Emmanuelle Riva is a French actress, best known for her roles in the films Léon Morin, Priest, Hiroshima mon amour, and Amour. As of 2013, she is the oldest actress ever to have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress at 85 years old. She has enjoyed an extensive theatre career in her native Paris, France. In 2001, she performed in a production of "Medea" at Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe. She has also appeared occasionally on French television programs. In February 2014, Riva returned to the Paris stage performing in Savannah Bay by Marguerite Duras at Théâtre de l'Atelier. She is also a published poet.