Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter.

Career

She was a teacher for several years at the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private French drama school in Paris established in 1967 by François Florent. The school is located on three nearby sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France: rue Archereau, rue Mathis, and Avenue Jean-Jaurès; fu ...

, and then received a nomination for the

César Award for Most Promising Actress The César Award for Most Promising Actress (french: César du meilleur espoir féminin) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a ...

for her performance in '' Tatie Danielle'' (1990), and two nominations for the

César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outs ...

for ''

Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...

'' (2001) and '' Not on the Lips'' (2003). She's also known for her roles in '' La Belle Histoire'' (1992) directed by

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critica ...

, ''

Les Visiteurs ''Les Visiteurs'' (; en, The Visitors) is a French fantasy comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré and released in 1993. In this comedy, a 12th-century knight and his squire travel in time to the end of the 20th century and find themselves ad ...

'' (1993), '' Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra'' (2002), her leading role in ''

Les Tuche ''Les Tuche'' is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Olivier Baroux. A sequel, ''Les Tuche 2'', was released on 3 February 2016. Plot The Tuche family is the stereotypical unemployed lower class French family. Jeff (the father) is the proud d ...

'' (2011), '' Serial Teachers'' (2013) and the sequel ''

Serial Teachers 2 ''Serial Teachers 2'' (french: The Profs 2 / Les Profs 2) is a 2015 French comedy film directed by Pierre-François Martin-Laval. It is the sequel to 2013's ''Serial Teachers'' (''Les Profs''). Cast * Kev Adams as Thierry Boulard * Isabell ...

'' (2015).

Personal life

In 2004, she adopted Tallulah, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, born in 2002 in China.

Theater

Actress

Director

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nanty, Isabelle 1962 births Living people People from Verdun French women film directors French film directors French film actresses French television actresses Cours Florent alumni 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French stage actresses French theatre directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters French people of Norwegian descent