Riva, Emmanuelle (1927–)
Riva, Emmanuelle (1927–)
French actress. Born Feb 24, 1927, in Chénimenil, France.
Began career as a dressmaker; made Paris stage debut (1954); made screen debut as Elle in Alain Resnais' Hiroshima Mon Amour (1958), followed by The Eighth Day, Kapò, Climats, Adua e le compagne, Thérèse Desqueyroux (title role), Le Coup de Grâce, Thomas the Impostor, Fruits amers, Les risques du Métier, L'Homme de désir, Les portes de feu, Le diable au Coeur, Un home à mataille, Liberté la nuit, Pour Sacha, Blue and C'est la vie, among others.
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