Elsa Zylberstein Movies and Career Information

Elsa Zylberstein (born 16 October 1968) is a French film, TV, and stage actress. After having a dramatic education, Zylberstein began film career in 1989, and has appeared in about 50 films. She won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for I've Loved You So Long (2008). Zylberstein was born Elsa Florence Zylbersztejn in Paris to an Ashkenazi Polish father, Albert Zylberstein, and a Catholic mother. Her father is a physicist. Previously, Zylberstein considered herself Jewish, but now she identifies more with Buddhism. She has practiced classical dance since her childhood. After a bac A3, she began university and studied English, but she was strongly attracted to artistic pursuits. She was in the same class as Francis Huster at the Cours Florent. Elsa Zylberstein appeared for the first time on screen in 1989 in Baptême. She also appeared in Van Gogh directed by Maurice Pialat. In 1992, she won the Michel Simon Prize and the first of her three nominations for the César Award for Most Promising Actress. In 1993, she played a student in Beau fixe, and won the Prix Romy Schneider. She inspired young directors such as Pascale Bailly, Diane Bertrand and especially Martine Dugowson,