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
- Man's Skin as Queen
- Roxie au milieu
2026
- Vanished as Hélène Lando
- Une fille en or as Karin Viard
- Species
- 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
- Madame de Sévigné as Madame de Sévigné
- In the Shadows as Marie-France Trémeau
- Rire (enfin) au féminin as self
2023
- Beau geste as Self
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Têtàtête(s) as Self - Guest
- Wow! as Catherine
- Strangers by Night as Nathalie / Jeanne
- Sage homme as Nathalie Martini
- New Beginnings as Diane
- Magnificat as Charlotte
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')
- Tokyo Shaking as Alexandra Pacquart
- Teach Me If You Can as Narrator (voice)
- Saddle Up For Revenge as Miranda Bloomberg
2020
- We're Live as Self - Guest
- Appearances as Eve
- Dear Mother as Valérie
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
- Families as Forence Deffe
- The Roommates Party as Christine Dubreuil
- 21 Nights with Pattie as Pattie
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 2 as Various Characters
- Le Débarquement
- Love Is the Perfect Crime as Marianne
- It Happened in Saint-Tropez as Une people à Cannes soirée Melko
- Lulu in the Nude as Lulu
- Le Débarquement
2012
- On Air as Mélina
- Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder as Yann Piat
2011
- Polisse as Nadine
- Skylab as Adult Albertine
- My Piece of the Pie as France
- 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
- All About Actresses as Karin Viard
- Change of Plans as Marie-Laurence
- Happy End as Chloe
2008
- Paris as La Boulangère
- Hikers in Saint-Tropez as Coralie
- Baby Blues as Alexandra
2007
- True Enough as Anne
- La Face cachée as Isabelle
- Ambitious as Judith Zahn
- In Mom's Head as Juliette "Juju" Gotchac
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 Ex-Wife of My Life as Nina
- The Role of Her Life as Claire Rocher
- The Hook as Suzy Castelano
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
- Children's Play as Marianne Fauvel
- A Hell of a Day as Hortense Lassalle
2000
- Enchanted Interlude as Eve
1999
- The Children of the Century as Marie Dorval
- Sitcom, A Movie as Lola
- The New Eve as Camille
- Battle Cries as Emma
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
1997
- Hikers as Coralie
- Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt as Marguerite
- Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve as Monica
- Où tu vas as Nadine
1996
- Fourbi as Rosemonde
- Les Victimes as Claire
- Diary of a Seducer as Charlotte
- Une visite as Carole
- Une journée entière sans mentir as Claire
1995
- La Haine as Art Gallery Girl #2
- Emmène-moi as Sophie
- Fast as La fille aux cheveux jaunes (comme des frites)
- Adultery (A User's Guide) as Fabienne
1994
- La Séparation as Claire
- Le fils préféré as Martine
1993
- Zone interdite as Self
- Zone Bleue as Violette
- Sidestroke as Clara
- Elles étaient trois as Karin
- Ce que femme veut... as Cécile
- 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