Isabelle Huppert: ‘My guiltiest pleasure? Imagining myself as a sadistic, manipulative murderer’

The actor on her fear of elevators, her childhood dream job and why she’d be willing to play golf with Donald TrumpBorn in Paris, Isabelle Huppert, 65, made her name internationally in the 1977 film The Lacemaker, for which she was named Bafta’s most promising newcomer.

Dozens of international accolades followed, including two best actress awards at Cannes (for Violette Nozière in 1978 and The Piano Teacher in 2001).

For her role in the 2016 movie Elle, she was Oscar-nominated and won her second César.

On 9 June, she reads Marquis de Sade at the Southbank Centre, London.

She is married to the film-maker Ronald Chammah, and has three children.When were you happiest?Fortunately, I’ve often been happy, which you wouldn’t necessarily guess from the roles I play.

I’ve always been very happy to have my children with me, particularly on location.

My daughter was in in London when

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