Isabelle Huppert

(French IPA: [iza'bɛl y'pɛʀ]) (born March 16, 1953, Paris) is a French actress. Huppert grew up in Ville d'Avray, a western suburb of Paris, and was encouraged by her mother to begin acting at a young age. Huppert later attended the Conservatory of Versailles where she won a prize for her acting. She is also an alumna of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art of Paris, CNSAD. After a successful stage career, she began making movies, debuting in 1972 with Faustine et le bel été, (She had made a television debut the year before.)