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Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Highest Rated: 100% Celebration (2018)

Lowest Rated: 11% The Musketeer (2001)

Birthday: Oct 22, 1943

Birthplace: Paris, France

The third child of four daughters, Catherine Fabienne Dorleac was born on Oct. 22, 1943 in Paris, France to stage actors Maurice Dorleac and Renee Deneuve. Unlike her extroverted older sister, Francoise, Deneuve's interests were with graphic art rather than acting. However, her features and family history would dictate her fate in front of the camera. She first waded into the acting pool as a teenager when Francoise convinced Deneuve to audition for the part of her sister in the feature film, "Les Portes Claquent" (1960). The experience did little to convince the shy teen that she wanted to make acting a habit. In spite of her indifference, success came quickly. If that was not enough to persuade her, an encounter with a famous French director would. Roger Vadim - former husband of Brigitte Bardot and American actress Jane Fonda - had a reputation for attracting beautiful younger women, despite his own peculiar visage. Stunning and only 17 years old, Deneuve fit Vadim's requirements. He was 32 years old when he began romancing the teenage starlet, and it was not long before Deneuve left home to live with the director. She dyed her naturally brown hair to blonde to please her man, unwittingly cementing her destiny as one of the most sought after, yet elusive blonde goddesses in French cinema history. In 1963, Vadim directed Deneuve in "La Vice et la Vertu," a script loosely inspired by the Marquis de Sade and set during the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1944. At the age of 19, she found herself pregnant with Vadim's child. Just a month after giving birth to their son, Christian, in 1963, the relationship with Vadim ended, leaving her to face the daunting task of raising a child as a single mother. In an ironic twist of fate, her real life began to resemble her art, as Deneuve soon began filming "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," portraying a young girl who enters a loveless marriage with a rich man, after she is left pregnant and alone when her boyfriend is sent to war (1964). The experience of being able to channel her own pain and fears into her performance suddenly ignited within her a newfound passion for acting. In her English speaking film debut, director Roman Polanski cast Deneuve in his thriller masterpiece "Repulsion" (1965). In it, Deneuve portrayed Carol, a sexually repressed, paranoid schizophrenic, whose descent into madness results with her murdering men who lust after her. In 1967, Deneuve starred in the most iconic role of her career in "Belle de Jour," confirming her as not only a movie star, but also a fashion icon. She was not only the fantasy of Europe's greatest directors; she also became the muse of legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who was inspired by Deneuve after designing her timelessly chic wardrobe for "Belle de Jour." That same year, she co-starred with her sister Francois Dorleac in "The Young Girls of Rochefort," (1967), directed by one of her favorite filmmakers, Jacques Demy. At the age of just 24, Deneuve's beloved older sister, Francois, was killed in a fatal car accident on the French Riviera at the age of 25. The sisters were extremely close and Deneuve was devastated. Although grieving, Deneuve continued working. Deneuve found Spanish director, Luis Bunuel, difficult to work with the first time, she wisely reteamed with her "Belle de Jour" director in "Tristana" (1970). Critics raved about her portrayal of the title character and the film garnered an Academy Award nomination for "Best Foreign Language Film." In 1965, she married hipster British photographer David Bailey. They separated in 1970, officially divorcing in 1972. By that time, Deneuve had a very public affair with her married "La Cagna" (1971) co-star, Marcello Mastroianni. That same year, Deneuve gave birth for the second time, to their daughter Chiara Mastroianni. The relationship with Mastroianni hit a wall in 1975, but the two remained friends until his death in 1996, when Deneuve and their daughter both sat at his bedside to bid him goodbye. In the 1970s, Deneauve added model to her resume when she signed on as the face of Chanel No 5. The campaign was a success around the world. Deneuve's beauty would continue to win her lucrative endorsement deals. At the age of 62, she inked a deal with Mac Cosmetics in 2006, and a year later, nabbed a contract modeling for Louis Vuitton. In 1969, she starred with Jack Lemmon in the comedy "The April Fools" (1969) and then she co-starred with Burt Reynolds in the crime drama, "Hustle" (1975). In 1980, Francoise Truffaut directed Deneuve in "The Last Metro." The film won an Academy Award for "Best Foreign Language Film" and Deneuve took home the French Cesar for Best Actress. In the Tony Scott feature, "The Hunger" (1983), Deneuve and David Bowie portrayed a stylish, vampire couple living in Manhattan who set out in search of new blood. In 1992 when, at the age of 49, Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of a plantation owner in 1930s Indochina in "Indochine" (1992). Deneuve lost the statue to Emma Thompson for her role in "Howard's End," but "Indochine" took the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and Deneuve won a Cesar for Best Actress. She later co-starred in "Dancer in the Dark" (2000) with the eccentric Icelandic singer, Bjork, in which she portrayed the singer's factory worker sidekick, of all things. Deneuve had seen director Lars Von Trier's "Breaking the Waves" (1996) and was so impressed with the Danish director she wrote him a letter requesting a part in one of his upcoming projects. He obliged. Deneuve made another brief return to Hollywood in 2006, on the outrageous drama series "Nip/Tuck" (FX 2003-10). Her character was a grief stricken mistress who wants her deceased lover's ashes inserted into her breast implants; that is, until her former lover's angry wife storms the office and ends the romantically creepy gesture. A year later, she voiced in the edgy Academy Award-nominated French animated feature, "Persepolis" (2007). Based on the graphic/memoir novels by Marjane Satrapi, the film was praised for its anti-Disney heroine, a rebellious, teenaged Iranian girl who loves heavy metal. Keeping it all in the family, Deneuve's real-life daughter Chiara Mastroianni voiced the teenage girl in the critically acclaimed hit.

Highest rated movies

98% 84% The Young Girls of Rochefort
97% 87% The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
96% 68% I'm Going Home
96% 86% Repulsion
95% 86% Belle de Jour
94% 83% Tristana
93% 42% Claire Darling (La dernière folie de Claire Darling)
93% 80% My Favorite Season

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Funny Birds Solange Fagard (Character) - 2024
50% No Score Yet Marcello Mio Catherine (Character) - 2024
86% No Score Yet Bernadette Bernadette Chirac (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Habib Unknown (Character) - 2022
31% 83% Peaceful Crystal (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Terrible Jungle Chantal de Bellabre (Character) - 2020
87% 63% The Truth Fabienne Dangeville (Character) $9.6K 2019
50% No Score Yet Farewell to the Night (L'Adieu a la nuit) Unknown (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Farewell to the Night Muriel (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happy Birthday Andréa (Character) - 2019
100% No Score Yet Celebration Self $7.9K 2018
No Score Yet 83% Bad Seeds Monique (Character) - 2018
93% 42% Claire Darling (La dernière folie de Claire Darling) Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Claire Darling Claire Darling (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bad seeds Monique (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet All That Divides Us Louise Keller (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rise of a Star Mlle Jean (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Delectable You L'ange (Character) - 2017
88% 77% The Midwife Béatrice Sobolevski (Character) $603.1K 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonne pomme Barbara Manet (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dunce Unknown (Character) - 2016
81% 76% Standing Tall Florence Blaque (Character) $24.0K 2015
82% 69% The Brand New Testament Martine (Character) $89.2K 2015
71% 48% In the Courtyard Mathilde (Character) - 2014
80% 44% Three Hearts Madame Berger (Character) $182.7K 2014
51% 42% In the Name of My Daughter Renée Le Roux (Character) $275.0K 2014
80% 62% On My Way Bettie (Character) $311.4K 2013
No Score Yet 44% God Loves Caviar Empress Catherine II of Russia (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 23% Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia Reine Cordelia (Character) - 2012
92% 75% Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir Herself (archive footage) (Character) - 2011
57% 45% Beloved Madeleine (Character) $119.6K 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet His Mother's Eyes Lena Weber (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 58% Les Yeux de Sa Mère Unknown (Character) - 2011
83% 61% Trophy Wife Suzanne Pujol (Character) $1.6M 2010
86% 63% The Big Picture Anne (Character) $158.4K 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gainsbourg and His Girls Unknown (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 19% Cyprien Vivianne (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 48% Hidden Diary Martine (Character) - 2009
76% 42% The Girl on the Train Louise (Character) $207.3K 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Irene Self - 2009
No Score Yet 40% Irène Unknown (Character) - 2009
42% 32% I Want to See L'actrice célèbre (Character) - 2008
86% 66% A Christmas Tale Junon (Character) $1.1M 2008
No Score Yet 29% Mes stars et moi Solange Duvivier (Character) - 2008
83% 52% Apres Lui Camille (Character) - 2007
96% 92% Persepolis La mère de Marjane (Voice) $4.4M 2007
No Score Yet 56% Family Hero Alice Mirmont (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 21% The Stone Council Sybille (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 35% Palais Royal! Eugénia (Character) - 2005
63% 44% Changing Times Cécile (Character) $540.4K 2004
87% 80% Kings and Queen Mme Vasset (Character) $289.6K 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Princesse Marie Unknown (Character) - 2004
76% 52% A Talking Picture Delfina (Character) $13.0K 2003
79% 76% 8 Women Gaby (Character) $3.1M 2002
62% 56% Yves Saint Laurent 5, Avenue Marceau 75116 Paris Unknown (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 18% Nearest to Heaven Fanette (Character) - 2002
96% 68% I'm Going Home Marguerite (Character) - 2001
11% 33% The Musketeer The Queen (Character) $27.1M 2001
No Score Yet 29% Le Petit Poucet La reine (Character) - 2001
70% 91% Dancer in the Dark Kathy (Character) $4.2M 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pierre and Gilles: Love Stories Unknown (Character) - 2000
65% 88% East-West Gabrielle (Character) $2.8M 1999
72% 72% Time Regained Odette de Crecy (Character) $467.2K 1999
76% 54% Pola X Marie (Character) $172.1K 1999
No Score Yet 59% Belle maman Léa (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 56% Night Wind Hélène (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marcel Proust's Time Regained Odette de Crecy (Character) - 1999
85% 57% Place Vendome Marianne (Character) $884.8K 1998
67% 43% Genealogies of a Crime Jeanne/Solange (Character) $76.8K 1997
82% 78% Thieves Marie Leblanc (Character) $1.0M 1996
38% 35% The Convent Hélène (Character) $6.5K 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le Couvent Hélène (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 55% A Hundred and One Nights La star-fantasme (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 17% The Chess Game Marquise (Character) - 1994
93% 80% My Favorite Season Emilie (Character) $25.3K 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Francois Truffaut: Stolen Portraits Self - 1993
75% 84% Indochine Eliane (Character) $48.9K 1992
No Score Yet 33% La Reine blanche Liliane Ripoche (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Strange Place to Meet France (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Agent Trouble Amanda Weber (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 20% Love Songs Margaux (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Scene of the Crime Lili Ravenel (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 60% Le Lieu du crime (Scene of the Crime) Unknown (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet 57% Let's Hope It's a Girl Claudia (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 67% Fort Saganne Louise (Character) - 1984
59% 66% The Hunger Miriam Blaylock (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Le bon plaisir Claire Després (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'Africain Charlotte (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Shock Claire (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 82% Choice of Arms Nicole Durieux (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 40% Hotel of the Americas Hélène (Character) - 1981
88% 80% The Last Metro Marion Steiner (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 56% I Love You All Alice (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet An Adventure for Two Françoise (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Courage, fuyons! Unknown (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ils sont grands, ces petits Unknown (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'argent des autres Cécile Rainier (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 79% Lost Soul Sofia Stolz (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 47% March or Die Simone Picard (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 44% In the Beach House Una donna (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Second Chance Catherine Berger (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 49% Lovers Like Us Nelly (Character) - 1975
50% 47% Hustle Nicole Britton (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zig-Zig Marie - chanteuse et prostituée (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Act of Aggression Sarah (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zig-Zag Marie - chanteuse et prostituée (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Murri Affair Linda Murri (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 64% Don't Touch the White Woman! Marie-Hélène de Boismonfrais (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 36% The Woman With Red Boots Françoise LeRoi (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 50% A Slightly Pregnant Man Irène de Fontenoy (Character) - 1973
81% 70% Dirty Money Cathy (Character) $48.0K 1972
No Score Yet 60% Liza Liza (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet It Only Happens to Others Catherine (Character) - 1971
94% 83% Tristana Tristana (Character) $4.8K 1970
90% 76% Peau D'ane La princesse/`'Peau d'âne'` (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 67% The April Fools Catherine Gunther (Character) - 1969
83% 73% Mississippi Mermaid Julie Roussel/Marion Vergano (Character) $26.9K 1969
No Score Yet 63% Heartbeat Lucile (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 38% Mayerling Maria Vetsera (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Benjamin (The Diary of an Innocent Boy) Unknown (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 67% The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers Unknown (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 47% Manon '70 Manon (Character) - 1967
98% 84% The Young Girls of Rochefort Delphine Garnier (Character) $88.5K 1967
95% 86% Belle de Jour Séverine Serizy aka Belle de Jour (Character) $2.5M 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet La vie de château Marie (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 57% The Creatures Mylène (Character) - 1966
96% 86% Repulsion Carole Ledoux (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 55% Gracious Living Marie (Character) - 1965
97% 87% The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Geneviève Emery (Character) $18.4K 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet La costanza della ragione Lori (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Male Hunt Unknown (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Male Companion Isabelle (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vice and Virtue Justine Morand, la vertu (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vice and Virtue Justine Morand, la vertu (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Paris Sophie (Character) - 1962

TV

Credit
74% 81% Nip/Tuck Diana Lubey (Guest Star) 2006