Known also as a spokesmodel for Lancome cosmetics, she's best known to Americans as an actress for The English Patient (1996) opposite Ralph Fiennes and Chocolat (1999) with Johnny Depp.
In 1999, Mademoiselle Binoche received favoable attention for her portrayal of French writer Baroness Aurore Dudevant (who wrote under the pen name of George Sand) in Children of the Century.
