Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert, a celebrated French actress, is renowned for her portrayals of chilling, austere women devoid of morality, and is considered one of the greatest actresses of her generation. With 16 nominations and two wins to her credit, Huppert is the most nominated actress at the César Awards. Moreover, she is also the recipient of several accolades, including five Lumières Awards, a BAFTA Award, three European Film Awards, two Berlin International Film Festival Awards, three Cannes Film Festival Awards, and even Venice Film Festival awards. Also, she has received recognition in the form of a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award nomination. As of 2020, The New York Times had ranked her second on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century.

Huppert's first nomination at the César Awards was for Best Supporting Actress in Aloïse (1975), and she went on to win Best Actress for La Cérémonie (1995) and Elle (2016). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for The Lacemaker (1977) and has proved her mettle time and again with award-winning performances in several French films. Besides her vast work in the French cinema, she has appeared in many internationally acclaimed English-language films including Heaven's Gate (1980), The Bedroom Window (1987), I Heart Huckabees (2004), The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013), Louder Than Bombs (2015), Greta (2018), Frankie (2019), and Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022). Also a prolific stage actress, she is the most nominated actress for the Molière Award, receiving an honorary award in 2017.