three years studying at the Conservatoire (CNSAD), a famous drama school. In the early 1990s, she got her first small movie roles. These included films like L'Histoire du garçon qui voulait qu'on l'embrasse and Love, etc..

Sylvie's Success in Movies

In 1997, Sylvie became very well-known in Germany. This was because of a movie called Jenseits der Stille by Caroline Link. For this role, Sylvie learned German, sign language, and how to play the clarinet.

In 1998, she got her first main role in a French movie. She played Béa in Karnaval. In 2000, she starred in La Captive. In 2001, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. This was for her role as Christine Papin in Les Blessures assassines (also known as Murderous Maids). The movie was about a young servant found guilty of murder. This true story had been very famous in France in 1933.

Writing and More Awards

In 2003, Sylvie wrote a book about her life as an actress. It was called Il n'y a pas beaucoup d'étoiles ce soir.

One of her most famous performances was in the movie Stupeur et tremblements (2003). She won a César and a Lumières Award for Best Actress for this role in 2004. In the movie, she plays a woman who finds it hard to understand the differences between Japanese business culture and her own Western culture.

In 2007, Sylvie starred in the movie La Vie en rose. This movie won two Academy Awards. Sylvie played Momone, who was the best friend of the famous singer Edith Piaf. In the 2008 movie Sagan, she played the writer Françoise Sagan. People praised her acting, and she was nominated for another César.

Family Life and Honors

Sylvie Testud was made a Chevalier (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite in March 2009. This is a special honor in France.

She has two children. Her son, Ruben, was born in February 2005. Her daughter, Esther, was born in January 2011. In 2012, she took part in a TV show called Rendez-vous en terre inconnue.

Sylvie Testud's Movies

Here are some of the feature films Sylvie Testud has been in:

Sylvie Testud on Television

Here are some of the television shows Sylvie Testud has appeared in:

Sylvie Testud as a Director

Sylvie Testud has also directed some films:

Awards and Honors for Sylvie Testud

Testud in 2013

Sylvie Testud has received many awards and honors for her work in movies.

Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Awards)

This is an important film award in Germany.

César Awards

The César Awards are the national film awards of France. They are like the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the United States.

Lumières Award

The Lumières Awards are given by the foreign press in France to honor French films.

Globes de Cristal Awards

These awards celebrate achievements in French arts and culture.

European Film Awards

These awards recognize excellence in European cinema.

Decorations

• Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters (2016)

See also

In Spanish: Sylvie Testud para niños