
Karin Viard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 24, 1966
- Birthplace
- Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
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
- La fête est finie
La fête est finie TBA
Actor
- Parade nuptiale
Parade nuptiale TBA
Actor
- Le cœur fou
Le cœur fou TBA
as Simone
- Roxie au milieu
Roxie au milieu 2027
Actor

A Man's Skin 2027
as Queen

Species 2026
as Hélène

Chamouxland : la reconstruction 2026
Actor

Le camping, un siècle de bonheur français 2026
as Self : Narrator

Une Fille en or 2026
as Karin Viard

La Maison des Femmes : Action ! 2026
as Self

A Place for Her 2026
as Diane

Prime Rush 2025
as Anne Chalamont

Suzanne Valadon, peintre sans concession 2025
as Voix

Before What Comes After 2025
as Cancer Specialist

Madame de Sévigné 2024
as Madame de Sévigné

Rire (enfin) au féminin 2024
as self

New Beginnings 2023
as Diane

Strangers by Night 2023
as Nathalie / Jeanne, Screenplay, Associate Producer

Magnificat 2023
as Charlotte

Wow! 2023
as Catherine

Sage homme 2023
as Nathalie Martini

Maria into Life 2022
as Maria

An Ordinary Mother 2022
as Aline

Three Times Nothing 2022
as Woman who comes to get the raclette machine

Saddle Up For Revenge 2021
as Miranda Bloomberg

Fantasies 2021
as Lili Michel (sketch 'Antagonistophilie')

Tokyo Shaking 2021
as Alexandra Pacquart

Teach Me If You Can 2021
as Narrator (voice), Vocals

Dear Mother 2020
as Valérie

Appearances 2020
as Eve

Perfect Nanny 2019
as Louise

Little Tickles 2018
as Mado Le Nadant

Kiss & Tell 2018
as Véro

Bécassine ! 2018
as Marquise de Grand-Air

Jealous 2017
as Nathalie Pécheux

A Bun in the Oven 2016
as Nicole

The Visitors: Bastille Day 2016
as Adélaïde de Montmirail

The Roommates Party 2015
as Christine Dubreuil

21 Nights with Pattie 2015
as Pattie

Families 2015
as Forence Deffe

Lolo 2015
as Ariane

The Bélier Family 2014
as Gigi Bélier

The Chef's Wife 2014
as Marithé Bressy

Week-ends 2014
as Christine
- Le Débarquement 2
Le Débarquement 2 2013
as Various Characters

Lulu in the Nude 2013
as Lulu

Love Is the Perfect Crime 2013
as Marianne

Le Débarquement 2013
Actor

It Happened in Saint-Tropez 2013
as Une people à Cannes soirée Melko

Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder 2012
as Yann Piat

On Air 2012
as Mélina

Polisse 2011
as Nadine

Skylab 2011
as Adult Albertine

My Piece of the Pie 2011
as France

L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues 2011
Actor

Nothing to Declare 2010
as Irène Janus

Trophy Wife 2010
as Nadège

My Father's Guests 2010
as Babette

Happy End 2009
as Chloe

Change of Plans 2009
as Marie-Laurence

All About Actresses 2009
as Karin Viard

Baby Blues 2008
as Alexandra

Hikers in Saint-Tropez 2008
as Coralie

Paris 2008
as La Boulangère

La Face cachée 2007
as Isabelle

True Enough 2007
as Anne

In Mom's Head 2007
as Juliette "Juju" Gotchac

Ambitious 2007
as Judith Zahn

Hell 2005
as Céline

The Children 2005
as Jeanne Lancry

The Ax 2005
as Marlène Davert

The Ex-Wife of My Life 2005
as Nina

The Hook 2004
as Suzy Castelano

The Role of Her Life 2004
as Claire Rocher

France Boutique 2003
as France
- Mes copines
Mes copines 2002
as Karin

Summer Things 2002
as Véro

Time Out 2001
as Muriel

A Hell of a Day 2001
as Hortense Lassalle

Children's Play 2001
as Marianne Fauvel

Enchanted Interlude 2000
as Eve

Battle Cries 1999
as Emma

The Children of the Century 1999
as Marie Dorval

Sitcom, A Movie 1999
as Lola

The New Eve 1999
as Camille

Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve 1997
as Monica

Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt 1997
as Marguerite
- Où tu vas
Où tu vas 1997
as Nadine

Hikers 1997
as Coralie
- Une visite
Une visite 1996
as Carole

Les Victimes 1996
as Claire

Diary of a Seducer 1996
as Charlotte

Fourbi 1996
as Rosemonde
- Une journée entière sans mentir
Une journée entière sans mentir 1996
as Claire

Adultery (A User's Guide) 1995
as Fabienne

Fast 1995
as La fille aux cheveux jaunes (comme des frites)

La Haine 1995
as Art Gallery Girl #2

Emmène-moi 1995
as Sophie

Le fils préféré 1994
as Martine

La Séparation 1994
as Claire

Sidestroke 1993
as Clara

Ce que femme veut... 1993
as Cécile

Urgence d'aimer 1993
as Anne-Victoire
- Zone Bleue
Zone Bleue 1993
as Violette
- Elles étaient trois
Elles étaient trois 1993
as Karin

Little Nothings 1992
as Isabelle
- Rhesus-Romeo
Rhesus-Romeo 1992
as Anne-victoire
- Strangers dans la nuit
Strangers dans la nuit 1991
as Noëlle Faucher

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles 1991
as Philippine
- L'Amant de ma sœur
L'Amant de ma sœur 1991
as Elise

Delicatessen 1991
as Mademoiselle Plusse

25 décembre 58, 10h36 1991
as Karin

Auntie Danielle 1990
as Agathe

La mort d'une vache 1990
as La bouchère
- La Goula
La Goula 1986
as Karin
- L'Amour en marche
L'Amour en marche 1986
as Karin
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