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Emmanuelle Riva (French pronunciation: [ɛmanɥɛl ʁiva]; 24 February 1927 – 27 January 2017) was a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and Amour (2012).
Emmanuelle Riva. Actress: Amour. An only child, Emmanuelle was born Paulette Germaine Riva in Cheniménil, but eventually grew up in Remiremont. Her mother, Jeanne Fernande Nourdin, was a seamstress. Her father, René Alfred "Alfredo" Riva, was a sign writer. Her paternal grandfather was Italian.
Jan 28, 2017 · Emmanuelle Riva, whose unflinching portrayal of an elderly woman in the 2012 end-of-life drama “Amour” earned her international acclaim and the distinction of being the oldest nominee for a lead...
Jan 31, 2017 · Emmanuelle Riva, whose performance in the antiwar film “Hiroshima Mon Amour” in 1959 placed her at the center of the French New Wave — and who, more than 50 years later, became the oldest ...
Jan 28, 2017 · Emmanuelle Riva, award-winning actress, icon, and poet, died Friday at the age of 89. Perhaps best known for her role in Michael Haneke'sAmour, she had a stunning career that lasted...
Jan 28, 2017 · Emmanuelle Riva, French actress known for her role in “Amour,” died on Friday, January 27, in a Paris clinic from a long illness, her agent, Anne Alvarez Correa, told The Associated Press. She...
Jan 30, 2017 · Tributes have been paid to Emmanuelle Riva, the veteran French actress who has died of cancer aged 89. French president Francois Hollande said the actress "created intense emotion in all of the...
Jan 28, 2017 · Emmanuelle Riva, one of the great French actresses with a screen career that spanned over five decades, from Alain Resnais’ “Hiroshima Mon Amour” to Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” has died. She...
Jan 31, 2017 · Emmanuelle Riva , the French actress, who has died aged 89, became an emblem of the French New Wave for her performance in Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959).
Bookending her career with unforgettable, implacable performances as the post-atomic lover of Hiroshima Mon Amour and the Alzheimer’s-afflicted partner of Amour, Emmanuelle Riva projected a sharp intelligence and will that made her a rare proto-feminist on the early 1960s French screen.
