- Kicked off the film career of Jessica Chastain, by recommending her to Al Pacino. He says she told him, "There's this girl at Juilliard." He then cast Chastain in his play "Salome" and his long-awaited epic film Salomé (2013).
- Her character in Black Sunday (1977), who pretends to be a nurse to poison someone, inspired Daryl Hannah's character in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) during the hospital scene.
- She has been directing operas since 1999.
- Modeled to pay the rent while studying to become an actress.
- Studied ballet as a child but stopped after a skiing accident at age 16. Changed to acting and worked in Berlin at the Schiller Theatre and the Berliner Ensemble.
- Was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Judgment at Nuremberg" (2001).
- Replaced Dominique Sanda in The Formula after George C. Scott complained that he couldn't understand Dominique's thick French accent.
- Received formal training at the Stanislavsky School in Munich.
- French Critics' Award for the best stage performance as Sheila in Peter Nichols' play "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg" (1970).
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 30th Cannes International Film Festival in 1977.
- President of the 'Un Certain Regard' jury at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival in 2016.
- President of the 'Caméra d'Or' jury at the 47th Cannes International Film Festival in 1994.
- Member of the 'Caméra d'Or' jury at the 55th Cannes International Film Festival in 2002.
- Won the Grand Prix de la Critique for her stage direction of Francis Poulenc's "Dialogue des Carmélites" in 1999.
- Published her memoirs Les Scènes de ma vie, in June 2024.
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