Karin Viard
Born: 1966-01-24 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Known For: Acting
Biography
Karin Viard (born in 1966 in Rouen) is a French actress. After training in drama in Rouen and later in Paris, she made her screen debut in the early 1990s, notably appearing in Étienne Chatiliez's Tatie Danielle (1990) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's Delicatessen (1991). She gained public recognition with Philippe Harel's comedy Hiking (Les Randonneurs, 1997). Throughout her career, she has alternated between comedies, dramas, and stage productions. She has won three César Awards: Best Actress for Sólveig Anspach's Haut les cœurs ! (1999), and two César Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Michel Blanc's Summer Things (Embrassez qui vous voudrez, 2002) and Andréa Bescond and Éric Métayer's Little Tickles (Les Chatouilles, 2018). Her filmography also includes critical and commercial successes such as The Role of Her Life (Le Rôle de sa vie, 2004), Polisse (2011), The Bélier Family (La Famille Bélier, 2014), Jalouse (2017), and Madame de Sévigné (2024).
Filmography
2027
- A Man's Skin as Queen
- Roxie au milieu
2026
- Vanished as Hélène Lando
- Species as Hélène
- Une Fille en or as Karin Viard
- A Place for Her as Diane
- Chamouxland : la reconstruction
- Le camping, un siècle de bonheur français as Self : Narrator
2025
- Before What Comes After as Cancer Specialist
- Prime Rush as Anne Chalamont
- Suzanne Valadon, peintre sans concession as Voix
2024
- In the Shadows as Marie-France Trémeau
- Madame de Sévigné as Madame de Sévigné
- Rire (enfin) au féminin as self
2023
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Beau geste as Self
- Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- Wow! as Catherine
- Strangers by Night as Nathalie / Jeanne
- Magnificat as Charlotte
- New Beginnings as Diane
- Sage homme as Nathalie Martini
2022
- Maria into Life as Maria
- An Ordinary Mother as Aline
- Three Times Nothing as Woman who comes to get the raclette machine
2021
- Fantasies as Lili Michel (sketch 'Antagonistophilie')
- Teach Me If You Can as Narrator (voice)
- Tokyo Shaking as Alexandra Pacquart
- Saddle Up For Revenge as Miranda Bloomberg
2020
- We're Live as Self - Guest
- Dear Mother as Valérie
- Appearances as Eve
2019
- Perfect Nanny as Louise
2018
- Little Tickles as Mado Le Nadant
- Bécassine ! as Marquise de Grand-Air
- Kiss & Tell as Véro
2017
- Jealous as Nathalie Pécheux
2016
- Quotidien as Self - Guest
- The Visitors: Bastille Day as Adélaïde de Montmirail
- A Bun in the Oven as Nicole
2015
- Lolo as Ariane
- The Roommates Party as Christine Dubreuil
- 21 Nights with Pattie as Pattie
- Families as Forence Deffe
2014
- The Bélier Family as Gigi Bélier
- The Chef's Wife as Marithé Bressy
- Week-ends as Christine
2013
- Clique as Self - Guest
- Le Débarquement
- It Happened in Saint-Tropez as Une people à Cannes soirée Melko
- Love Is the Perfect Crime as Marianne
- Le Débarquement 2 as Various Characters
- Le Débarquement
- Lulu in the Nude as Lulu
2012
- On Air as Mélina
- Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder as Yann Piat
2011
- Polisse as Nadine
- My Piece of the Pie as France
- Skylab as Adult Albertine
- L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues
2010
- Nothing to Declare as Irène Janus
- Trophy Wife as Nadège
- My Father's Guests as Babette
2009
- C à vous as Self - Guest
- Change of Plans as Marie-Laurence
- Happy End as Chloe
- All About Actresses as Karin Viard
2008
- Paris as La Boulangère
- Hikers in Saint-Tropez as Coralie
- Baby Blues as Alexandra
2007
- True Enough as Anne
- In Mom's Head as Juliette "Juju" Gotchac
- La Face cachée as Isabelle
- Ambitious as Judith Zahn
2006
- On n'est pas couché as Self - Guest
2005
- The Ax as Marlène Davert
- The Children as Jeanne Lancry
- Hell as Céline
2004
- The Hook as Suzy Castelano
- The Ex-Wife of My Life as Nina
- The Role of Her Life as Claire Rocher
2003
- France Boutique as France
2002
- Summer Things as Véro
- Mes copines as Karin
2001
- The Apartment as Self - Guest
- Burger Quiz as Self
- Time Out as Muriel
- A Hell of a Day as Hortense Lassalle
- Children's Play as Marianne Fauvel
2000
- Enchanted Interlude as Eve
1999
- The Children of the Century as Marie Dorval
- The New Eve as Camille
- Sitcom, A Movie as Lola
- Battle Cries as Emma
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
1997
- Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt as Marguerite
- Hikers as Coralie
- Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve as Monica
- Où tu vas as Nadine
1996
- Fourbi as Rosemonde
- Diary of a Seducer as Charlotte
- Les Victimes as Claire
- Une journée entière sans mentir as Claire
- Une visite as Carole
1995
- La Haine as Art Gallery Girl #2
- Fast as La fille aux cheveux jaunes (comme des frites)
- Adultery (A User's Guide) as Fabienne
- Emmène-moi as Sophie
1994
- La Séparation as Claire
- Le fils préféré as Martine
1993
- Zone interdite as Self
- Zone Bleue as Violette
- Ce que femme veut... as Cécile
- Sidestroke as Clara
- Elles étaient trois as Karin
- Urgence d'aimer as Anne-Victoire
1992
- Little Nothings as Isabelle
- Rhesus-Romeo as Anne-victoire
1991
- Maigret as Thérèse
- Delicatessen as Mademoiselle Plusse
- Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles as Philippine
- 25 décembre 58, 10h36 as Karin
- L'Amant de ma sœur as Elise
- Strangers dans la nuit as Noëlle Faucher
1990
- Auntie Danielle as Agathe
- La mort d'une vache as La bouchère
1986
- La Goula as Karin
- L'Amour en marche as Karin
1976
- Cérémonie des César as Self - Presenter