Annie Girardot (born 25 October 1931 in Paris) is a French actress. She began performing in 1954, making her film debut in Treize à table. She won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1956, and in 1977 won the César Award for Best Actress portraying the title character in Docteur Françoise Gailland. In 2002 she was awarded the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in La Pianiste. She collaborated with director Michael Haneke again, in the 2005 film Caché
