Joana Preiss
Joana Preiss (born 22 May 1972) is a French actress, director, singer, and performer.
Joana Preiss has starred in the films of Christophe Honoré, Olivier Assayas, Nobuhiro Suwa and Pia Marais, and has also collaborated with Nan Goldin in her works. She has also worked with Ugo Rondinone, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Céleste Boursier-Mougenot. She has performed on stage in the shows of Pascal Rambert and Eleanor Weber.
She was trained in classical singing and contemporary music, and regularly performs in concerts. She founded the duo White Tahina with Vincent Epplay, Hiroyuki, and Frédéric Danos, in which she sings poems by Hölderlin.
In 2011 she directed her first film Sibérie.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5275 |
| Birthday | 1972-05-22 |
| Place of Birth | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Also Known As |
2006
Paris Je T'aime
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Close to Leo
6.238/40
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Close to Leo
2010
The White Line
5/1
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The White Line
2006
In Paris
6/102
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In Paris
2007
The Unpolished
5.868/19
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The Unpolished
2004
Ma mère
4.509/176
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Ma mère
2009
Accomplices
5.6/35
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Accomplices
2006
A Perfect Couple
5.5/9
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A Perfect Couple
2016
The Man After
0/0
A couple faces the difficulties of creating a life together and find happiness. Should Suzanne run away from her man to be at peace? Would a new lover...
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The Man After
2012
Bad Girl
5.2/28
Louise simultaneously discovers that she is pregnant and that her mother is seriously ill. Happiness and guilt, euphoria and sadness, filial love and...
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Bad Girl
2012
Sibérie
4.5/2
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Sibérie
2012
Hip Moves
2.8/9
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Hip Moves
2013
Mary, Queen of Scots
5.1/35
The life and death of the Scottish monarch.
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Mary, Queen of Scots
2004
Clean
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2013
The French Trilogy
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2014
La storia di Cino
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La nuit sera longue
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La nuit sera longue
2009
LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
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LOL (Laughing Out Loud)
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Portrait of the Artist
5.7/9
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Portrait of the Artist
2006
Quartier des Enfants-Rouges
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Quartier des Enfants-Rouges
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Raw
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2014
Passer l'hiver
5/1
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Passer l'hiver
2015
Rouge
6.429/7
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Rouge
2018
The Wake
2.7/3
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The Wake
2018
The Full House
5.71/316
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2018
Alien Crystal Palace
2.813/17
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Alien Crystal Palace
2002
Roundelay
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Roundelay
2013
Silent Asylum
0/0
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Silent Asylum
2006
Noise
4.8/5
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Noise
2007
Boarding Gate
4.996/114
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Boarding Gate
2020
Which Is Witch ?
1/1
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Which Is Witch ?
2019
Felix in Wonderland
6/4
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Felix in Wonderland
2020
Broken Poet
10/1
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Broken Poet
2014
Jour et nuit, delle donne e degli uomini perduti
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Hotel de l'Univers
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2019
Resurrection
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Resurrection
2012
Home Sweet Home
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Home Sweet Home
2016
Trilogy of Our Lives Undone
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Trilogy of Our Lives Undone
2002
The War in Paris
5.5/3
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Late August, Early September
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Couture
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