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Karin Viard

Date of birth: 1966-01-24

Place of birth: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Карин Вьяр, Карін Віар, カリン・ヴィアール, Карін В’яр

Karin Viard

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Karin Viard (born 24 January 1966) is a multi-award-winning French actress. She made her film debut in Tatie Danielle in 1990. Since then she has appeared in such films as Delicatessen, L'Emploi du temps (Time Out), Adultère, mode d'emploi and La parenthèse enchantée. She was a member of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival jury. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karin Viard  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Delicatessen
3.6

Delicatessen

1991-04-17

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasio

Saddle Up For Revenge
2.6

Saddle Up For Revenge

2021-10-04

Parody of the acclaimed Australian series of the 80s, Return to Eden. Wealthy heiress Stephanie Harp

Auntie Danielle
3.3

Auntie Danielle

1990-04-04

Tatie Danielle is a black comedy about a widow who is intent on ruining the lives of her great-nephe

Summer Things
2.9

Summer Things

2002-03-04

Two couple of friends, one very rich, the other almost homeless, decide to go on Holiday. Julie, a s

Paris
3.3

Paris

2008-02-20

Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a trans

An Ordinary Mother
3

An Ordinary Mother

2022-03-23

Aline never managed to get closure from the death of her 17-year-old son in a street fight. When she

The Ax
3.5

The Ax

2005-03-02

A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to

The Ex-Wife of My Life
2.3

The Ex-Wife of My Life

2004-12-08

Six years after their split, a woman attempts to get her ex-husband back by unusual means.

Hikers
2.8

Hikers

1997-03-12

A quartet of Parisians embark upon a guided hike in Corsica and end up working through the sometimes

Hikers in Saint-Tropez
2.5

Hikers in Saint-Tropez

2008-04-09

Ten years after their disastrous walking holiday in Corsica, four friends – Cora, Nadine, Mathieu an

Time Out
3.3

Time Out

2001-09-10

An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from h

The Hook
3

The Hook

2004-08-11

A writer of novels in need of an editor accepts the contract offered to him by a famous writer: to e

Change of Plans
2.7

Change of Plans

2009-02-18

So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.

All About Actresses
3

All About Actresses

2009-01-28

A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown

Baby Blues
2.5

Baby Blues

2008-11-26

Sitcom, A Movie
2.3

Sitcom, A Movie

1999-06-02

In the morning, two friends, a producer and an actor, discover the corpse of a young woman who accom

France Boutique
2.5

France Boutique

2003-10-29

Francois Cluzet and Karin Viard are the couple behind a French shopping channel whose business and m

Children's Play
2.4

Children's Play

2001-06-19

Marianne and Jacques are a young middle-class couple who live in a chic Parisian apartment with thei

The Children
2.6

The Children

2005-04-06

Pierre Esteban is a middle-aged technology teacher, divorced from Hélène, who has two children. Jean

The Children of the Century
3

The Children of the Century

1999-09-12

True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novel

The New Eve
2.7

The New Eve

1999-01-27

Camille is an emancipated 30-something woman who has no desire to settle down and have a family, pre

Hell
3

Hell

2005-11-16

Three sisters share a connection to a violent incident from their childhood reunite to for the chanc

Le fils préféré
3.3

Le fils préféré

1994-12-21

Jean-Paul Mantegna, the son of Italian immigrants now living in Nice, is a hunted man, riddled with

A Hell of a Day
3

A Hell of a Day

2001-10-24

Some days turn out to be simply unforgettable. For Marie, it all starts with a pregnancy test… that

Polisse
3.9

Polisse

2011-10-06

Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedica

Happy End
2.8

Happy End

2009-08-19

Robinson, appropriately named as we will soon discover, is on vacation in Biarritz with his wife. Wh

Trophy Wife
3.1

Trophy Wife

2010-11-10

In 1977 France, tightfisted factory owner Robert Pujol is so shocked when his workers strike for hig

Nothing to Declare
2.9

Nothing to Declare

2010-12-20

During the elimination of the Belgian/French border in the 90s, a Belgian customs officer is forced

Enchanted Interlude
2.8

Enchanted Interlude

2000-04-26

Summer 1969 on the Mediterranean coast. Paul and Vincent are childhood buddies. On a beach one day,

True Enough
2.8

True Enough

2007-09-12

Anne is an attractive woman on the cusp of middle age trying in vain to divide her time fairly betwe

La Face cachée
3

La Face cachée

2007-09-19

François and Isa have been living side by side for years. François strums fruitlessly on his piano a

Le Débarquement
2.5

Le Débarquement

2013-01-18

Inspired by the American program Saturday Night Live from NBC, around thirty actors take part in var

My Father's Guests
3

My Father's Guests

2010-03-31

A human-rights activist takes in an illegal immigrant and her daughter, then shocks his family when

Ambitious
2.4

Ambitious

2007-01-24

On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, Parisian editor. On the other hand meet

In Mom's Head
2.6

In Mom's Head

2007-03-28

Lulu's mother is depressed and has been as far back as she can remember, Lulu is determined to disco

My Piece of the Pie
2.8

My Piece of the Pie

2011-03-16

France, a factory worker, lives with her three daughters in Dunkirk. The factory where she worked ha

The Role of Her Life
3

The Role of Her Life

2004-06-16

A humble copy editor becomes a personal assistant to her favorite actress and eventually loses herse

Battle Cries
2.9

Battle Cries

1999-11-03

A woman in the fourth month of her first pregnancy fights to save the baby while being treated for b

La Séparation
3

La Séparation

1994-11-09

In Paris, Pierre and Anne have been living together for a couple of years and they have the eighteen

On Air
3

On Air

2012-01-11

A well known radio talk show host lives as a recluse during the day, until she found her real mother

Diary of a Seducer
2.6

Diary of a Seducer

1996-02-28

Student Claire lives with her mother, Anne, and Sebastien — a young man Claire brought home out of p

Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder
3

Yann Piat: A Chronicle of Murder

2012-04-16

February 25, 1994, Yann Piat is executed at point blank range by two gunmen on a motorcycle. Its fir

Adultery (A User's Guide)
2.1

Adultery (A User's Guide)

1995-07-05

This French farce chronicles one special day in the lives of a married pair of Parisian architects,

Sage homme
3.5

Sage homme

2023-03-15

After failing the medical entrance exam, Léopold enters midwifery school by default, hiding the trut

Maria into Life
3

Maria into Life

2022-09-28

Maria is a cleaning lady, who is reserved, shy and clumsy. When she is assigned to the School of Fin

Madame de Sévigné
2.6

Madame de Sévigné

2024-02-28

In the middle of the 17th century, the Marquise de Sévigné wanted to make her daughter a brilliant a

Magnificat
3

Magnificat

2023-06-21

When an elderly priest died, the people in charge of his diocese discovered that it was a woman. Wit

Emmène-moi
2.6

Emmène-moi

1995-03-15

Authentically painful study of an ill-matched couple's forlorn attempts to revive their relationship

Fourbi
2.5

Fourbi

1996-02-16

Writer Paul attempts to interview Rosemonde, a young woman who killed an alleged rapist in self-defe

Love Is the Perfect Crime
2.8

Love Is the Perfect Crime

2013-09-27

Marc, in his 40s, is a professor of literature at the University of Lausanne. Still a bachelor — and

Lulu in the Nude
3.1

Lulu in the Nude

2013-09-28

After a job interview gone wrong, Lulu sets sail leaving her husband and three children behind. But

Le Débarquement 2
2.8

Le Débarquement 2

2013-12-20

Les Victimes
2.3

Les Victimes

1996-09-11

Paris, 1996. Parisian editor Pierre Duval has an affair with Claire, wife of wealthy architect Berna

Week-ends
2.1

Week-ends

2014-02-26

It sometimes takes little to spoil a weekend in the country. A simple misunderstanding in a supermar

Prime Rush
2.6

Prime Rush

2025-09-03

The week after the French elections, the President must appoint his prime minister. In exchange for

The Chef's Wife
2.6

The Chef's Wife

2014-06-25

The wife of a successful chef feels unfulfilled in her rôle as dining-room hostess and consults care

New Beginnings
3

New Beginnings

2023-09-27

Alain and Diane have been together for 30 years. In his mind, Alain is still 30 years old. But the e

Strangers by Night
3.1

Strangers by Night

2023-07-05

In a crowded subway train, a woman pushes a man. They argue. Their little joust "barks loudly", but

Teach Me If You Can
3.3

Teach Me If You Can

2021-04-01

The three teachers Svetlana, Sandrine and Taslima teach children and young people in places that are

The Bélier Family
3.5

The Bélier Family

2014-12-17

The whole Bélier family is deaf, except for sixteen year old Paula who is the important translator i

Rire (enfin) au féminin
0

Rire (enfin) au féminin

2024-01-19

For a long time, in France, comedy was the preserve of men. Female roles were mostly secondary and c

Lolo
2.7

Lolo

2015-09-03

On holiday in the south of France, chic Parisian sophisticate Violette meets life-loving IT geek Jea

The Visitors: Bastille Day
2.1

The Visitors: Bastille Day

2016-03-23

Stuck in the corridors of time, Godefroy de Montmirail and his faithful servant Jacquouille are proj

Families
2.4

Families

2015-10-14

Jérôme Varenne, a French financier, lives and works in Shanghai with Chen-Li, his life and business

Ce que femme veut...
0

Ce que femme veut...

1993-06-09

Cécile is twenty. She is expecting a child from Pierre, who is thirty-five. She goes through her pre

Wow!
2.6

Wow!

2023-06-07

Catherine and Oracio are real estate advisors, and are visiting two properties in quick succession:

21 Nights with Pattie
2.9

21 Nights with Pattie

2015-11-25

During the height of summer, Caroline, a forty-year-old Parisian and mother, arrives in a small vill

The Roommates Party
2.5

The Roommates Party

2015-12-23

An unusually cold winter forces the french government to push the best housed people to accommodate

Sidestroke
2.3

Sidestroke

1993-12-22

Clara (Karin Viard) is a stripper with a high-strung, jealous boyfriend with the curious name of Loo

The Last Breath
2.7

The Last Breath

2025-02-01

In a kind of philosophical dialogue, Doctor Augustin Masset and renowned writer Fabrice Toussaint di

A Bun in the Oven
2.8

A Bun in the Oven

2016-11-16

There is one thing that Nicole, who is soon turning fifty, would have loved to be spared, is to lear

Skylab
3

Skylab

2011-09-19

It is 1979 and Albertine, 10, and all her family members have gathered in Brittany to celebrate the

Une visite
0

Une visite

1996-10-06

Carole sees her parents twice a year in Paris.

Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt
3

Rouen, cinq minutes d'arrêt

1997-06-06

On a sunday, Marguerite and Mario meet while waiting for the train.

Urgence d'aimer
2

Urgence d'aimer

1993-02-12

Joëlle, a simple and energetic young woman, works as a hairdresser for Mrs. Delbarre. When Professor

Little Nothings
3.1

Little Nothings

1992-11-11

Lepetit, an ambitious and determined man, is named the new CEO of a department store. His mission is

Fast
3

Fast

1995-06-07

Jean-Louis is an naive, amiable orphan who spent his life with his elderly and very strict grandfath

25 décembre 58, 10h36
0

25 décembre 58, 10h36

1991-01-01

Two children are cycling in a street of the Butte Montmartre, one of them falls and kills himself on

L'Amour en marche
0

L'Amour en marche

1986-01-01

Où tu vas
0

Où tu vas

1997-06-06

Fired from his work and left by his girlfriend, Jean falls into despair

Elles étaient trois
0

Elles étaient trois

1993-01-01

Three girls are stopped on the side of the road. A man drives by and stops to meet them.

Zone Bleue
0

Zone Bleue

1993-01-01

In a neighborhood threatened of destruction and where a majority of marginalized people live, Violet

It Happened in Saint-Tropez
2.7

It Happened in Saint-Tropez

2013-01-13

Zef’s stormy relationship with his brother Roni is further aggravated when Roni marries his daughter

Mes copines
0

Mes copines

2002-06-06

Anne is thirty six ears old, her friends decide to organize a surprise birthday party where boys are

Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve
2.1

Je ne vois pas ce qu'on me trouve

1997-12-17

24 hours in a man's life who became famous. He returns in his childhood's city after 30 years of abs

La mort d'une vache
0

La mort d'une vache

1990-01-01

In the Normandy countryside, a simpleton is fascinated by cows.

L'Amant de ma sœur
0

L'Amant de ma sœur

1991-05-22

Story about Elise and Helene, two sisters who do everything alike.

Une journée entière sans mentir
0

Une journée entière sans mentir

1996-01-01

Vincent and Claire are in their thirty's. They meet at Vincent's flat where he starts playing a perv

Strangers dans la nuit
0

Strangers dans la nuit

1991-10-08

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles
1.5

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

1991-06-15

A fight happens during a a big party organized by a couple for their housewarming

Rhesus-Romeo
0

Rhesus-Romeo

1992-01-01

When Professor Thibaud, a great bone specialist, asks Joëlle, a simple young girl, to donate her bon

La Goula
0

La Goula

1986-01-01

In a hypermarket, a young overweight cashier named "La Goula" is the target of her colleagues' mocke

Jealous
2.9

Jealous

2017-11-08

A divorced teacher suddenly becomes jealous of everyone, including her daughter, friends and neighbo

Little Tickles
3.7

Little Tickles

2018-11-14

Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette realizes

Kiss & Tell
2.9

Kiss & Tell

2018-10-10

Sequel to 2002's "Summer Things" (Embrassez qui vous voudrez). This French comedy follows various pe

L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues
3.5

L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues

2011-02-26

They stick to our skin and soul, our clothes. We believe we buy them, they own us. Warning ! these r

Bécassine !
2.4

Bécassine !

2018-06-20

Born to a poor farming family in Brittany, Bécassine finds work as a nanny with the Marquise de Gran

Perfect Nanny
3

Perfect Nanny

2019-11-27

When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides, despite the reluctance of her husband to res

Dear Mother
2.9

Dear Mother

2020-10-08

One day, Jean-Louis discovers that his heart has stopped. He is not dead, can walk and talk, but his

Appearances
3

Appearances

2020-09-23

Ève and Henri are among the happy few of the French community in Vienna. They are “la crème de la cr

La Haine
4

La Haine

1995-05-31

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert an

Fantasies
2.5

Fantasies

2021-08-18

Faced with their fantasies, six couples try to explore the hidden sides of their intimate life. Six

Tokyo Shaking
3

Tokyo Shaking

2021-06-23

March 11, 2011. The biggest tsunami Japan has ever experienced triggers the Fukushima disaster. Risk

Three Times Nothing
3

Three Times Nothing

2022-03-16

Twig, Cap and Rusty live however they can in the Bois de Vincennes, east of Paris. This may complete

A Place for Her
0

A Place for Her

2026-03-04

At the Maison des Femmes, women victims of violence are cared for. Elsewhere, they are threatened, b

Man's Skin
0

Man's Skin

2026-02-13

Bianca is a young woman in Renaissance Italy who is promised in an arranged marriage. She inherits a

Suzanne Valadon, peintre sans concession
3

Suzanne Valadon, peintre sans concession

2025-03-01

Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) did not seem destined for a life as an artist. Born in 1865 as the daugh

Species
0

Species

Le Coeur fou
0

Le Coeur fou

The Angry Birds Movie 2
3.5

The Angry Birds Movie 2

2019-08-02

Red, Chuck, Bomb and the rest of their feathered friends are surprised when a green pig suggests tha

Une fille en or
0

Une fille en or

2026-04-15

On the day Clémence realizes that no one has ever admired her, her father dies. Lulled by the illusi

At Work
0

At Work

2026-02-04

A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.