Nicole Garcia

Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. She won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Le Cavaleur.

Early life and education Nicole Garcia was born on 22 April 1946 in Oran, French Algeria.

Career

In 1980, Garcia won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film Le Cavaleur (1979).

Her film Charlie Says (Selon Charlie) was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film Going Away was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

She was the president of the jury for the Caméra d'Or section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

For her 2016 film From the Land of the Moon, Garcia was nominated for the 2017 César Awards for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adaptation.

In October 2025, she started shooting her 10th film as a director, Milo, which marks her second collaboration with Marion Cotillard after From the Land of the Moon (2016).

Personal life Garcia's eldest son, , is a theatre director and writer. From her relationship with Jean Rochefort, she has a second son, the actor Pierre Rochefort.

Filmography As filmmaker

As actress Year Title Role Notes 1967 Hôtel Racine Odile Telefilm Boys and Girls Coco 1968 The Troops Get Married A young girl 1969 Léonce et Léna Princess Léna Telefilm 1970 Au théâtre ce soir Françoise TV series 1971 Madame êtes-vous libre ? Monique Hot Pants 1974 La Mort d'un enfant Madame Grigny Telefilm 1975 Let Joy Reign Supreme La Fillon 1976 Calmos A lab employee Duelle Jeanne / Elsa Body of My Enemy Hélène Mauve Les Enquêtes du commissaire Maigret Dr. Steiner TV series 1977 The Question Agnès Charlegue The Indians Are Still Far Away Anna 1978 Butterfly on the Shoulder Sonia Ce diable d'homme Adrienne Lecouvreur TV mini-series Aurélien Blanchette Telefilm Gaston Phoebus Agnès de Navarre TV mini-series 1979 Le Cavaleur Marie-France César Award for Best Supporting Actress The Bit Between the Teeth Madame Le Guenn Ogro Karmele 1980 My American Uncle Janine Garnier Nominated—César Award for Best Actress 1981 Le Grand Paysage d'Alexis Droeven Elizabeth Un jour sombre dans la vie de Marine Moune Telefilm Les Uns et les Autres Anne Meyer Beau-père Martine 1982 L'Apprentissage de la ville Violette Telefilm Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David ? Anna A Captain's Honor Patricia Caron 1983 Via degli specchi Francesca Copkiller Lenore Carvo Stella Stella Les Mots pour le dire Marie Nominated—César Award for Best Actress Waiter! Claire 1984 Les Capricieux Diane Telefilm Partenaires Marion Wormser 1985 Death in a French Garden Julia Tombsthay Nominated—César Award for Best Actress Le Quatrième Pouvoir Catherine Carre Montreal World Film Festival - Best Actress 1986 15 août Short filmAlso as director and screenwriter A Man and a Woman: 20 Years LaterHerself Mort un dimanche de pluie Elaine Briand State of Grace Florence Vannier-Buchet Mariage blanc France Telefilm 1988 La Lumière du lac Carlotta 1990 Overseas Zon 1991 Léon Morin, prêtre Barny Telefilm 1992 La Femme de l'amant Cécile 1993 A Man at Sea Fanny 1994 Aux petits bonheurs Ariane Jeanne Jeanne Telefilm 1995 Facteur VIII Dr. Martine Bressian Runaways Jeanne 1997 Post Coitum Voice 1999 Lost & Found Mall Quartet Player Kennedy et moi Anna Polaris 2001 Alias Betty Margot Fisher Montreal World Film Festival - Best ActressSilver Hugo Award for Best ActressNominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress Sa mère, la pute Telefilm 2003 Tristan Madame Driant Little Lili Mado Marceaux The Story of Marie and Julien Marie's friend Hot House Yvonne ("Sophie") Telefilm 2004 Ne fais pas ça Édith Toi, vieux Narrator (uncredited) Short film The Last Day Marie 2006 My Last Role Herself Short film 2007 Ma place au soleil Odile Fear(s) of the Dark Narrator Voice Les Prédateurs Eva Joly Telefilm 2008 Madame Short film God's Offices Denise 2009 Park Benches The radio lady Going South The mother 2011 Bachelor Days Are Over Claude 2012 One Night Sylvie Loriot A Greek Type of Problem Jo 2013 Gare du Nord Mathilde Delaunay 2014 Entre vents et marées Joséphine de Kersaint-Gilly Telefilm 2015 Families Suzanne Varenne 2019 Who You Think I Am Dr. Catherine Bormans2021UFOsValérie DelbrosseTV seriesLupinAnne Pellegrini2022One Fine MorningFrançoise