Catherine Deneuve

Acting · Born 1943-10-22 in Paris, France

Biography

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 Jacques Demy, Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, and Roman Polanski. In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty. A 14-time César Award nominee, she won for her performances in Truffaut's The Last Metro (1980), for which she also won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress, and Régis Wargnier's Indochine (1992).

Filmography

• Dancer in the Dark as Kathy
• Belle de Jour as Séverine Serizy
• The Last Metro as Marion Steiner
• Persepolis as Marjane's Mother (voice)
• Indochine as Eliane Devries
• Donkey Skin as Princess 'Donkey Skin'
• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg as Geneviève Emery
• Repulsion as Carol Ledoux
• Tristana as Tristana
• Standing Tall as Le Juge

TV

• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
• The View as Self
• Nip/Tuck as Diana Lubey
• Un film et son époque as Self
• Dim Dam Dom as Self
• So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
• The Oscars as Self
• Pierre or, The Ambiguities as Marie
• Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self - Guest
• Wetten, dass..? as Self