Marie Rivière

Marie Rivière

Born 1956-12-22 (age 69) Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
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Biography

Marie Rivière (born 22 December 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is known for her collaborations with director Éric Rohmer.

From a working-class background, Marie Rivière grew up on a housing estate/project in Montreuil before working as a schoolteacher, then as a shop assistant. At 21, having seen L'Amour l'après-midi, she sent a letter and photo to Éric Rohmer. He saw her in his office at Les films du losange, in the presence of Arielle Dombasle and Thierry Lhermitte, and offered her a small role in Perceval le Gallois. Two years later she appeared in Rohmer's The Aviator's Wife, the first in the Comédies et Proverbes series. The Green Ray, in which she played the fragile dreamer Delphine, was a critical and popular success, and won the Golden Lion at Venice. In 1998 she appeared again for Rohmer in Conte d'automne (Autumn Tale), alongside another Rohmer muse, Béatrice Romand.

She co-directed her first film in 1993, with Marc Rivière, La Règle du Silence.

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Known For

At Work
At Work

2026

as Paul's Mother

The Green Ray
The Green Ray

1986

as Delphine

Down by Love
Down by Love

2016

as Mère Anna

Sex, Love & Therapy
Sex, Love & Therapy

2014

as Martine

The Aviator's Wife
My Donkey, My Lover & I
A Tale of Winter
A Tale of Winter

1992

as Dora

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

1987

as L'arnaqueuse - Swindler

Time to Leave
Time to Leave

2005

as Mère

Venus Beauty Institute
Venus Beauty Institute

1999

as La cliente aux bottines fourées

The Assembly Line
The Assembly Line

2023

as Robert’s mum

A Tale of Autumn
A Tale of Autumn

1998

as Isabelle

El Turrrf
El Turrrf

2013

as Suzanne

Just the Two of Us
Just the Two of Us

2023

as Blanche’s Mother

Bright Days Ahead
Bright Days Ahead

2013

as Jocelyne

Courted
Courted

2015

as Marie-Laure Racine

Actresses
Actresses

2007

as The costume designer

Love Is in the Air
Love Is in the Air

2005

as La mère de Charlotte

Cinématon
Cinématon

1978

as N°172 / N°173

The Lady and the Duke
The Lady and the Duke

2001

as Madame Laurent