Balibar was born in Paris, the daughter of
Marxist philosopher
Étienne Balibar and physicist
Françoise Balibar. She started her career as a student in the famous French theater school "Cours Florent", in Paris, with her friends, actor Eric Ruf and photographer & actor Gregory Herpe. She began her acting career on the stage, in "
Don Juan" at the
Festival d'Avignon. Her first film role was in
Arnaud Desplechin's 1992 film
The Sentinel. She continues to perform in both spheres. She has supported François Hollande's 2012 presidential campaign. She starred in
Ne change rien (2009) directed by
Pedro Costa. Among other films, she appeared in
17 Times Cécile Cassard (2002), directed by
Christophe Honoré, with
Béatrice Dalle and
Romain Duris;
All the Fine Promises (2003), directed by
Jean-Paul Civeyrac, with
Bulle Ogier and
Valérie Crunchant; and
Clean (2004), directed by
Olivier Assayas, with
Maggie Cheung and
Nick Nolte. ==Filmography== == Discography ==