Jeanne Balibar (born in Paris in 1968) is a French actress renowned for her presence in arthouse cinema. Her career is strongly linked to directors suchibilities as Jacques Rivette, Arnaud Desplechin, and Olivier Assayas.

Among her most significant films are Rivette's *Va savoir!* (2001), Desplechin's *Fine agosto, inizio settembre* (1998) and *I fantasmi d'Ismaël* (2017), and Assayas's *Safelight* (2005). Balibar is known for portraying complex, intellectual, often enigmatic, melancholic, or fragile women, with a performance style characterized by deep intensity and a distinctive vocal quality. In 2018, she won the César Award for Best Actress for her acclaimed performance in Mathieu Amalric's biopic *Barbara* (2017).