Claim: Juliette Binoche was an actor in French film.

Juliette Binoche -LRB- -LSB- ʒyljɛt binɔʃ -RSB- ; born 9 March 1964 -RRB- is a French actress , artist and dancer . She has appeared in more than 60 feature films , been recipient of numerous international awards , and has appeared on stage and in movies across the world . Coming from an artistic background , she began taking acting lessons during adolescence . After performing in several stage productions , she began acting in films by auteur directors Jean-Luc Godard -LRB- Hail Mary , 1985 -RRB- , Jacques Doillon -LRB- Family Life , 1985 -RRB- and André Téchiné , who made her a star in France with the leading role in his 1985 drama Rendez-vous . Her sensual performance in her English-language debut The Unbearable Lightness of Being -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , directed by Philip Kaufman , launched her international career .   She sparked the interest of Steven Spielberg , who offered her several parts including a role in Jurassic Park which she declined , choosing instead to join Krzysztof Kieślowski in Three Colors : Blue -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , a performance for which she won the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress and a César . Three years later Binoche gained further acclaim in Anthony Minghella 's The English Patient -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , for which she was awarded an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress in addition to the Best Actress Award at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival . For her performance in Lasse Hallström 's romantic comedy Chocolat -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Binoche was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress .   During the 2000s she maintained a successful career , alternating between French and English language roles in both mainstream and art-house productions . In 2010 , she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Abbas Kiarostami 's Certified Copy making her the first actress to win the European `` Best Actress Triple Crown '' -LRB- for winning best actress award at the Berlin , Cannes and Venice film festivals -RRB- .   Throughout her career Binoche has intermittently appeared on stage , most notably in a 1998 London production of Luigi Pirandello 's Naked and in a 2000 production of Harold Pinter 's Betrayal on Broadway for which she was nominated for a Tony Award . In 2008 she began a world tour with a modern dance production in-i devised in collaboration with Akram Khan . Her other notable performances include : Mauvais Sang -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , Les Amants du Pont-Neuf -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , Damage -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , The Horseman on the Roof -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , Code Unknown -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , Caché -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , Breaking and Entering -LRB- 2006 -RRB- , Flight of the Red Balloon -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , Camille Claudel 1915 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and Clouds of Sils Maria -LRB- 2014 -RRB- .