Adèle Haenel (born 11 February 1989) is a French actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two César Awards from seven nominations and one Lumières Award from two nominations. Haenel began her career as a child actress, making her film debut with Les Diables (2002) at the age of 12, and quickly rose to prominence in the French entertainment industry as a teenager. She received her first César Award nomination for her performance in Water Lilies (2007), which also marked the beginning of her long professional and personal relationship with director Céline Sciamma. In 2014, Haenel received her first César Award for her supporting role in Suzanne, and in 2015 won the César Award for Best Actress for Love at First Fight. She continued to garner recognition for her performances in BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017), The Trouble with You (2018) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Adèle Haenel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 11, 1989 (37)
- Paris, France
- Actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Adèle Haenel's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 9
Grounded 11 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 9 · Intense 4
Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 10
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 3
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 6 of 11 analyzed roles.
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- Shapeshifteras Floriane in Water Lilies (2007)
- Heroas Agnès Le Roux in In the Name of My Daughter (2014)
- Heroas Madeleine Beaulieu in Love at First Fight (2014)
- Shapeshifteras Zazie Lindeau in The Bloom of Yesterday (2016)
- Heroas Jenny Davin in The Unknown Girl (2016)
- Heroas Renée in Orphan (2016)
- Allyas Sophie in 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)
- Heroas Françoise in One Nation, One King (2018)
- Heroas Yvonne Santi in The Trouble with You (2018)
- Allyas Denise in Deerskin (2019)
- Shapeshifteras Héloïse in Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous7
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Adèle Haenel's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
- Cineverse, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
- France Channel, show their 2 titles on France Channel
- Kino Film Collection, show their 2 titles on Kino Film Collection
- Sundance Now, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
- Cohen Media Channel, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
- Film Movement Plus, show their title on Film Movement Plus
- Strand Releasing, show their title on Strand Releasing
Subscription and free streaming for Adèle Haenel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
34 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Returning to Reims (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Heroes Don't Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Deerskin(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Trouble with You(2018)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
One Nation, One King(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Orphan(2016)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Bloom of Yesterday(2016)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Unknown Girl(2016)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Nocturama(2016)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Ogres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Forbidden Room(2015)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Love at First Fight(2014)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Le rêve de Camille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Suzanne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Three Worlds(2012)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
An Hour with Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Aliyah(2012)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
La Mouette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Folks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
House of Tolerance(2011)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Goldman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Children of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Iris in Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Les grandes forêts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Déchaînées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pauline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Le bel esprit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Solitudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Water Lilies(2007)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 2002 to 2022; peak year 2017.
Film career
Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2002Screen debut· The Devils
- 2002First top-billed film· The Devils
- 2019Career best· Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
Won a Berlinale award in 2012.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Adèle Haenel's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 82/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Adèle Haenel's work okay for kids?
Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Adèle Haenel work with?
People who share at least 2 of Adèle Haenel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Olivier Père shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Céline SciammaShared titles: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Water Lilies (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Céline Sciamma
Writers
- Benoît GraffinShared titles: The Trouble with You (2018), Three Worlds (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Benoît Graffin
Actors
- Christel BarasShared titles: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Water Lilies (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Christel Baras
- Coralie RussierShared titles: Deerskin (2019), 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Coralie Russier
- Céline SalletteShared titles: One Nation, One King (2018), House of Tolerance (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Céline Sallette
- Noémie LvovskyShared titles: One Nation, One King (2018), House of Tolerance (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Noémie Lvovsky
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Claire MathonShared titles: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Three Worlds (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Claire Mathon
- Jean-Baptiste de LaubierShared titles: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Water Lilies (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Baptiste de Laubier
- Julien LacherayShared titles: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Water Lilies (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Julien Lacheray
- Julien HirschShared titles: One Nation, One King (2018), In the Name of My Daughter (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Julien Hirsch
Producers
- Olivier PèreShared titles: Deerskin (2019), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Orphan (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Olivier Père
- Bénédicte CouvreurShared titles: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Water Lilies (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Bénédicte Couvreur
- Rémi BurahShared titles: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Orphan (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Rémi Burah
- Denis FreydShared titles: One Nation, One King (2018), The Unknown Girl (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Denis Freyd
