# Hélène Vincent

Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943) is a French actress and stage director.

## Career

She made her on-screen debut in 1969, with the movie Pierre et Paul, directed by René Allio. A couple of years later, she had roles in prominent productions such as Let Joy Reign Supreme directed by Bertrand Tavernier and Fire's Share starring Michel Piccoli.
In 1988 that she gained wider recognition for her role as Madame Marielle Le Quesnoy in the popular success Life Is a Long Quiet River for which she received a César Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1989. In 1992, she was nomninated in the same category for her role in I Don't Kiss, directed by André Téchiné. In 2013, she received a nomination for the César Award for Supporting Actress for her part in the movie A Few Hours of Spring directed by Stéphane Brizé. In 2020, she was nominated for the third time in the category Best Supporting Actress for The Specials, directed by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache.
In 1996, she play Bernie's mother in the movie Bernie directed by Albert Dupontel.
In theater, she worked several times with Patrice Chéreau and her ex-husband Jean-Pierre Vincent.
She had been nominated twice for the Molière Award for Best Actress : in 2010 for Alexandra David-Néel, Mon Tibet, directed by Didier Long and in 2011 for La Celestina, directed Christian Schiaretti.
She is the mother of director Thomas Vincent.

## Theater
### As actress

| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
| 1964 | L'Intervention | Victor Hugo | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 1965 | Fuenteovejuna | Lope de Vega | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 1966 | L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine | Eugène Marin Labiche | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 1967 | Le Voleur de femmes | Guan Hanqing | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 1967–68 | The Soldiers | Jakob Lenz | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 1968–69 | Le Prix de la révolte au marché noir | Dimítris Dimitriádis | Patrice Chéreau | |
| 1969 | Trumpets and Drums | Bertolt Brecht | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1970–71 | Il feudatario | Carlo Goldoni | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1971 | Le Camp du drap d'or | Serge Rezvani | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1971-72 | Capitaine Schelle, Capitaine Eçço | Serge Rezvani | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1972–73 | In the Jungle of Cities | Bertolt Brecht | André Engel, Jean Jourdheuil & Jean-Pierre Vincent | played Marie Garga |
| 1973 | En r'venant de l'expo | Jean-Claude Grumberg | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1974 | Dimanche | Michel Deutsch & Dominique Muller | Michel Deutsch & Dominique Muller | |
| 1974 | Dom Juan | Molière | Bernard Sobel | played Dona Elvire |
| 1974 | La Comtesse d’Escarbagnas | Molière | Marcelle Tassencourt | played Jeannot |
| 1975 | En r'venant de l'expo | Jean-Claude Grumberg | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1975-76 | Germinal | Émile Zola | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1976 | Baal | Bertolt Brecht | André Engel | |
| 1977 | Vers Bathory | Ludovic Janvier | Pierre Dios | |
| 1978 | La Nuit du 13 | Sandra Nils | Michel Berto | |
| 1981 | La Vierge et le cheval | Marieluise Fleißer | Agnès Laurent | |
| 1981-82 | Edward II | Christopher Marlowe | Bernard Sobel | |
| 1982 | Schliemann, épisodes ignorés | Bruno Bayen | Bruno Bayen | |
| 1983-84 | Bremen Freedom | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Jean-Louis Hourdin | played Geesche |
| 1984-85 | Usinage | Daniel Lemahieu | Claude Yersin | |
| 1986 | La Déploration | Eugène Durif | Jeanne Labrune | |
| 1986 | Tahafot al Tahafot | Armando Llamas | Jeanne Labrune | |
| 1986 | Passions selon Saint-Flour | Arlette Namiand | Jean-Paul Wenzel | |
| 1987 | Jours de vogue | Eugène Durif & Marieluise Fleißer | Agnès Laurent | |
| 1987 | Desire Under the Elms | Eugene O'Neill | Claudia Morin | |
| 1988 | The Father | August Strindberg | Claude Yersin | |
| 1988–89 | Retours | Pierre Laville | Patrice Kerbrat | |
| 1990 | Le Chant du départ | Ivane Daoudi | Jean-Pierre Vincent | |
| 1991-92 | Molly Bloom | James Joyce | Jean-Michel Dupuis | |
| 2008-09 | Coriolanus | William Shakespeare | Christian Schiaretti | played Volumnia |
| 2010 | Alexandra David-Néel, Mon Tibet | Michel Lengliney | Didier Long | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress |
| 2010 | Don Quixote | Miguel de Cervantes | Christian Schiaretti | |
| 2011 | La Celestina | Fernando de Rojas | Christian Schiaretti | Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress |
| 2013 | Ita L. née Goldfeld | Eric Zanettacci | Julie Lopes-Curval & Hélène Vincent | |

### As director

| Year | Title | Author |
| 1977 | Franziska | Frank Wedekind |
| 1978 | La Star des oublis | Ivane Daoudi |
| 1980 | Scènes d’exposition | René Escudié |
| 1983 | Danton's Death | Georg Büchner |
| 1985-86 | La Nuit d'Irlande | Bruno Bayen |
| 1990 | A Respectable Wedding | Bertolt Brecht |
| 1992 | Double Inconstancy | Pierre de Marivaux |
| 1993 | L'Intervention | Victor Hugo |
| 1995 | Le Système Ribadier | Georges Feydeau |
| 1997 | A Doll's House | Henrik Ibsen |
| 1998 | Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare |
| 1999 | Some Voices | Joe Penhall |
| 2000-02 | M. Malaussène au théâtre | Daniel Pennac |
| 2001 | Some Voices | Joe Penhall |
| 2001-02 | Scenes from an Execution | Howard Barker |
| 2005 | Creditors | August Strindberg |
| 2006 | Lucie | John Berger |
| 2007 | Vincent in Brixton | Nicholas Wright |
| 2013 | Ita L. née Goldfeld | Eric Zanettacci |
| 2018 | The Baby Dance | Jane Anderson |

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1969 | Pierre et Paul | Michèle | René Allio | |
| 1972 | Les camisards | Catherine de Vergnas | René Allio | |
| 1972 | Dimanche volé | Michèle | Gérard Chouchan | TV movie |
| 1974 | Un nuage entre les dents | The mother | Marco Pico | |
| 1975 | Let Joy Reign Supreme | Madame de Saint-Simon | Bertrand Tavernier | |
| 1977 | Au plaisir de Dieu | Hélène | Robert Mazoyer | TV mini-series |
| 1978 | Fire's Share | The widow | Étienne Périer | |
| 1978 | Seize minutes vingt secondes | | Miroslav Sebestik | Short |
| 1978 | Les chemins de l'exil | The Countess of Egmont | Claude Goretta | TV movie |
| 1978 | Médecins de nuit | Arlette Ménier | Philippe Lefebvre | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1979 | West Indies | The social worker | Med Hondo | |
| 1979 | L'école est finie | Madame Villebois | Olivier Nolin | |
| 1979 | Les dames de la côte | Lucie | Nina Companeez | TV mini-series |
| 1980 | Cocktail Molotov | The diplomat's wife | Diane Kurys | |
| 1980 | Marie | Agacha | Bernard Sobel | TV movie |
| 1980 | La traque | Chenu's wife | Philippe Lefebvre | TV mini-series |
| 1980 | Messieurs les jurés | Micheline Saurat | Alain Franck | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1982 | Le fleuve étincellant | Lady Sybil Heston | Patrick Bureau | TV movie |
| 1982 | Les poneys sauvages | | Robert Mazoyer | TV mini-series |
| 1982 | Le village sur la colline | Geneviève | Yves Laumet | TV mini-series |
| 1983 | Vichy dancing | | Léonard Keigel | TV movie |
| 1984 | Les amours des années 50 | | Josée Dayan | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1985 | Le deuxième couteau | Arlette Olivier | Josée Dayan | TV movie |
| 1988 | Life Is a Long Quiet River | Marielle Le Quesnoy | Étienne Chatiliez | César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1988 | Le fardeau | | Guillaume Bréaud | Short |
| 1988 | Sueurs froides | Jacques's wife | Josée Dayan | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1989 | Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants | Odette | Pascal Thomas | |
| 1989 | Les jupons de la révolution | Madame de Noailles | Caroline Huppert | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1990 | Dédé | Yvonne | Jean-Louis Benoît | |
| 1990 | Le déjeuner de Sousceyrac | Ernstine | Lazare Iglesis | TV movie |
| 1990 | S.O.S. disparus | | Pierre Boutron | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1991 | I Don't Kiss | Evelyne | André Téchiné | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 1991 | V comme vengeance | Sylvie | Bernard Queysanne | TV series (1 episode) |
| 1992 | Le bal des casse-pieds | Marie Paule | Yves Robert | |
| 1992 | Des vies séparées | | Pascal Bonnelle | Short |
| 1992 | Jo et Milou | Sarah | Josée Dayan | TV movie |
| 1993 | Three Colors: Blue | The journalist | Krzysztof Kieślowski | |
| 1993 | L'instinct de l'ange | Henry's mother | Richard Dembo | |
| 1993 | Une journée chez ma mère | Béatrice | Dominique Cheminal | |
| 1994 | Des feux mal éteints | Jeanne | Serge Moati | |
| 1994 | Simon Tanner | Madame | Joel Jouanneau | TV movie |
| 1995 | Tom est tout seul | Tom's mother | Fabien Onteniente | |
| 1995 | La Rivière Espérance | Agnès Lombard | Josée Dayan | TV mini-series |
| 1996 | Bernie | Madame Clermont | Albert Dupontel | |
| 1996 | Lucky Punch | Joséphine | Dominique Ladoge | |
| 1996 | Le dernier chant | Louise Favart | Claude Goretta | TV movie |
| 1997 | Ma vie en rose | Élisabeth | Alain Berliner | |
| 1997 | Les filles du maître de chai | Lucile | François Luciani | TV movie |
| 1998 | La fête des mères | | Chris Vander Stappen | Short |
| 1998 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Heloise De Villefort | Josée Dayan | TV mini-series |
| 1999 | Prison à domicile | Norma Klarh | Christophe Jacrot | |
| 2000 | Antilles sur Seine | Elizabeth Sauveur | Pascal Légitimus | |
| 2000 | Les redoutables | The driver | Guillaume Nicloux | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2001 | Family Pack | Esther Kessler | Chris Vander Stappen | |
| 2001 | Le soleil au-dessus des nuages | Virginie | Eric Le Roch | |
| 2001 | Les alizés | Géraldine Vaneck | Stéphane Kurc | TV movie |
| 2001 | La beauté sur la terre | Martine | Antoine Plantevin | TV movie |
| 2001 | L'impasse du cachalot | Pamela | Élisabeth Rappeneau | TV movie |
| 2001-03 | L'emmerdeuse | Mado Lafarge | Michaël Perrotta | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2002 | Une maison dans la tempête | Véro | Christiane Lehérissey | TV movie |
| 2003 | La maison des enfants | Solange Monnier | Aline Issermann | TV mini-series |
| 2004 | Le président Ferrare | Denise Chabrier | Alain Nahum | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2005 | Saint-Jacques... La Mecque | The sister | Coline Serreau | |
| 2005 | The Accursed Kings | Dame Eliabel de Cressay | Josée Dayan | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | Le Camarguais | Emma Bosser | Olivier Langlois | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2005 | Clara Sheller | JP's mother | Renaud Bertrand | TV series (6 episodes) |
| 2006 | Itinéraires | Denise Chartier | Christophe Otzenberger | |
| 2006 | Locked Out | Madame Duval | Albert Dupontel | |
| 2006 | Les irréductibles | Jane | Renaud Bertrand | |
| 2006 | Josephine, Guardian Angel | Geneviève Beaumont | Vincent Monnet | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2008 | De nouvelles vies | Françoise | Stéphane Kurc | TV movie |
| 2009 | Trésor | Nadine | Claude Berri & François Dupeyron | |
| 2009 | Ticket gagnant | Jeanne Vautrin | Julien Weill | TV movie |
| 2009 | Mourir d'aimer | The headmaster | Josée Dayan | TV movie |
| 2009 | Enquêtes réservées | Madeleine Debost | Patrick Dewolf | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2009 | Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie | Kristin | Stéphane Kappes | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2010 | Wandering Streams | Lyse | Pascal Rabaté | |
| 2010 | 35 kilos d'espoir | Charlotte | Olivier Langlois | TV movie |
| 2010 | Fais pas ci, fais pas ça | Marie-Françoise Lepic | Alexandre Pidoux | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2011 | La résidence | Odette Node | Laurent Jaoui | TV movie |
| 2011 | La loi selon Bartoli | Evelyne Lambert | Charlotte Brandström & François Velle | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2012 | A Few Hours of Spring | Yvette Évrard | Stéphane Brizé | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress |
| 2013 | Attila Marcel | Aunt Anna | Sylvain Chomet | |
| 2014 | Samba | Marcelle | Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | |
| 2014 | 15 francs, des fleurs et une culotte | Anatole's wife | Maud Garnier | Short |
| 2014 | La trouvaille de Juliette | The Mole | Jérôme Navarro | TV movie |
| 2015 | The Scent of Mandarin | Emilie | Gilles Legrand | |
| 2015 | Le premier été | Madeleine | Marion Sarraut | TV movie |
| 2015 | Capitaine Marleau | Blanche Muir | Josée Dayan | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Le petit locataire | Mamilette | Nadège Loiseau | |
| 2016 | Good Luck Algeria | Françoise | Farid Bentoumi | |
| 2016 | L'annonce | Jacqueline | Julie Lopes-Curval | TV movie |
| 2017 | Knock | The widow Pons | Lorraine Lévy | |
| 2017 | C'est la vie ! | Geneviève | Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | |
| 2017 | Garde alternée | Sandrine's mother | Alexandra Leclère | |
| 2017 | Marie-Francine | Annick Legay | Valérie Lemercier | |
| 2018 | Looking for Rohmer | Rohmer's mother | Wang Chao | |
| 2018 | Du soleil dans mes yeux | Nicole | Nicolas Giraud | |
| 2018 | Paris - Pantin | Victoire | Sylvie Audcoeur | Short |
| 2019 | The Specials | Hélène | Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache | Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2019 | By the Grace of God | Odile Debord | François Ozon | |
| 2019 | Noces d'Or | Alix Saint-Cast | Nader T. Homayoun | TV movie |
| 2020 | Back Home | Catherine | Jessica Palud | |
| 2020 | Adorables | Grandma Rose | Solange Cicurel | |
| 2020 | Mine de rien | Thérèse | Mathias Mlekuz | |
| 2020 | Murders in Albi | Suzanne Dalmasio | Delphine Lemoine | TV movie |
| 2021 | L'origine du monde | Brigitte Bordier | Laurent Lafitte | |
| 2021 | Un homme d'honneur | Hélène Berger | Julius Berg | TV mini-series |
| 2023 | L'astronaute | Odette Desforges | Nicolas Giraud | |
| 2023 | Panda | Thérèse | Nicolas Cuche & Jérémy Mainguy | TV series (4 episodes) |
| 2024 | When Fall Is Coming † | | François Ozon | Post-Production |
| TBA | Retro Therapy | Yvonne | Elodie Lélu | Post-Production |