Reza, Yasmina (1959–)

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Reza, Yasmina (1959–)

French playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Born 1959 in Paris, of Hungarian, Russian and Iranian descent; attended Paris X University and Jacques Lecoq Drama School; married a filmmaker; children: 1.

Began career as an actress; wrote Conversations after a Burial (1987) and Winter Crossing (1990), both of which won the Molière Award; her 3rd play, Art, won the Molière Award (1994), became a smash hit in London (1996), and won a US Tony Award (1998); nominated for BBC Awards for Best New Play for The Unexpected Man (1999) and Life x 3 (2001); wrote screenplays for See You Tomorrow and Lulu Kreutz's Picnic; wrote novel Hammerklavier (1997).

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