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

Career

Nanty was a teacher for several years at the

Cours Florent The Cours Florent is a private drama school in Paris, France, established in 1967 by French theater actor François Florent. The school's facilities are located on three sites in the 19th arrondissement of Paris: Rue Archereau, Rue Mathis, and ...

. She then received a nomination for the

César Award for Most Promising Actress Cesar or César may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''César'' (film), a 1936 French romantic drama * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt Places * Cesar, Portugal * Cesar Department, Colombia * Cesar River, in Colombia * Cesar ...

for her performance in ''

Tatie Danielle ''Tatie Danielle'' (Auntie Danielle) is a 1990 French black comedy film directed by Étienne Chatiliez. It stars Tsilla Chelton as Auntie Danielle Billard. The film's tagline is ''"Vous ne la connaissez pas encore, mais elle vous déteste déjà. ...

'' (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 outst ...

for ''

Amélie ''Amélie'' (, , ) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story ...

'' (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 critical ...

, ''

Les Visiteurs ''Les Visiteurs'' (; English: ''The Visitors'') is a 1993 French fantasy comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré. It stars the duo of Christian Clavier and Jean Reno, and Valérie Lemercier. It also features Marie-Anne Chazel, :fr:Christian Buje ...

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

Les Tuche ''Les Tuche'' is a 2011 French comedy film directed by Olivier Baroux. Three sequels had been released since the first opus. In the film, a perpetually unemployed lower class family wins a fortune in a lottery. The nouveau riche family then att ...

'' (2011), '' Serial Teachers'' (2013) and its sequel '' Serial Teachers 2'' (2015).

Personal life

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

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Theater

Actress

Director

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nanty, Isabelle 1962 births Living people People from Verdun Actresses from Grand Est 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 theatre directors French women screenwriters French screenwriters French people of Norwegian descent