Jeanne Moreau

Acting · Born 1928-01-23 in Paris, France

Biography

Jeanne Moreau (January 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. She began playing small roles in films in 1949 and eventually achieved prominence as the star of Lift to the Scaffold (UK)/Elevator to the Gallows (USA) (1958), directed by Louis Malle, and Jules et Jim (1962), directed by François Truffaut. Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films until her death in 2017, at the age of 89. Moreau was the recipient of a César Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for individual performances, and several lifetime awards.

Filmography

• Chimes at Midnight as Doll Tearsheet
• Elevator to the Gallows as Florence Carala
• Jules and Jim as Catherine
• The Trial as Marika Burstner
• The Train as Christine
• The Fire Within as Eva
• The Bride Wore Black as Julie Kohler
• Nikita as Armande
• Touchez Pas au Grisbi as Josy
• La Notte as Lidia

TV

• The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• Les Misérables as Mère Innocente
• Balzac as Charlotte-Laure
• Nulle part ailleurs as Self
• Screen One as Angelique
• Belle Époque as Récitante
• The Accursed Kings as Mahaut d'Artois
• Le Tiroir secret as Vivi
• Scene by Scene as Self