Dominique Blanc

Dominique Blanc (born 25 April 1956) is a French actress. She is known for her roles in the films May Fools, Indochine (1992), La Reine Margot (1994), Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998), and The Other One (2008). In a career of nearly four decades so far, Blanc has won four César Awards from nine nominations.

Life and career In 1980, at the suggestion of Pierre Romans, her instructor at the French Drama school, Cours Florent, she met with Patrice Chéreau who engaged her for a performance of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt. She remained one of Chéreau's preferred actresses.

One of the most critically acclaimed French actresses, Blanc has won four César Awards. One for Best Actress in 2000 for and three for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: in 1990 for May Fools (Milou en mai), in 1992 for Indochine and in 1998 for Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train) and has been nominated four more times. On 6 September 2008, she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 65th Venice Film Festival.

Filmography

Theatre Year Title Author DirectorNotes 1981 Peer Gynt Henrik Ibsen Patrice Chéreau 1982 Schliemann, épisodes ignorés Bruno Bayen Bruno Bayen 1983 The Screens Jean Genet Patrice Chéreau The Idiot Fyodor Dostoyevsky Jean-Louis Thamin Tonio Kröger Thomas Mann Pierre Romans 1984 The Vast Domain Arthur Schnitzler Luc Bondy 1985–86 The Underpants Carl Sternheim Jacques Rosner 1987 The Marriage of Figaro Pierre Beaumarchais Jean-Pierre Vincent Nominated - Molière Award for Best Female Newcomer1988 The Misanthrope Molière Antoine Vitez Anacaona Jean Metellus Antoine Vitez (2) 1993–94 Woyzeck Georg Büchner Jean-Pierre Vincent (2) 1996 Poèmes et proses René Char Festival d'Avignon Apothéose Arthur Schnitzler 1997 A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen Deborah Warner Molière Award for Best Actress 2000 Mickey La Torche Natacha de Pontcharra Festival d'Avignon 2002 The Seagull Anton Tchekhov Philippe Calvario 2003 Phèdre Jean Racine Patrice Chéreau (3) Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress 2008–11 La Douleur Marguerite Duras Patrice Chéreau (4) Molière Award for Best Actress 2012 Perséphone Igor Stravinsky Peter Sellars 2013 The Mistress of the Inn Carlo Goldoni Marc Paquien 2015 Les Liaisons dangereuses Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Christine Letailleur 2016 Britannicus Jean Racine Stéphane Braunschweig 2016 Vania Anton Tchekhov Julie Deliquet 2017 Le Petit-Maître corrigé Pierre de Marivaux Clément Hervieu-Léger 2017 Le Testament de Marie Colm Tóibín Deborah Warner

Decorations Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015)