Caroline Silhol (born 10 August 1949) is a French actress and writer. She is a three-time

Molière Award The Les Molière is the national theatre award of France and it recognises achievement of French theatre each year. The awards are considered the highest honour for productions and performances. Presided and decided by the ''Association profess ...

-nominee for her theatre performances.

Life and career

Silhol was born in Paris and began her acting career in early 1970s appearing in film and television playing supporting roles though the next two decades working with directors including

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, Nelly Kaplan and

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. On stage, Silhol performed in productions of '' Le Paysan parvenu'', ''

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'', ''

Les Parents terribles ''Les Parents terribles'' is a 1938 French play written by Jean Cocteau. Despite initial problems with censorship, it was revived on the French stage several times after its original production, and in 1948 a film adaptation directed by Cocteau ...

'', ''

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'', '' Chantecler'', '' The Infernal Machine'' and others. She received three

for Best Actress nominations: in 1994, 2002 and 2005. Silhol received international recognition after appearances in films ''

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'' (1991), ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1993) and ''

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'' (1999). She wrote and starred in the 2000 drama film ''Half of Heaven'' and played

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in the 2007 musical film ''

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''. Silhol played the female lead in the 2019 romantic comedy film '' Remember Me'' opposite

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. Silhol married French film producer

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, nephew of actor

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silhol, Caroline 1949 births Living people Actresses from Paris French film actresses French television actresses French stage actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses