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Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000.
BornCatherine Fabienne Dorléac
Years active1957–present
SpouseDavid Bailey (1965–1972)

Catherine Deneuve (French IPA: [katʁin dəˈnœv]), (October 22, 1943, in Paris, France), is an Academy Award-nominated French actress.

A model of French elegance, cultivated lust object for art house filmgoers everywhere, and one of the best-respected actresses in the French film industry, Catherine Deneuve made her reputation playing a series of beautiful ice maidens for directors such as Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski .


Career

The daughter of French stage and film actor Maurice Dorléac and actress Renée Deneuve. Deneuve was born Catherine Fabienne Dorléac, in Paris on October 22, 1943 as one of four daughters. She made her screen debut at the age of 13, with a role in the 1956 film Les Collégiennes, and went on to make a string of films with directors such as Roger Vadim before getting her breakthrough role in Jacques Demy's musical, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (1964).

The burst of stardom that accompanied her portrayal led to two of her archetypal ice maiden roles, first in Roman Polanski's Repulsion in 1965 and then in Buñuel's 1967 Belle de Jour. Deneuve's startling portrayal of an icy, sexually adventurous housewife in the latter film helped to establish her as one of the most remarkable and compelling actresses of her generation. She further demonstrated her talent that year in Demy's Umbrellas musical follow-up, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, which she starred in with her sister, Françoise Dorléac.

Deneuve continued to work steadily through the 1960s and 1970s in films such as the 1970 Tristana (her second collaboration with Buñuel) and A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973), in which she starred with, Marcello Mastrioanni. Despite or perhaps because of her stardom, Deneuve chose to avoid Hollywood, limiting her appearances in American films to The April Fools (1969) and Hustle (1975). Deneuve also did prolific work through the 1980s, appearing in such films as François Truffaut's Le Dernier métro (1980) and Tony Scott's The Hunger (1983). The latter film saw Deneuve playing a bisexual vampire alongside David Bowie and Susan Sarandon, her performance won her an indelible cult status in the States among lesbians and gothics. In the 1990s, Deneuve garnered further international acclaim for her roles in several films, including the 1992 film Indochine (for which she won a César Award for Best Actress and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress) and two films directed by André Téchiné, Ma saison préférée (1993) and Les Voleurs (1995). In 1994 she was Vice President on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival . In 1996, she paid homage to the director who had first given her fame by taking part in the documentary L'Univers de Jacques Demy. In 1998, she won acclaim and the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in Place Vendôme. Closing out the final years of the 1990s Deneuve remained consistently working in numerous films; in 1999 alone she appeared in no less than five films: Est-Ouest, Le temps retrouvé, Pola X, Belle-maman, and Le vent de la nuit, continuing to turn in compelling performances.

In 2000 Deneuve received much critical attention when cast alongside eccentric Icelandic singer Björk in Lars von Trier's melancholy musical Dancer in the Dark. Though it polarized critics and audiences alike, Dancer in the Dark nevertheless won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2002, she shared the Silver Bear Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in 8 Women. In 2005 Deneuve published her diary "A l'ombre de moi-meme" (In My Shadow), in it she writes about her experiences shooting the films Indochine and Dancer in the Dark. In 2006, she headed the jury at the Venice Film Festival. Deneuve continues to work steadily making at least two or three films per year, and can currently be seen in the film Après Lui.


Awards

César Awards

Other Awards


Award Nominations

César Award nominations

Academy Award nominations

BAFTA Award Nominations


Career outside of film

Modeling

  • Deneuve was the face of Chanel No. 5 in the seventies and caused sales of the perfume to soar in the United States– so much so that the American press, captivated by her charm, nominated her as the world's most elegant woman.
  • Her visage was used to symbolize Marianne (from 1985 to 1989), the national symbol of France.
  • In 2006, Deneuve became the third inspiration for the M.A.C Beauty Icon series. Deneuve and M.A.C Cosmetics closely collaborated on the colour collection that became available at M.A.C locations worldwide in February 2006.
  • In late 2007, Deneuve began appearing in the new Louis Vuitton luggage advertisements.


Entrepreneurial

  • Introduced her own perfume, Deneuve in 1986.
  • Designer of glasses, shoes, jewelry, and greeting cards.


Charities

  • Deneuve was appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Safeguarding of Film Heritage in 1994. On November 12, 2003, she resigned her position as Goodwill Ambassador at UNESCO to protest the nomination of French businessman Pierre Falcone as the Angola representative, which enables him to escape justice and investigation for illegal arms dealing .
  • Deneuve asked that the rights owed to her from her representation of Marianne be given to Amnesty International .
  • Louis Vuitton made a donation to The Climate Project, spearheaded by Al Gore, on behalf of Deneuve .
  • 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 denounce 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 an entitled CD “Voix de femmes pour la démocratie,” which was sold for the benefit of the female victims of the war and the fundamentalisms which 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 published in Le Nouvel Observateur on 5 April 1971. In 1971 the feminist lawyer Gisèle Halimi founded the group Choisir (“To Chose”), to protect the women who had signed the Manifesto of the 343 (Manifeste des 343 salopes, Manifest of the 343 bitches) admitting to have practiced illegal abortions and therefore exposing themselves to judicial actions and prison sentences .
  • 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 the 'misogynous' treatment of Socialist presidential candidate Ségolène Royal. More than 8,000 French men and women signed the petition, including French actress Jeanne Moreau.


Personal Life

Deneuve is the third of four daughters born to French actors Maurice Dorléac and Renée Deneuve (the French voice of Esther Williams), whose surname she uses. She has three sisters; the actress Françoise Dorléac (who died in a car crash June 26, 1967), Sylvie Dorléac, and Danielle Dorléac .

Deneuve speaks fluent French, Italian, English and is semi-fluent in German . Some of her hobbies and passions include gardening, drawing, photography, reading, music, cinema, fashion, antiques, and decoration .

Deneuve's sole marriage was from 1965- 1972 to photographer David Bailey. The couple divorced in 1972 and have remained friends . She has had relationships with director Roger Vadim , director François Truffaut , actor Marcello Mastroianni , and Canal+ tycoon Pierre Lescure .

Deneuve has two children, actor Christian Vadim, from her relationship with Roger Vadim and actress Chiara Mastroianni from her relationship with Marcello Mastroianni .


Complete Filmography

See also

References

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  2. www.answers.com: Catherine Deneuve Biography
  3. www.fandango.com: Catherine Deneuve Biography
  4. http://toutsurdeneuve.free.fr: 2003 www.imdb.com: Cannes Film Festival 1994
  5. http://toutsurdeneuve.free.fr: 2003 www.gala.fr: Catherine Deneuve resigns from UNESCO
  6. toutsurdeneuve.free.fr: Politique
  7. Alexander, Hilary (2007-08-02). "Environmental fashion". Daily Telegraph.
  8. www.rsf.org: Why we take so much interest in Cuba, by Reporters Without Borders
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  10. www.stopclustermunitions.org: Press Release ATS Genève (SWITZERLAND) 9 November 2005
  11. www.vivathlon.tm.fr: HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL ENTRE EN CAMPAGNE CHIC ET CHOC CONTRE LES BOMBES A SOUS-MUNITIONS
  12. www.audible.fr: Voix de femmes pour la démocratie
  13. Text of the Manifesto of the 343 with list of signatories, on the Nouvel Observateur's website Template:Fr icon
  14. Coomarasamy, James (2001-05-14). "French horrified by execution". BBC NEWS.
  15. http://news.monstersandcritics.com: Thousands sign petition against "misogynous" treatment of Royal
  16. www.imdb.com: Catherine Deneuve Biography
  17. www.imdb.com: Catherine Deneuve Biography
  18. www.biographybase.com: David Bailey Biography
  19. www.imdb.com: Roger Vadim Biography
  20. http://movies.yahoo.com: Francois Truffaut Biography
  21. www.imdb.com: Marcello Mastroianni Biography
  22. hollywood.com: Catherine Deneuve
  23. www.imdb.com: Christian Vadim Biography
  24. www.imdb.com: Chiara Mastroianni Biography

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Preceded byMireille Mathieu Marianne
1985–1989 		Succeeded byInès de la Fressange
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