Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy, aloof, and mysterious beauties for various directors, including

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, Luis Buñuel,

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, and

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.Catherine Deneuve Biography
. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty. A 14-time

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nominee, she won for her performances in Truffaut's '' The Last Metro'' (1980), for which she also won the

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for Best Foreign Actress, and Régis Wargnier's '' Indochine'' (1992). Deneuve made her film debut in 1957 at the age of 13, in a film shot the year earlier when she was only 12. She first came to prominence in

's 1964 musical ''

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''. She went on to star for Polanski in '' Repulsion'' (1965), and for Buñuel in '' Belle de Jour'' (1967) and ''

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'' (1970). She was nominated for the

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for ''Belle de Jour'', and the

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for '' Indochine''. She also won the 1998

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at the

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for '' Place Vendôme''. Her English-language films include '' The April Fools'' (1969), '' Hustle'' (1975), '' The Hunger'' (1983), ''

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'' (2000), and ''

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'' (2001). Other notable films include ''

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'' (1969), '' Scene of the Crime'' (1986), '' My Favourite Season'' (1993), ''

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'' (2002), '' Persepolis'' (2007), '' Potiche'' (2010), '' The Brand New Testament'' (2015), and '' Bonne Pomme'' (2017).

Early life

Deneuve was born Catherine Fabienne Dorléac in Paris, the daughter of French stage actors

Maurice Dorléac Georges Maurice Edmond Dorléac (26 March 1901 – 5 December 1979) was a French actor of the stage and screen. He was the father of actresses Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac and Sylvie Dorléac. He was the husband of actress Renée Si ...

(1901–1979) and Renée Simonot (1911–2021). Deneuve has two sisters, Françoise Dorléac (1942–1967) and Sylvie Dorléac (born 14 December 1946),Catherine Deneuve
at Yahoo! Movies as well as a maternal half-sister, Danielle, whom their mother had out of wedlock in 1937 with

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, but who was later adopted by Maurice and took his surname. Deneuve used her mother's maiden name, which she chose for her stage name, in order to differentiate herself from her sisters. Deneuve attended Catholic schools.

Film career

Deneuve made her film debut with a small role in André Hunebelle's '' Les Collégiennes'' (1957) with her younger sister Sylvie Dorléac who, like their older half-sister Danielle, was an occasional child actress. She subsequently appeared in several films for director

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as well as in '' L'Homme à femmes'' (1960), which caught the eye of

, who cast Deneuve in his romantic film musical ''

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'' (1964), the film that brought her to stardom. Deneuve played the cold but erotic persona, for which she would be nicknamed the "ice maiden", in

's horror classic '' Repulsion'' (1965), reinforcing it in Luis Buñuel's '' Belle de Jour'' (1967), and reaching a peak in ''

'' (1970). Her work for Buñuel would be her best known. Further films from early in her career included Jean-Paul Rappeneau's '' A Matter of Resistance'' (1966), Demy's musical ''

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'' (1967) (opposite her sister Françoise Dorléac), and

's romantic thriller ''

'' (1969). Deneuve limited her appearances in American films of the period to '' The April Fools'' (1969), a romantic comedy with

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, and '' Hustle'' (1975), a crime drama with

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. Her starring roles at the time were featured in such films as '' A Slightly Pregnant Man'' (1973) with

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and '' Le Sauvage'' (1975) with

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. In the 1980s, Deneuve's films included

's '' Le Dernier métro'' (1980), for which she won the César Award for Best Actress, and

Tony Scott Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as '' Top Gun'' (1986), '' Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987), ''D ...

's '' The Hunger'' (1983) as a bisexual vampire, co-starring with

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and Susan Sarandon, a role which brought her a significant lesbian following, mostly among the gothic subculture. She made her debut film as a producer in 1988, '' Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre'', alongside frequent co-star

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. In the early 1990s, Deneuve's more significant roles included 1992's '' Indochine'' opposite Vincent Perez, for which she was nominated for an

and won a second César Award for Best Actress; and

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's two movies, '' Ma saison préférée'' (1993) and ''

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'' (1996). In 1997, Deneuve was the protagonist in the music video for the song ''N'Oubliez Jamais'' sung by

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. In 1998 she won acclaim and the Volpi Cup at the

for her performance in '' Place Vendôme''. In the late 1990s, Deneuve continued to appear in a large number of films such as 1999's five films '' Est-Ouest'', '' Le temps retrouvé'', '' Pola X'', '' Belle maman'', and ''

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''. Deneuve's part in

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's musical drama ''

'' (2000), alongside Icelandic singer

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was subject to considerable critical scrutiny. The film was selected for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. She made another foray into Hollywood the following year, starring in ''

'' (2001) for Peter Hyams. In 2002, she shared the Silver Bear Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the

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for her performance in ''

''. In 2005, Deneuve published her diary ''A l'ombre de moi-meme'' ("In My Own Shadow", published in English as ''Close Up and Personal: The Private Diaries of Catherine Deneuve''); in it she writes about her experiences shooting the films '' Indochine'' and ''

''. She also provided the voice role of Marjane Satrapi's mother in Satrapi's animated autobiographical film '' Persepolis'' (2007), based on the graphic novel of the same name. Her 100th film appearance was in '' Un conte de Noël'' released in 2008. Deneuve's later work includes '' Potiche'' (2010) with frequent co-star Depardieu, ''

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'' (2011), alongside former co-stars Ludivine Sagnier and

Chiara Mastroianni Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is a French actress and singer. She is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. Early life Mastroianni was born to French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Marcello Ma ...

, the popular French adventure comedy '' Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia'' (2012) with

and Valérie Lemercier, screenwriter and director

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's '' On My Way'' (2013), Palme D'or winning writer/director

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's comedy drama '' In the Courtyard'' (2014), and

's drama ''

In the Name of My Daughter ''In the Name of My Daughter'' (french: L'Homme qu'on aimait trop; also known as ''French Riviera'') is a 2014 French drama film directed by André Téchiné and starring Catherine Deneuve, Guillaume Canet and Adèle Haenel. The script was based o ...

'' (2014). She co-starred alongside Catherine Frot, in writer/director

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's French drama ''

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'' (2017).

Career outside film

Modeling

Deneuve appeared nude in two ''

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'' pictorials in 1963 and 1965. Her image was used to represent Marianne, the national symbol of France, from 1985 to 1989. As the face of Chanel No. 5 in the late 1970s, she caused sales of the perfume to soar in the United Statesso much so that the American press, captivated by her charm, nominated her as the world's most elegant woman. In 1983, American Home Products retained her to represent their cosmetics line and hired world-renowned photographer Richard Avedon to promote its line of ''Youth Garde'' cosmetics, for which she famously proclaimed, "Look closely. Next year, I will be 40." She is considered the muse of designer Yves Saint Laurent; he dressed her in the films '' Belle de Jour'', ''

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'', '' La sirène du '', '' Un flic'', '' Liza'', and '' The Hunger''. In 1992, she became a model for his skincare line. In 2001, she was chosen as the new face of L'Oréal Paris. In 2006, Deneuve became the third inspiration for the M•A•C Beauty Icon series and collaborated on the colour collection that became available at M•A•C locations worldwide in February that year. Deneuve began appearing in the new

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luggage advertisements in 2007. Deneuve was listed as one of the fifty best-dressed over 50s by the ''Guardian'' in March 2013. In July 2017, Deneuve appeared in a video campaign for

entitled ''Connected Journeys'', celebrating the launch of the brand's Tambour Horizon smartwatch, which also featured celebrities, including Jennifer Connelly,

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, Jaden Smith and Miranda Kerr.

Entrepreneurial

In 1986, Deneuve introduced her own perfume, ''Deneuve''. She is also a designer of glasses, shoes, jewelry and greeting cards.

Charities

* Deneuve was appointed

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Goodwill Ambassador for the Safeguarding of Film Heritage in 1994 until her resignation on 12 November 2003. * Deneuve asked that the rights owed to her from her representation of Marianne be given to

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."Amnesty International et lutte contre la peine de mort"
Tout sur Deneuve *

made a donation to The Climate Project, spearheaded by

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, on behalf of Deneuve. * Deneuve is also involved with Children Action, Children of Africa, Orphelins Roumains and

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. * Douleur sans frontiers (Pain Without Borders) – At the end of 2003, Deneuve recorded a radio commercial to encourage donations to fight against the pain in the world, notably for the victims of landmines. * Handicap International – In the middle of July 2005, Deneuve lent her voice to the message of radio commercials, TV and cinema, which denounced the use of the BASM (cluster bombs). * ''Voix de femmes pour la démocratie'' (Voice of women for democracy) – Deneuve read the text, "Le petit garçon", of Jean-Lou Dabadie, on the entitled CD, "Voix de femmes pour la démocratie." The CD was sold for the benefit of the female victims of the war and the fundamentalisms that fight for democracy. * Deneuve has also been involved with various charities in the fight against AIDS and cancer.

Political involvement

* In 1971, Deneuve signed the Manifesto of the 343. The manifesto was an admission by its signers to have had illegal abortions, and therefore exposed themselves to judicial actions and prison sentences. It was published in '' Le Nouvel Observateur'' on 5 April 1971. That same year, feminist lawyer Gisèle Halimi founded the group, Choisir ("To Choose"), to protect the women who had signed the Manifesto of the 343. * Deneuve is involved with

's program to abolish the death penalty. * In 2001, Deneuve delivered a petition organized by the French-based group, "Together Against the death penalty", to the U.S. Embassy in Paris. * In April 2007, Deneuve signed a petition on the internet protesting against the "misogynous" treatment of socialist presidential candidate Ségolène Royal. More than 8,000 French men and women signed the petition, including French actress

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. *In 2011, among other French celebrities Deneuve signed a petition asking the future President of France to propose a vote at the

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to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide. * In January 2018, Deneuve, along with 99 other French women writers, performers and academics, signed an open letter that argued the #Me Too movement had gone too far, turning into a "witch hunt", and denounced it as a form of puritanism, resulting in a backlash. Although she later apologized to all the victims who might have felt assaulted by the letter, she still supported it saying there was "nothing in the letter" to ''

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'' that said "anything good about harassment, otherwise I wouldn't have signed it".

Personal life

Besides her native French, Deneuve speaks fluent Italian and English and has some knowledge of Spanish, though she does not fluently speak the language. Her hobbies and passions include gardening, drawing, photography, reading, music, cinema, fashion, antiques and decoration. According to a 1996 article published by ''

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'', Deneuve is a practising

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. Deneuve has been married once: to photographer

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from 1965 to 1972, though they separated in 1967. She has lived with director

, actor

, cinematographer Hugh Johnson, and Canal+ tycoon Pierre Lescure. Deneuve has two children: actor

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(born 18 June 1963), from her relationship with Roger Vadim, and actress

(born 28 May 1972), from her relationship with Marcello Mastroianni. She has five grandchildren. Deneuve has not had a public relationship since her breakup with Lescure in 1991. They remain friends, and Deneuve's children consider him their stepfather. According to '' Gala'', in late 2019 Deneuve relied on Lescure while she recuperated from a stroke, and in 2020, Lescure told '' Paris Match'' that they still talk to each other every day. Throughout her 20s and 30s, Deneuve reportedly dated actors

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, Franco Nero,

, and

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as well as directors

, Jerry Schatzberg,

and Milos Forman, talent agent Bertrand de Labbey, singer

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and TV host Carlos Lozano. While most of her confirmed liaisons have been with much older men, Lozano was 19 years her junior, and in his late teens when he and Deneuve were involved in the early 1980s. In recent decades, Deneuve's lack of a boyfriend of record – in combination with the fact she's kissed women in five films – has prompted speculation about her sexual orientation, which she acknowledged in a 2002 interview with ''

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'' magazine: "Now that people know nothing about my private life, they start guessing: is there still a man in her life and who is he then? When they see me two or three times with a female friend they say: we've always known that." Reports from 2000 claimed her beau was a 25-year-old technician she'd met on a recent film, but no writers could identify him. In 2006, Deneuve told ''

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'' that she was in a relationship, but would not disclose the name of her partner. Deneuve is close friends with the artist Nall and owns some of his works. On 6 November 2019,

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reported that Deneuve suffered a mild stroke and was recuperating in a Paris hospital. Despite the health scare, there was no damage to her motor functions. Five weeks later, she was released from the hospital and spent the remainder of 2019 recuperating at her Paris home. A 2020 biography of Johnny Hallyday by Gilles Lhote claims that the singer maintained a carefully hidden, 56-year affair with Deneuve that started when they were teenagers in 1961 and continued until Hallyday's death in 2017. Deneuve began smoking in 1960 at age 16, and was known to smoke up to three packs a day. She quit in 1985 with the aid of

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, but started again in 1996. In 2020, French actress and recent co-star

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told ''

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'' that Deneuve has stopped smoking since her stroke.

Filmography

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'' , Manuelle , , french: link=no, Et Satan conduit le bal , - , 1963 , ''

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'' , Justine Morand ,

, french: link=no, Le Vice et la Vertu , - , 1963 , '' Portuguese Vacation'' , Catherine , Pierre Kast , french: link=no, Vacances portugaises , - , 1964 , ' , Geneviève Emery ,

, french: link=no, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg , - , 1964 , ''

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'' , Swindler ,

Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues a ...

, french: link=no, Les Plus belles escroqueries du monde , - , 1964 , '' Male Hunt'' , Denise , Édouard Molinaro , french: link=no, La Chasse à l'homme , - , 1964 , '' Male Companion'' , Isabelle ,

Philippe de Broca Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful '' That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', '' The Man from Acapulco (Le Magnifique) ...

, french: link=no, Un monsieur de compagnie , - , 1964 , '' La costanza della ragione'' , Lori , Pasquale Festa Campanile , , - , 1965 , '' Repulsion'' , Carol Ledoux ,

, Nominated—

New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in film-making. Winners * † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress * ‡ = Nomina ...

, - , 1965 , ''

Who Wants to Sleep? ''Who Wants to Sleep?'' (german: Das Liebeskarussell) is a 1965 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele, Axel von Ambesser and Alfred Weidenmann and starring Curd Jürgens, Anita Ekberg, and Catherine Deneuve. It consists of a ...

'' , Angela Claasen ,

Rolf Thiele Rolf Thiele (7 March 1918 – 9 October 1994) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1951 and 1977. He was born in Prödlitz, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His 1958 film '' Eva'' was ente ...

Axel von Ambesser Axel Eugen Alexander von Oesterreich (22 June 1910 – 6 September 1988), better known as Axel von Ambesser, was a German playwright, actor and film director. Ambesser's father was Alexander Constantin von Oesterreich. Ambesser was born in Hambur ...

Alfred Weidenmann , german: link=no, Das Liebeskarussell , - , 1965 , '' Le Chant du monde'' , Clara , Marcel Camus , , - , 1966 , ' , Marie , Jean-Paul Rappeneau , french: link=no, La Vie de château , - , 1966 , ''

Les Créatures ''Les Créatures'' ( sv, Varelserna) is a 1966 fantasy drama film written and directed by Agnès Varda that recounts a story of a couple who have just moved to a new town and been in a car accident. The wife, Mylène Piccoli, loses her voice in the ...

'' , Mylène ,

Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...

, , - , 1967 , ' , Delphine Garnier ,

, french: link=no, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort , - , 1967 , '' Belle de Jour'' , Séverine Serizy / Belle de Jour , Luis Buñuel , Nominated—

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Best Actress in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film. * From 1952 t ...

, - , 1968 , ''

Benjamin Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thi ...

'' , Anne de Clécy , Michel Deville , french: link=no, Benjamin ou les Mémoires d'un puceau , - , 1968 , '' Manon 70'' , Manon , Jean Aurel , , - , 1968 , '' Mayerling'' , Maria Vetsera , Terence Young , , - , 1968 , ''

'' , Lucile , Alain Cavalier , , - , 1969 , ' , Catherine Gunther ,

Stuart Rosenberg Stuart Rosenberg (August 11, 1927 – March 15, 2007) was an American film and television director whose motion pictures include ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), ''Voyage of the Damned'' (1976), '' The Amityville Horror'' (1979), and ''The Pope of Gree ...

, , - , 1969 , ''

'' , Julie Roussel / Marion Vergano ,

, french: link=no, La Sirène du Mississipi , - , 1969 , ' , Herself (interviewee) ,

Philippe Labro Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, '' Paris Match'', TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, whic ...

, , - , 1970 , ''

'' , Tristana , Luis Buñuel , , - , 1970 , '' Donkey Skin'' , Princess / 'Donkey Skin' ,

, french: link=no, Peau d'Âne , - , 1971 , ''

It Only Happens to Others ''It Only Happens to Others'' (french: Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres) is a 1971 drama film written and directed by Nadine Trintignant. The film was made in the wake of the death of Nadine and Jean-Louis Trintignant's daughter Pauline in 1969. Cast ...

'' , Catherine , Nadine Trintignant , ''french: link=no, Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres'' , - , 1972 , '' Liza'' , Liza ,

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one o ...

, , - , 1972 , '' Un flic'' , Cathy , Jean-Pierre Melville , , - , 1973 , ' , Irène de Fontenoy ,

, french: link=no, L'Événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune , - , 1974 , ''

Don't Touch the White Woman! ''Don't Touch the White Woman!'' (french: Touche pas à la femme blanche !) is a 1974 Western comedy film co-written and directed by Marco Ferreri. Plot A fictionalized version of Custer's Last Stand, set at a real building site in Paris, France ...

'' , Marie-Hélène de Boismonfrais ,

, french: link=no, Touche pas à la femme blanche ! , - , 1974 , ' , Linda Murri , Mauro Bolognini , , - , 1974 , '' La Femme aux bottes rouges'' , Françoise LeRoi , Juan Luis Buñuel , , - , 1975 , ' , Marie , László Szabó , , - , 1975 , '' L'Agression'' , Sarah ,

Gérard Pirès Gérard Pirès (born 31 August 1942) is a French film director and writer. Filmography * '' Guo bao zong dong yuan'' (''Adventures in the NPM'') (2007) * '' Les Chevaliers du ciel'' (''Sky Fighters'') (2005) * '' Double zéro'' (2004) * '' Steal ...

, , - , 1975 , ''

Lovers Like Us ''Lovers Like Us'' (french: Le Sauvage, lit=The Savage; also known in English as ''Call Me Savage'') is a 1975 adventure romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, starring Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve. The film was ...

'' , Nelly , Jean-Paul Rappeneau , french: link=no, Le SauvageNominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 1975 , '' Hustle'' , Nicole Britton ,

Robert Aldrich Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His notable credits include '' Vera Cruz'' (1954), '' Kiss Me Deadly'' (1955), '' The Big Knife'' (1955), '' Autumn ...

, , - , 1976 , ''

If I Had to Do It All Over Again ''Second Chance'' (french: Si c'était à refaire, lit=If I Had to Do It All Over Again; also known as ''A Second Chance'') is a 1976 French Drama (film and television), drama film written, directed and produced by Claude Lelouch. It was released ...

'' , Catherine Berger ,

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish Family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critica ...

, french: link=no, Si c'était à refaire , - , 1977 , '' Anima persa'' , Sofia Stolz , Dino Risi , , - , 1977 , '' March or Die'' , Simone Picard , Dick Richards , , - , 1977 , '' Beach House'' , Woman in the dream , Sergio Citti , it, Casotto , - , 1978 , '' L'Argent des autres'' , Cécile Rainier ,

Christian de Chalonge Christian de Chalonge (born 21 January 1937) is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1971 film '' The Wedding Ring'', which starred Anna Karina. Selected filmography * '' The Wedding Ring'' (1971) * '' L'Argent des autres'' ...

, , - , 1979 , ' , Louise Mouchin ,

Joël Santoni Joël Santoni (5 November 1943 – 18 April 2018) was a French film director and screenwriter.

, , - , 1979 , '' Us Two'' , Françoise ,

, french: link=no, À nous deux , - , 1979 , '' Courage fuyons'' , Eva , Yves Robert , , - , 1979 , ''

Écoute voir ''Écoute voir '' is a 1979 French drama-thriller film directed by Hugo Santiago from a screenplay by Santiago and Claude Ollier. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Sami Frey, and Anne Parillaud. Synopsis Arnaud de Maule, young lord of the manor, disti ...

'' , Claude Alphand ,

Hugo Santiago Hugo Santiago Muchnick (12 December 1939 – 27 February 2018) was an Argentine film director. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived in France from 1959 until his death in 2018. Santiago studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959 ...

, , - , 1980 , ' , Marion Steiner ,

, french: link=no, Le Dernier Métro César Award for Best Actress

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress The David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice straniera) is a category in the David di Donatello Awards, described as "Italy's answer to the Oscars". It was awarded by the Accademia del Cinema It ...

, - , 1980 , ''

Je vous aime Je or JE may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''JE'' (TV series), a Canadian television newsmagazine series on TVA * Joy Electric, an analogue purist synthpop group Businesses and organizations * Johnny's Entertainment, a Japanese talent agenc ...

'' , Alice ,

Claude Berri Claude Berri (; 1 July 1934 – 12 January 2009) was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor. Early life Born Claude Beri Langmann in Paris, Berri was the son of Jewish immigrant parents. His mother, Beila (née Bercu), w ...

, , - , 1981 , ''

Choice of Arms ''Choice of Arms'' (French: ''Le Choix des armes'') is a 1981 French crime film directed by Alain Corneau. The main roles are played by Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu. Although in structure a crime film, it is as much a c ...

'' , Nicole Durieux , Alain Corneau , french: link=no, Le Choix des armes , - , 1981 , '' Hotel America'' , Hélène ,

, french: link=no, Hôtel des AmériquesNominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 1982 , ''

Le choc ''Le choc'' ( en, italic=yes, The Shock) is a 1982 French crime thriller film directed by Robin Davis and starring Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, and Philippe Léotard. Based on the novel ''The Prone Gunman'' (''La position du tireur couché ...

'' , Claire , Robin Davis , , - , 1983 , ' , Charlotte ,

, , - , 1983 , ' , Miriam Blaylock ,

, , - , 1984 , ''

Le Bon Plaisir ''Le Bon Plaisir'' is a 1984 French film directed by Francis Girod. The film relates the story of the efforts of a President of the French Republic (Jean-Louis Trintignant) informed, after a number of years, of the existence of a son born from a ...

'' , Claire Després ,

Francis Girod Francis Girod (9 October 1944 – 19 November 2006) was a French film director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed 20 films between 1974 and 2006. His film ''L'enfance de l'art'' was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. In 1994 he ...

, , - , 1984 , '' Fort Saganne'' , Louise , Alain Corneau , , - , 1984 , '' Paroles et Musique'' , Margaux ,

Élie Chouraqui Élie Chouraqui (born 3 July 1950) is a French film director and scriptwriter. His 1996 film '' Les menteurs'' was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. He made several films with Anouk Aimée.Ryan, Desmond.SCOTT GLENN PLAYS ...

, , - , 1986 , ''

Speriamo che sia femmina ''Let's Hope It's a Girl'' ( it, Speriamo che sia femmina) is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. For this film Monicelli was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Director and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category. The ...

'' , Claudia ,

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the '' Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was a ...

, , - , 1986 , '' Scene of the Crime'' , Lili Ravenel ,

, french: link=no, Le Lieu du crime , - , 1987 , '' Agent trouble'' , Amanda Weber , Jean-Pierre Mocky , Nominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 1988 , '' Fréquence meurtre'' , Jeanne Quester , Élisabeth Rappeneau , , - , 1988 , ' , France , François Dupeyron , french: link=no, Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontreNominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 1991 , ' , Liliane Ripoche , Jean-Loup Hubert , , - , 1992 , '' Indochine'' , Éliane Devries , Régis Wargnier , César Award for Best Actress
Nominated—

, - , 1993 , '' My Favorite Season'' , Émilie ,

, french: link=no, Ma saison préférée

Goldene Kamera The Goldene Kamera ("Golden Camera") is an annual German film and television award, awarded by the Funke Mediengruppe. The award show is usually held in early February in Hamburg, but has also taken place in Berlin in the past. The gold-plat ...

for Best International Actress
Nominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 1994 , ' , Marquise , , , - , 1995 , ''

One Hundred and One Nights ''One Hundred and One Nights'' (french: Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma) is a 1995 French comedy film directed by Agnès Varda. A light-hearted look at 100 years of commercial cinema, it celebrates in vision and sound favourite films fro ...

'' , The star-fantasy ,

, french: link=no, Les Cent et Une Nuits de Simon Cinéma , - , 1995 , ' , Hélène ,

Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about ...

, pt, O Convento , - , 1996 , ''

Thieves Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word ''theft'' is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some ...

'' , Marie Leblanc ,

, french: link=no, Les VoleursNominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 1996 , ''Court toujours : L'inconnu'' , Marianne ,

Ismaël Ferroukhi Ismaël Ferroukhi (born 26 June 1962) is a French- Moroccan film director and screenwriter. Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film ''L'Exposé'', which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Foll ...

, Short film , - , 1996 , ''

The Snow Queen "The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samli ...

'' , the Snow Queen ,

Lev Atamanov Lev Atamanov (russian: Лев Атаманов), born Levon Konstantinovich Atamanyan (russian: Левон Константинович Атаманян, hy, Լեւոն Կոնստանտինի Ատամանյան; – 12 February 1981), was a ...

, voice , - , 1997 , ''

Genealogies of a Crime ''Genealogies of a Crime'' (french: Généalogies d'un crime, pt, Genealogias de um Crime) is a 1997 French-Portuguese film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the ...

'' , Jeanne / Solange , Raúl Ruiz , , - , 1997 , ''Sans titre'' , align="center" , — , Leos Carax , Short film , - , 1998 , '' Place Vendôme'' , Marianne Malivert ,

Nicole Garcia Nicole Garcia (born 22 April 1946) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film ''Charlie Says (2006 film), Charlie Says'' was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Her film ''Going Away'' was screened in the Special Prese ...

Nominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 1999 , ''

Le vent de la nuit ''Night Wind'' (french: Le Vent de la nuit) is a French drama film that came out in 1999, starring Catherine Deneuve and directed by Philippe Garrel, with a score by John Cale. It tells a story of transient loves and willed deaths, in which a ca ...

'' , Hélène , Philippe Garrel , , - , 1999 , '' Belle maman'' , Léa ,

Gabriel Aghion Gabriel Aghion is a French film director and screenwriter. Aghion was born in Alexandria, in Egypt on 30 December 1955. He is openly gay."Bonjour, sweetie darling". '' The Advocate'', 20 November 2001. Selected filmography * '' La Scarlatine' ...

, , - , 1999 , '' Pola X'' , Marie , Leos Carax , , - , 1999 , '' Time Regained'' , Odette de Crécy , Raúl Ruiz , french: link=no, Le Temps retrouvé , - , 1999 , '' East/West'' , Gabrielle Develay , Régis Wargnier , french: link=no, Est-Ouest; russian: link=no, Восток-Запад , - , 2000 , ''

'' , Kathy ,

, Nominated—

Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture The Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture is one of the Satellite Awards presented annually by the International Press Academy. From 1996 to 2005, two categories were presented for supporting performances by male actors, o ...

, - , 2001 , '' I'm Going Home'' , Marguerite ,

, french: link=no, Je rentre à la maison, pt, Vou Para Casa , - , 2001 , '' Absolument fabuleux'' , A spectator of the parade ,

Cameo appearance A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly ei ...

, - , 2001 , ' , The Queen , Peter Hyams , , - , 2001 , ''Le petit poucet'' , The Queen ,

Olivier Dahan Olivier Dahan (born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, ''La Vie en rose'', was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language. ...

, , - , 2002 , ''

'' , Gaby ,

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

, french: link=no, 8 femmes 52nd Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement
European Film Award for Best Actress , - , 2002 , '' Au plus près du paradis'' , Fanette , Tonie Marshall , , - , 2003 , '' Les Liaisons dangereuses'' , Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil , Josée Dayan ,

Miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format ...

, - , 2003 , ' , Delfina ,

, pt, Um Filme Falado , - , 2004 , ' , Princess Marie Bonaparte ,

Benoît Jacquot Benoît Jacquot (; born 5 February 1947) is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Life and career Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, inclu ...

, Television film , - , 2004 , ''

Kings and Queen ''Kings and Queen'' (french: Rois et reine) is a 2004 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric. The film had its world premiere in the Competition section at the 61st Venice International Film F ...

'' , Mme Vasset , Arnaud Desplechin , , - , 2004 , '' Changing Times'' , Cécile ,

, , - , 2005 , ' , Eugénia , Valérie Lemercier , Nominated— César Award for Best Supporting Actress , - , 2006 , '' Le concile de Pierre'' , Sybille Weber , Guillaume Nicloux , , - , 2006 , '' Nip/Tuck'' , Diana Lubey , Ryan Murphy , Episode: "Diana Lubey" , - , 2006 , ''Le héros de la famille'' , Alice Mirmont , , , - , 2007 , ''Après lui'' , Camille , Gaël Morel , , - , 2007 , '' Persepolis'' , Taji Satrapi, Marjane's mother , Marjane Satrapi

Vincent Paronnaud Vincent Paronnaud (born 20 February 1970), a.k.a. Winshluss, is a French comics artist and filmmaker. Biography Paronnaud was born in La Rochelle. He is French comic book writer and artist. His works comprise one shots: ''Super negra'' (1999) ...

, Voice role , - , 2007 , ''Pouvoir et séduction'' , Elegant Lady , , Television film , - , 2008 , ' , Junon Vuillard , Arnaud Desplechin , french: link=no, Un conte de NoëlNominated—

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy. The category has gone through several changes since its inception. * From 1996 to 2010, two categories based on genre wer ...

Nominated—

Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actress The Globe de Cristal Award for best actress was first awarded in 2006. Winners and nominees Best Actress – Motion Picture (2006–2018) Best Actress – Drama (2019–) Best Actress – Comedy (2019–) {, class="wikitable" style= ...

, - , 2008 , ' , Herself , Joana Hadjithomas
Khalil Joreige , , - , 2008 , ' , Solange Duvivier , , , - , 2009 , ' , Vivianne Wagner , , , - , 2009 , ' , Louise ,

, french: link=no, La Fille du RER , - , 2009 , '' Park Benches'' , The client to the cupboard ,

Bruno Podalydès Bruno Podalydès (born 11 March 1961) is a French writer, film director, producer and actor. His brother Denis Podalydès Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and scriptwriter of Greek descent. Podalydès has appeared in more ...

, french: link=no, Bancs publics (Versailles Rive-Droite) , - , 2009 , '' Hidden Diary'' , Martine , Julie Lopes-Curval , french: link=no, Mères et Filles , - , 2010 , '' Potiche'' , Suzanne Pujol ,

, Nominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 2010 , ' , Anne , Eric Lartigau , french: link=no, L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie , - , 2011 , ' , Lena Weber , , , - , 2011 , ''

'' , Madeleine ,

Christophe Honoré Christophe Honoré (born 10 April 1970) is a French writer and film and theatre director. Career Honoré was born in Carhaix, Finistère. After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in '' Les Cahiers du Cinéma''. He started writing soon af ...

, french: link=no, Les Bien-aimés , - , 2012 , ''

Lines of Wellington ''Lines of Wellington'' ( pt, Linhas de Wellington) is a 2012 Franco-Portuguese epic war film and television series prepared by Chilean director Raúl Ruiz and completed by his widow Valeria Sarmiento. Its title refers to the historical Lines ...

'' , Severina ,

Valeria Sarmiento Valeria Sarmiento (born 29 October 1948) is a film editor, director and screenwriter best known for her work in France, Portugal and her native Chile. She has worked both in film and television, directing 20 feature films, documentaries and tele ...

, french: link=no, Les Lignes de Wellington , - , 2012 , '' God Loves Caviar'' , Empress

Catherine II of Russia , en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes , house = , father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst , mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp , birth_date = , birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anha ...

Yannis Smaragdis Yannis Smaragdis ( el, Γιάννης Σμαραγδής) is a Greek film director. Biography He was born in Crete in 1946 and studied film in Greece and Paris, France. He appeared in 1972 with his short film ''Two Three Things...'' which receive ...

, french: link=no, Dieu aime le caviar , - , 2012 , '' Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia'' , Queen Cordelia ,

Laurent Tirard Laurent Tirard (born 18 February 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Laurent Tirard grew up admiring American films, such as those by Steven Spielberg. He studied film making at New York University, worked as a ...

, french: link=no, Astérix et Obélix : Au service de sa Majesté , - , 2013 , '' On My Way'' , Bettie ,

, french: link=no, Elle s'en va Cabourg Romantic Film Festival: Favorite Actress
Nominated— César Award for Best Actress
Nominated—

Lumières Award for Best Actress The Lumières Award for Best Actress (french: Prix Lumières de la meilleure actrice) is an annual award presented by the Académie des Lumières since 1996. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first with a blue background, followed by the ...

, - , 2014 , '' In the Courtyard'' , Mathilde ,

, french: link=no, Dans la courNominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 2014 , '' Three Hearts'' , Madame Berger ,

, french: link=no, 3 cœurs , - , 2014 , ''

'' , Renée Le Roux ,

, french: link=no, L'Homme qu'on aimait trop , - , 2015 , ' , Martine , Jaco Van Dormael , french: link=no, Le Tout Nouveau Testament , - , 2015 , '' Standing Tall'' , Florence Blaque ,

, french: link=no, La Tête hauteNominated— César Award for Best Actress , - , 2016 , '' Le Cancre'' , Marguerite , Paul Vecchiali , , - , 2017 , ' , Béatrice Sobolevski ,

, french: link=no, Sage femmeNominated—

, - , 2017 , ''Belle à croquer'' , The Angel , Axel Courtière , Short film , - , 2017 , '' Bonne Pomme'' , Barbara , Florence Quentin , , - , 2017 , '' All That Divides Us'' , Louise Keller , , , - , 2017 , ''Naissance d'une étoile'' , Mlle Jean , James Bort , Short film , - , 2018 , '' Claire Darling'' , Claire Darling ,

Julie Bertuccelli Julie Mathilde Charlotte Claire Bertuccelli is a French director born February 12, 1968, in Boulogne-Billancourt. She is particularly known for her documentary La Cour de Babel released in 2014 and the feature film The Tree (2010 film), L'Arbre ...

, french: link=no, La Dernière Folie de Claire Darling , - , 2018 , '' Bad Seeds'' , Monique ,

Kheiron Manouchehr Tabib (born November 21, 1982), known professionally as Kheiron, is an Iranian-born French comedian, actor and film director. Internationally, he is best known as the director and star of '' All Three of Us'' which was nominated for the ...

, french: link=no, Mauvaises Herbes , - , 2019 , ' , Fabienne , Hirokazu Kore-eda , french: link=no, La vérité , - , 2021 , '' Peaceful'' , Crystal ,

, french: link=no, De son vivant

Discography

* 1980: ** ''Dieu fumeur de havanes'' – by and with

(original film soundtrack ''

'' by

) ** ''Quand on s'aime'' – duet with

, for a television programme * 1981: Her first and only album issued – ''Souviens-toi de m'oublier'' written by

# Digital delay # Depression au-dessus du jardin # Epsilon # Monna Vanna et Miss Duncan # Marine bond tremolo # Ces petits riens (duet with Serge Gainsbourg) – original version performed by Gainsbourg and Juliette Gréco (1964) # Souviens-toi de m'oublier (duet with Serge Gainsbourg) # Overseas telegram # What tu dis qu'est-ce tu say # Oh Soliman # Alice helas * 1993: ''Paris Paris'' – by and with

Malcolm McLaren Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010) was an English impresario, visual artist, singer, songwriter, musician, clothes designer and boutique owner, notable for combining these activities in an inventive and provo ...

* 1997: ''Allo maman bobo'' – by Alain Souchon, during an evening with Les Enfoirés in 1997 with Alain Souchon,

Jean-Jacques Goldman Jean-Jacques Goldman (; born 11 October 1951) is a French singer-songwriter and music record producer. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world. Since the death of Johnny Hallyday in 2017 he has been the highest grossing living French ...

and Laurent Voulzy * 1999: ''Joyeux anniversaire maman'' – by Stomy Bugsy (original film soundtrack '' Belle-maman'' by

) * 2000: ''Cvalda'' – by and with

(included in ''

Selmasongs ''Selmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Dancer in the Dark is the first soundtrack album by Icelandic musician Björk. It was released on September 18, 2000, by One Little Indian Records to promote and accompany the film '' Dancer ...

'', the soundtrack for ''

Dancer in the dark ''Dancer in the Dark'' is a 2000 musical drama film written and directed by Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. It stars Icelandic musician Björk as a factory worker who suffers from a degenerative eye condition and is saving for an operation to p ...

'' by

) * 2001: ''Toi jamais'' – original film soundtrack '' Huit Femmes'' by

(original version performed by Sylvie Vartan en 1976) * 2006: '' Ho capito che ti amo'' – original film soundtrack '' Le héros de la famille'' by Thierry Klifa * 2010: ''C'est beau la vie'' by Jean Ferrat – original film soundtrack '' Potiche'' by

* 2011: ''Tout est si calme'' with Clara Couste, Ludivine Sagnier and

, ''Une fille légère in duet'' with

, ''Je ne peux vivre sans t'aimer'' – original film soundtrack ''

'' by

* Audiobooks for Éditions des Femmes: ** ''

Cendrillon ''Cendrillon'' (''Cinderella'') is an opera—described as a "fairy tale"—in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Caïn based on Perrault's 1698 version of the Cinderella fairy tale. It had its premiere performance on 24 ...

'' by

Charles Perrault Charles Perrault ( , also , ; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was an iconic French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tale ...

** '' Bonjour tristesse'' by Françoise Sagan ** '' Les Petits Chevaux de Tarquinia'' by Marguerite Duras ** '' Les Paradis aveugles'' by Duong Thu Huong ** ''

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'' by Heinrich von Kleist ** '' Lettres à un jeune poète'' by

Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke (), was an Austrian poet and novelist. He has been acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, and is widely recogn ...

** '' Letters Home'' by Sylvia Plath

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In 2000, a Golden Palm Star on the

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, Walk of Stars was dedicated to her. In 2013, she was honored for her lifetime achievement at the

26th European Film Awards The 26th European Film Awards were presented on 7 December 2013 in Berlin, Germany. The winners were selected by over 2,500 members of the European Film Academy The European Film Academy is an initiative of a group of European filmmakers wh ...

. In 2015, she received the Lifetime Achievement Golden Orange Award from International Antalya Film Festival, Turkey. In 2020, ''

'' ranked her number 21 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.

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