[1] She has appeared in films such as Delicatessen, L'Emploi du temps, Adultère, mode d'emploi and La parenthèse enchantée.

Viard was a member of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival jury.

Viard was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen.

Viard has also won the Best Actress award at the Montréal World Film Festival for her performance in Le Rôle de sa vie.

From 1992 to 2017, Karin Viard lived with Laurent Machuel, director of photography, cameraman and sound engineer; from this union were born two daughters, Marguerite (1998) and Simone (2000).