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.Allocine page for Thomas Vincent accessed 1 March 2025
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 Dom Juan Molière Bernard Sobel played Dona Elvire 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 Yersin1986 La Déploration Eugène Durif Jeanne Labrune Tahafot al Tahafot Armando Llamas Jeanne Labrune Passions selon Saint-Flour Arlette Namiand Jean-Paul Wenzel 1987 Jours de vogue Eugène Durif & Marieluise Fleißer Agnès Laurent 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 VolumniaSearch results for Hélène Vincent in Les Archives de Spectacle accessed 2 March 2025.2010 Alexandra David-Néel, Mon Tibet Michel Lengliney Didier Long Nominated - Molière Award for Best Actress 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
Year Title Role Director Notes 1969 Pierre et Paul Michèle René Allio 1972 Les camisards Catherine de Vergnas René Allio 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-series1978 Fire's Share The widow Étienne Périer Seize minutes vingt secondes Miroslav Sebestik Short Les chemins de l'exil The Countess of Egmont Claude Goretta TV movie Médecins de nuit Arlette Ménier Philippe Lefebvre TV series (1 episode)1979 West Indies The social worker Med Hondo L'école est finie Madame Villebois Olivier Nolin Les dames de la côte Lucie Nina Companeez TV mini-series1980 Cocktail Molotov The diplomat's wife Diane Kurys Marie Agacha Bernard Sobel TV movie La traque Chenu's wife Philippe Lefebvre TV mini-series Messieurs les jurés Micheline Saurat Alain Franck TV series (1 episode)1982 Le fleuve étincellant Lady Sybil Heston Patrick Bureau TV movie Les poneys sauvages Robert Mazoyer TV mini-series 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 movie1988 Life Is a Long Quiet River Marielle Le Quesnoy Étienne Chatiliez César Award for Best Supporting Actress Le fardeau Guillaume Bréaud Short Sueurs froides Jacques's wife Josée Dayan TV series (1 episode)1989 Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants Odette Pascal Thomas Les jupons de la révolution Madame de Noailles Caroline Huppert TV series (1 episode)1990 Dédé Yvonne Jean-Louis Benoît Le déjeuner de Sousceyrac Ernstine Lazare Iglesis TV movie 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 V comme vengeance Sylvie Bernard Queysanne TV series (1 episode)1992 Le bal des casse-pieds Marie Paule Yves Robert Des vies séparées Pascal Bonnelle Short Jo et Milou Sarah Josée Dayan TV movie1993 Three Colors: Blue The journalist Krzysztof Kieślowski L'instinct de l'ange Henry's mother Richard Dembo Une journée chez ma mère Béatrice Dominique Cheminal 1994 Des feux mal éteints Jeanne Serge Moati Simon Tanner Madame Joel Jouanneau TV movie1995 Tom est tout seul Tom's mother Fabien Onteniente La Rivière Espérance Agnès Lombard Josée Dayan TV mini-series1996 Bernie Madame Clermont Albert Dupontel Lucky Punch Joséphine Dominique Ladoge Le dernier chant Louise Favart Claude Goretta TV movie1997 Ma vie en rose Élisabeth Alain Berliner Les filles du maître de chai Lucile François Luciani TV movie1998 La fête des mères Chris Vander Stappen Short 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 Les redoutables The driver Guillaume Nicloux TV series (1 episode)2001 Family Pack Esther Kessler Chris Vander Stappen Le soleil au-dessus des nuages Virginie Eric Le Roch Les alizés Géraldine Vaneck Stéphane Kurc TV movie La beauté sur la terre Martine Antoine Plantevin TV movie 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 The Accursed Kings Dame Eliabel de Cressay Josée Dayan TV mini-series Le Camarguais Emma Bosser Olivier Langlois TV series (1 episode) Clara Sheller JP's mother Renaud Bertrand TV series (6 episodes)2006 Itinéraires Denise Chartier Christophe Otzenberger Locked Out Madame Duval Albert Dupontel Les irréductibles Jane Renaud Bertrand Josephine, Guardian Angel Geneviève Beaumont Vincent Monnet TV series (1 episode) 2008 De nouvelles vies Françoise Stéphane Kurc TV movie2009 Trésor Nadine Claude Berri & François Dupeyron Ticket gagnant Jeanne Vautrin Julien Weill TV movie Mourir d'aimer The headmaster Josée Dayan TV movie Enquêtes réservées Madeleine Debost Patrick Dewolf TV series (1 episode) Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie Kristin Stéphane Kappes TV series (1 episode)2010 Wandering Streams Lyse Pascal Rabaté 35 kilos d'espoir Charlotte Olivier Langlois TV movie Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Marie-Françoise Lepic Alexandre Pidoux TV series (1 episode)2011 La résidence Odette Node Laurent Jaoui TV movie 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 Chomet2014 Samba Marcelle Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache 15 francs, des fleurs et une culotte Anatole's wife Maud Garnier Short La trouvaille de Juliette The Mole Jérôme Navarro TV movie2015 The Scent of Mandarin Emilie Gilles Legrand Le premier été Madeleine Marion Sarraut TV movie Capitaine Marleau Blanche Muir Josée Dayan TV series (1 episode)2016 Le petit locataire Mamilette Nadège Loiseau Good Luck Algeria Françoise Farid Bentoumi L'annonce Jacqueline Julie Lopes-Curval TV movie2017 Knock The widow Pons Lorraine Lévy C'est la vie ! Geneviève Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache Garde alternée Sandrine's mother Alexandra Leclère Marie-Francine Annick Legay Valérie Lemercier 2018 Looking for Rohmer Rohmer's mother Wang Chao Du soleil dans mes yeux Nicole Nicolas Giraud Paris - Pantin Victoire Sylvie Audcoeur Short 2019 The Specials Hélène Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress By the Grace of God Odile Debord François Ozon Noces d'Or Alix Saint-Cast Nader T. Homayoun TV movie 2020 Back Home Catherine Jessica Palud Adorables Grandma Rose Solange Cicurel Mine de rien Thérèse Mathias Mlekuz Murders in Albi Suzanne Dalmasio Delphine Lemoine TV movie 2021 L'origine du monde Brigitte Bordier Laurent Lafitte Un homme d'honneur Hélène Berger Julius Berg TV mini-series 2023 L'astronaute Odette Desforges Nicolas Giraud Panda Thérèse Nicolas Cuche & Jérémy Mainguy TV series (4 episodes)2024 When Fall Is Coming François Ozon Retro Therapy Yvonne Elodie Lélu
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