Hélène Vincent

Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943 ) is a French actress and stage director.

Career She made her on-screen debut in 1969, with the movie Pierre et Paul, directed by René Allio. A couple of years later, she had roles in prominent productions such as Let Joy Reign Supreme directed by Bertrand Tavernier and Fire's Share starring Michel Piccoli.

In 1988 that she gained wider recognition for her role as Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy in the popular success Life Is a Long Quiet River for which she received a César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1989. In 1992, she was nomninated in the same category for her role in I Don't Kiss, directed by André Téchiné. In 2013, she received a nomination for the César Award for Supporting Actress for her part in the movie A Few Hours of Spring directed by Stéphane Brizé. In 2020, she was nominated for the third time in the category Best Supporting Actress for The Specials, directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.

In 1996, she play Bernie's mother in the movie Bernie directed by Albert Dupontel.

In theater, she worked several times with Patrice Chéreau and her ex-husband Jean-Pierre Vincent.

She had been nominated twice for the Molière Award for Best Actress : in 2010 for Alexandra David-Néel, Mon Tibet, directed by Didier Long and in 2011 for La Celestina, directed Christian Schiaretti.

She is the mother of director Thomas Vincent.

Theater As actress Year Title Author Director Notes 1964 L'Intervention Victor Hugo Patrice Chéreau 1965 Fuenteovejuna Lope de Vega Patrice Chéreau 1966 L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine Eugène Marin Labiche Patrice Chéreau 1967 Le Voleur de femmes Guan Hanqing Patrice Chéreau 1967–68 The Soldiers Jakob Lenz Patrice Chéreau 1968–69 Le Prix de la révolte au marché noir Dimítris Dimitriádis Patrice Chéreau 1969 Trumpets and Drums Bertolt Brecht Jean-Pierre Vincent 1970–71 Il feudatario Carlo Goldoni Jean-Pierre Vincent 1971 Le Camp du drap d'or Serge Rezvani Jean-Pierre Vincent 1971-72 Capitaine Schelle, Capitaine Eçço Serge Rezvani Jean-Pierre Vincent 1972–73 In the Jungle of Cities Bertolt Brecht André Engel, Jean Jourdheuil & Jean-Pierre Vincent played Marie Garga 2010 Alexandra David-Néel, Mon Tibet Michel Lengliney Didier Long Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Christian Schiaretti 2011 La Celestina Fernando de Rojas Christian Schiaretti Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress 2013 Ita L. née Goldfeld Eric Zanettacci Julie Lopes-Curval & Hélène Vincent

As director Year Title Author 1977 Franziska Frank Wedekind 1978 La Star des oublis Ivane Daoudi 1980 Scènes d’exposition René Escudié 1983 Danton's Death Georg Büchner 1985-86 La Nuit d'Irlande Bruno Bayen 1990 A Respectable Wedding Bertolt Brecht 1992 Double Inconstancy Pierre de Marivaux 1993 L'Intervention Victor Hugo 1995 Le Système Ribadier Georges Feydeau 1997 A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen 1998 Twelfth Night William Shakespeare 1999 Some Voices Joe Penhall 2000-02 M. Malaussène au théâtre Daniel Pennac 2001 Some Voices Joe Penhall 2001-02 Scenes from an Execution Howard Barker 2005 Creditors August Strindberg 2006 Lucie John Berger 2007 Vincent in Brixton Nicholas Wright 2013 Ita L. née Goldfeld Eric Zanettacci 2018 The Baby Dance Jane Anderson

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