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I did a film very quickly, and then a lot of work for television, and then I did stage work.

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Isabelle Huppert
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 16
Film Actor
Film Actress
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert
Quickly
Television
Stage
Film
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