Also theater actress, ecologist, she is the sister of agronomist Claude Bourguignon. They are the children of psychiatrist and university professor André Bourguignon and grandchildren of Dr. Louis Justin-Besançon.
Nominated for a César for best supporting actress for her role in Michel Deville's "Péril en demeure" (1985) and two years later won the award for best actress for her performance in Jean-Loup Hubert's "Le Grand Chemin" (1987).
She worked in café-théâtre for a number of years founding her own troupe and finally joining the Splendid group in 1979.
Began her film career in 1967 with an appearance in Philippe Garrel's Anémone from which she was to take her stage name. She went on to play a number of worldly women, notably in comedy.