# Ariane Ascaride

Ariane Ascaride (born 10 October 1954) is a French actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in films such as Marius et Jeannette (Marius and Jeannette), Ma vraie vie à Rouen (The True Story of My Life in Rouen; USA, My Life on Ice) and À la place du coeur (Where the Heart Is). She also starred in and co-wrote the screenplay for Le Voyage en Arménie (Armenia).

## Personal life

Daughter of Henriette, an office worker, and a representative, himself son of Neapolitan immigrant, and sister of the director Pierre Ascaride and the writer Gilles Ascaride, Ariane assists early to the amateur shows in which her father is involved.
Ariane Ascaride is married to the French director Robert Guédiguian.

## Philanthropy

The actress is a member of the sponsoring committee of the French Coalition for the Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-violence.

## Awards

Ascaride won the 1998 Best Actress César Award for her role in Marius et Jeannette and was nominated two other times, one for Best Actress for Marie-Jo et ses 2 amours (Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers) and for Best Supporting Actress for Brodeuses (A Common Thread; American DVD release, Sequins). She also won the Best Actress award at the Valladolid International Film Festival for The Town Is Quiet.
She won the 2006 Rome Film Festival Best actress award for Le Voyage en Arménie.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1976 | Antoine Vitez s'amuse avec Claudel et Brecht | | Maria Koleva | |
| 1977 | Solemn Communion | Palmyre | René Féret | |
| 1980 | À vendre | Gilberte | Christian Drillaud | |
| 1980 | Retour à Marseille | Lydie | René Allio | |
| 1981 | Dernier été | Josiane | Robert Guédiguian & Frank Le Wita | |
| 1981 | L'inspecteur mène l'enquête | | Pierre Cavassilas & Marc Pavaux | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1981 | Les amours des années folles | Marie-Louise | Gérard Thomas | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 1982 | L'apprentissage de la ville | The Singer | Caroline Huppert | TV movie |
| 1982 | Mozart [fr] | | Marcel Bluwal | TV Mini-Series |
| 1983 | Vive la sociale! | Marie-Thé | Gérard Mordillat | |
| 1985 | Rouge midi | Maggiorina | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 1985 | Ki lo sa ? | Marie | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 1990 | Le coupeur d'eau | | Philippe Tabarly | Short |
| 1990 | Jofroi de la Maussan | Elise | Marcel Bluwal | TV movie |
| 1990 | Onorato | Delphine | Marcel Bluwal | TV movie |
| 1991 | Dieu vomit les tièdes | Tirelire | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 1993 | L'argent fait le bonheur | Simona Viali | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 1993 | Grossesse nerveuse | Eliane | Denis Rabaglia | TV movie |
| 1995 | À la vie, à la mort! | Marie-Sol | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 1996 | Calino Maneige | Calino's Mother | Jean-Patrick Lebel | |
| 1997 | L'autre côté de la mer | Lulu | Dominique Cabrera | |
| 1997 | Marius et Jeannette | Jeannette | Robert Guédiguian | César Award for Best Actress Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Actress |
| 1998 | Le serpent a mangé la grenouille | Marthe | Alain Guesnier | |
| 1998 | À la place du coeur | Marianne Patché | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 1998 | Les 3 manteaux | | Bénédicte Mellac | Short |
| 1999 | Nadia and the Hippos | Nadia | Dominique Cabrera | |
| 1999 | Paddy | The Cashier | Gérard Mordillat | |
| 1999 | Bad Company | Olivia's Mother | Jean-Pierre Améris | |
| 1999 | Nag la bombe | Nag | Jean-Louis Milesi | |
| 1999 | Combats de femme | Catherine | Emmanuelle Cuau | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 2000 | Drôle de Félix | Isabelle | Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau | |
| 2000 | À l'attaque! | Lola | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 2000 | The Town Is Quiet | Michèle | Robert Guédiguian | Valladolid International Film Festival - Best Actress Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2000 | Retiens la nuit | Nadia | Dominique Cabrera | TV movie |
| 2002 | Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers | Marie-Jo | Robert Guédiguian | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actress |
| 2002 | Lulu | Jeannette | Jean-Henri Roger | |
| 2002 | My Life on Ice | Caroline | Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau | |
| 2003 | Le ventre de Juliette | Marie-Brigitte Poradjawski | Martin Provost | |
| 2004 | A Common Thread | Madame Mélikian | Éléonore Faucher | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2004 | Mon père est ingénieur | Natacha / Marie | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 2004 | Le thé d'Ania | Ania | Saïd Ould Khelifa | |
| 2005 | Imposture | Brigitte | Patrick Bouchitey | |
| 2005 | Miss Montigny | Anna | Miel Van Hoogenbemt | |
| 2005 | Code 68 | Marianne | Jean-Henri Roger | |
| 2005 | Vénus & Apollon | Emmanuelle Le Prieur | Olivier Guignard | TV series (1 Episode) |
| 2006 | Changement d'adresse | Julia's Mother | Emmanuel Mouret | |
| 2006 | Le voyage en Arménie | Anna | Robert Guédiguian | Rome Film Festival - Best Actress |
| 2006 | L'année suivante | Nadine | Isabelle Czajka | |
| 2008 | Lady Jane | Muriel | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 2009 | The Army of Crime | Madame Elek | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 2009 | The Hedgehog | Manuela Lopez | Mona Achache | |
| 2010 | Roses à crédit | The Doctor | Amos Gitai | |
| 2010 | George et Fanchette | George Sand | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | TV movie |
| 2010 | La femme qui pleure au chapeau rouge | Dora's Mother | Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | TV movie |
| 2010 | Fracture | Seignol | Alain Tasma | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Marie-Claire | Robert Guédiguian | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress |
| 2011 | The Art of Love | Emmanuelle | Emmanuel Mouret | |
| 2011 | Delicacy | Nathalie's Mother | David & Stéphane Foenkinos | |
| 2011 | Les mauvais jours | Nathalie | Pascale Bailly | TV movie |
| 2012 | Divorce et fiançailles | Sido | Olivier Péray | TV movie |
| 2013 | Fanny | Claudine | Daniel Auteuil | |
| 2013 | Another Life | Claudine | Emmanuel Mouret | |
| 2013 | C'est pas de l'amour | Bénévole | Jérôme Cornuau | TV movie |
| 2014 | Ariane's Thread | Ariane | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 2014 | Once in a Lifetime | Anne Gueguen | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | |
| 2015 | L'amour ne pardonne pas | Adrienne | Stefano Consiglio | |
| 2015 | Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad | Anouch | Robert Guédiguian | |
| 2016 | Heaven Will Wait | | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | |
| 2017 | The House by the Sea | | | |
| 2019 | Gloria Mundi | Sylvie | Robert Guédiguian | Volpi Cup for Best Actress |
| 2020 | Possessions | Louisa | | TV series |
| 2021 | L’ami qui n’existe pas | The psychologist | | |
| 2022 | No Dogs or Italians Allowed (Interdit aux chiens et aux italiens) | Cesira | Alain Ughetto | Voice role |
| 2025 | How Are You? (Comment ça va?), | Voice role (Elephant) | Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel | Short animated film screened in Berlinale 2025 on 15 February. |

## Decorations

* Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters (2015)