Riva, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 2013 for her role in the film Amour, died in a Paris clinic on Friday after a long illness, according to her agent. The actress was a well-known face in French cinema over her 60 year career starring in films including Alain Resnais’ acclaimed Hiroshima Mon Amour in 1959 and more recently the Palme d’Or winning Amour about an aging Parisian couple dealing with the aftermath of a stroke.