Karin Viard
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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).
Known for
Credits
La Haine (1995)
as Art Gallery Girl #2
Trophy Wife (2010)
as Nadège
Nothing to Declare (2010)
as Irène Janus
Delicatessen (1991)
as Mademoiselle Plusse
The Visitors: Bastille Day (2016)
as Adélaïde de Montmirail
Perfect Nanny (2019)
as Louise
Bécassine ! (2018)
as Marquise de Grand-Air
Wow! (2023)
as Catherine
Species (2026)
as Hélène
Maria into Life (2022)
as Maria
Parade nuptiale (—)
Actor
The Bélier Family (2014)
as Gigi Bélier
Polisse (2011)
as Nadine
Fourbi (1996)
as Rosemonde
Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles (1991)
as Philippine
Une Fille en or (2026)
as Karin Viard
The Children (2005)
as Jeanne Lancry
A Place for Her (2026)
as Diane
Emmène-moi (1995)
as Sophie
Paris (2008)
as La Boulangère
Little Tickles (2018)
as Mado Le Nadant
Fast (1995)
as La fille aux cheveux jaunes (comme des frites)
Rire (enfin) au féminin (2024)
as self
On Air (2012)
as Mélina
Sidestroke (1993)
as Clara
Chamouxland : la reconstruction (2026)
Actor
Love Is the Perfect Crime (2013)
as Marianne
Appearances (2020)
as Eve
La Maison des Femmes : Action ! (2026)
as Self
Lulu in the Nude (2013)
as Lulu
Dear Mother (2020)
as Valérie
La Goula (1986)
as Karin
True Enough (2007)
as Anne
Fantasies (2021)
as Lili Michel (sketch 'Antagonistophilie')
Le Débarquement 2 (2013)
as Various Characters
Lolo (2015)
as Ariane
Hell (2005)
as Céline
Time Out (2001)
as Muriel
The Ax (2005)
as Marlène Davert
Tokyo Shaking (2021)
as Alexandra Pacquart
All About Actresses (2009)
as Karin Viard
The Children of the Century (1999)
as Marie Dorval
Jealous (2017)
as Nathalie Pécheux
The Ex-Wife of My Life (2004)
as Nina
It Happened in Saint-Tropez (2013)
as Une people à Cannes soirée Melko
Change of Plans (2009)
as Marie-Laurence
Families (2015)
as Forence Deffe
Summer Things (2002)
as Véro
Three Times Nothing (2022)
as Woman who comes to get the raclette machine
The Roommates Party (2015)
as Christine Dubreuil
A Bun in the Oven (2016)
as Nicole
My Piece of the Pie (2011)
as France
Happy End (2009)
as Chloe
The Chef's Wife (2014)
as Marithé Bressy
Skylab (2011)
as Adult Albertine
Kiss & Tell (2018)
as Véro
Prime Rush (2025)
as Anne Chalamont
A Man's Skin (2027)
as Queen
Roxie au milieu (2027)
Actor
Auntie Danielle (1990)
as Agathe
La fête est finie (—)
Actor
Elles étaient trois (1993)
as Karin
La mort d'une vache (1990)
as La bouchère
21 Nights with Pattie (2015)
as Pattie
Zone Bleue (1993)
as Violette
Madame de Sévigné (2024)
as Madame de Sévigné
Saddle Up For Revenge (2021)
as Miranda Bloomberg
Ambitious (2007)
as Judith Zahn
Children's Play (2001)
as Marianne Fauvel
Le Débarquement (2013)
Actor
Strangers by Night (2023)
as Nathalie / Jeanne
Before What Comes After (2025)
as Cancer Specialist
Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt (1997)
as Marguerite
My Father's Guests (2010)
as Babette
La Face cachée (2007)
as Isabelle
Adultery (A User's Guide) (1995)
as Fabienne
The Role of Her Life (2004)
as Claire Rocher
Le camping, un siècle de bonheur français (2026)
as Self : Narrator
Ce que femme veut... (1993)
as Cécile
Sage homme (2023)
as Nathalie Martini
Hikers in Saint-Tropez (2008)
as Coralie
Le cœur fou (—)
as Simone
A Hell of a Day (2001)
as Hortense Lassalle
Diary of a Seducer (1996)
as Charlotte
The New Eve (1999)
as Camille
25 décembre 58, 10h36 (1991)
as Karin
L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues (2011)
Actor
The Hook (2004)
as Suzy Castelano
Rhesus-Romeo (1992)
as Anne-victoire
An Ordinary Mother (2022)
as Aline
Teach Me If You Can (2021)
as Narrator (voice)
New Beginnings (2023)
as Diane
Little Nothings (1992)
as Isabelle
Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve (1997)
as Monica
Enchanted Interlude (2000)
as Eve
Hikers (1997)
as Coralie
Magnificat (2023)
as Charlotte
La Séparation (1994)
as Claire
L'Amour en marche (1986)
as Karin
In Mom's Head (2007)
as Juliette "Juju" Gotchac
L'Amant de ma sœur (1991)
as Elise
Battle Cries (1999)
as Emma
France Boutique (2003)
as France
Urgence d'aimer (1993)
as Anne-Victoire
Sitcom, A Movie (1999)
as Lola
Le fils préféré (1994)
as Martine
Suzanne Valadon, peintre sans concession (2025)
as Voix
Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder (2012)
as Yann Piat
Une visite (1996)
as Carole
Week-ends (2014)
as Christine
Les Victimes (1996)
as Claire
Baby Blues (2008)
as Alexandra
Strangers dans la nuit (1991)
as Noëlle Faucher
Une journée entière sans mentir (1996)
as Claire
Où tu vas (1997)
as Nadine
Mes copines (2002)
as Karin