French actress and singer Jeanne Balibar stars as Ellen in the German language feature AT ELLEN'S AGE (IM ALTER VON ELLEN).
Jeanne is perhaps best known for her French-language film work with prestigious directors like Jacques Rivette (THE DUCHESS OF LANGEAIS and VA SAVOIR), Olivier Assayas (LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER and CLEAN), Mathieu Amalric (LE STADE DE WIMBLEDON, MANGE TA SOUPE) and Arnaud Desplechin (MY SEX LIFE and LA SENTINELLE).
Jeanne has been nominated four times for the César (French Academy Awards) - for her roles in SAGAN, TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY, I HATE LOVE and MY SEX LIFE. She has also received Best Actress awards at the San Sebastian Festival (for LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER) and at the Thessaloniki Festival (for ONLY GOD SEES ME).
An accomplished stage actress, Jeanne studied at the French Conservatory of Dramatic Art and performed with Paris' Comedie
Francaise early in her career.
As a songstress, Balibar has released two albums, 2003's Par amour and 2006's Slalom Dame.


SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

CHANGE NOTHING (NE CHANGE RIEN)__ Pedro Costa
SAGAN__ Diane Kurys
THE IDIOT (L?IDIOT)__ Pierre Leon
THE GIRL FROM MONACO__ Anne Fontaine
THE ACTRESS? BALL__ Maiwenn Le Besco
THE JOY OF SINGING (LE PLAISIR DE CHANTER)__ Ilan Duran Cohen
THE DUCHESS OF LANGEAIS__ Jacques Rivette
GONE FOR A DANCE__ Alain Berliner
CALL ME AGOSTINO__ Christine Laurent
CLEAN__ Olivier Assayas
CODE 46__ Michael Winterbottom
ALL THE FINE PROMISES__ Jean-Paul Civeyrac
SALTIMBANK__ Jean-Claude Biette
17 TIMES CÉCILE CASSARD__ Christophe Honoré
UNE AFFAIRE PRIVÉE__ Guillaume Nicloux
VA SAVOIR__ Jacques Rivette
LE STADE DE WIMBLEDON__ Mathieu Amalric
TOMORROW?S ANOTHER DAY (CA IRA MIEUX DEMAIN)__ Jeanne Labrune
COMEDY OF INNOCENCE__ Raoul Ruiz
SADE__ Benoît Jacquot
THREE BRIDGES ON THE RIVER__ Jean-Claude Biette
LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER (FIN AOÛT, DÉBUT SEPTEMBRE et CLEAN)__ Olivier Assayas
ONLY GOD SEES ME (DIEU SEUL ME VOIT)__ Bruno Podalydès
MANGE TA SOUPE__ Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
I HATE LOVE (J?AI HORREUR DE L?AMOUR)__ Mathieu Amalric
MY SEX LIFE (OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT)__ Arnaud Desplechin