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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], born October 22, 1943, in Paris, France) is an Academy Award-nominated French actress, who made her reputation playing a series of beautiful ice maidens for various directors, including Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski. She was born Catherine Fabienne Dorléac, as the third of four daughters from French actors Maurice Dorléac and Renée Deneuve (the French voice of Esther Williams), whose surname she uses.

Career

Deneuve 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 Deneuve's 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. 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

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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.

Personal life

Deneuve 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 to 1972 with 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 .

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.

Entrepreneural

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

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1957 Les Collégiennes (The Twilight Girls) N/A Credited as Catherine/Sylvie Dorléac
1960 L'Homme à femmes (Murder by Two) Catherine
Les portes claquent (The Door Slams) Dany
1962 Et satan conduit le bal (And Satan Calls the Turns) Manuelle
Les Parisiennes (Tales of Paris) Sophie Segment: "Sophie"
Dossier 1413 (Secret File 1413) N/A
1963 Le vice et la vertu (Vice and Virtue) Justine Morand
Vacances portugaises (Portuguese Vacation) Catherine
1964 La Costanza della ragione Lori
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) Geneviève Emery
Les plus belles escroqueries du monde (The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers) Swindler Segment: "L'homme qui vendit la Tour Eiffel"
La Chasse à l'homme (Male Hunt) Denise
Un monsieur de compagnie (Male Companion) Isabelle
1965 Repulsion Carole Ledoux
Les Petits chats (Wild Roots of Love) N/A
Das Liebeskarussell (The Daisy Chain) Angela Claasen
La Chant du monde (Song of the World) Clara
1966 La Vie de château (A Matter of Resistance) Marie
Les Créatures (The Creatures) Mylène
1967 Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (The Young Girls of Rochefort) Delphine Garnier
Belle de jour (Beauty of the Day) Séverine Serizy a.k.a. Belle de Jour
1968 Benjamin (The Diary of an Innocent Boy) Anne
La Chamade (Heartbeat) Lucile
Manon 70 Manon
Mayerling Maria Vetsera
1969 The April Fools Catherine Gunther
La Sirène du Mississippi (Mississippi Mermaid) Julie Roussel/Marion Vergano
Tout peut arriver (Don't Be Blue) Interviewee
1970 Tristana Tristana
Peau d'Âne (Donkey Skin) La princesse/Peau d'âne
1971 Ca n'arrive qu'aux autres (It Only Happens to Others) Catherine
1972 Liza Liza
Un flic (A Cop) Cathy
1973 L'Evènement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la lune (A Slightly Pregnant Man) Irène de Fontenoy
1974 Touche pas à la femme blanche (Don't Touch the White Woman!) Marie-Hélène de Boismonfrais
Fatti di gente perbene (Drama of the Rich) Linda Murri
La Femme aux bottes rouges (The Woman with Red Boots) Françoise LeRoi
1975 Zig zig (Zig-Zag) Marie
L'Agression (Act of Aggression) Sarah
Le Sauvage (The Savage) Nelly
Hustle Nicole Britton
1976 Si c'était à refaire (If I Had to Do It All Over Again) Catherine Berger
1977 Anima persa (Lost Soul) Sofia Stolz
March or Die Simone Picard
Casotto (Beach House) Donna del sogno
1978 L'Argent des autres (Other People's Money) Cécile Rainier
1979 Ecoute voir... (See Here My Love) Claude Alphand
Ils sont grands, ces petits (When I Was a Kid, I Didn't Dare) Louise Mouchin
À nous deux (Us Two) Françoise
Courage fuyons (Courage - Let's Run) Eva
1980 Le Dernier métro (The Last Metro) Marion Steiner
Je vous aime (I Love You All) Alice
1981 Le Choix des armes (Choice of Arms) Nicole Durieux
Hôtel des Amériques (Hotel of the Americas) Hélène
1982 Le Choc (The Shock) Claire
1983 L'Africain (The African) Charlotte
The Hunger Miriam Blaylock
1984 Le Bon plaisir Claire Després
Fort Saganne Louise
Paroles et musique (Love Songs) Margaux
1986 Speriamo che sia femmina (Let's Hope It's a Girl) Claudia
Le lieu du crime (Scene of the Crime) Lili Ravenel
1987 Agent trouble Amanda Weber
1988 Fréquence meurtre (Frequent Death) Jeanne Quester
Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre (Strange Place for an Encounter) France
1991 La Reine blanche Liliane Ripoche
1992 Indochine (Indochina) Eliane
1993 Ma saison préférée (My Favorite Season) Emilie
1994 La Partie d'échecs (The Chess Game) Marquise
1995 Les Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma (A Hundred and One Nights) La star-fantasme
O, Convento (The Convent) Hélène
1996 Les Voleurs (The Thieves) Marie Leblanc
Court toujours: L'inconnu Marianne TV movie
1997 Généalogies d'un crime (Genealogies of a Crime) Jeanne/Solange
Sans titre N/A
1998 Place Vendôme Marianne Malivert
1999 Le Vent de la nuit (The Wind of the Night) Hélène
Belle maman (Beautiful Mother) Léa
Pola X Marie
Le Temps retrouvé (Time Regained) Odette de Crecy
Est-Ouest (East-West) Gabrielle Develay
2000 Dancer In The Dark Kathy
2001 Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home) Marguerite
Absolument fabuleux (Absolutely Fabulous) Une spectatrice du défilé
The Musketeer The Queen
Le Petit poucet (Tom Thumb) La reine
2002 8 femmes (8 Women) Gaby
Au plus près du paradis (Nearest to Heaven) Fanette
2003 Les Liaisons dangereuses (The Dangerous Liaisons) Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil TV mini-series
Um Filme Falado (A Talking Picture) Delfina
2004 Princesse Marie Marie Bonaparte TV movie
Rois et reine (Kings and Queen) Mme Vasset
Les Temps qui changent (Changing Times) Cécile
2005 Palais royal! Eugénia
2006 Le Concile de Pierre (The Stone Council) Sybille Weber
Nip/Tuck Diana Lubey TV series (One episode, first run 11/21/06)
Le Héros de la famille (The Family Hero) Alice Mirmont
2007 Après lui (After Him) Camille
Persepolis Mrs. Statrapi, Marjane's mother Voice
Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten (Breakfast With a Stranger) Elegante Dame TV movie
2008 Un conte de Noël N/A
Je veux voir (I Want to See) N/A Post-production

See also

References

  1. http://movies.msn.com: Catherine Deneuve Biography
  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. "Biography for Catherine Deneuve". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  6. www.imdb.com: Catherine Deneuve Biography
  7. ^ www.gala.fr: Catherine Deneuve Bio
  8. www.biographybase.com: David Bailey Biography
  9. www.imdb.com: Roger Vadim Biography
  10. http://movies.yahoo.com: Francois Truffaut Biography
  11. www.imdb.com: Marcello Mastroianni Biography
  12. hollywood.com: Catherine Deneuve
  13. www.imdb.com: Christian Vadim Biography
  14. www.imdb.com: Chiara Mastroianni Biography
  15. http://toutsurdeneuve.free.fr: 2003 www.gala.fr: Catherine Deneuve resigns from UNESCO
  16. toutsurdeneuve.free.fr: Politique
  17. Alexander, Hilary (2007-08-02). "Environmental fashion". Daily Telegraph.
  18. www.rsf.org: Why we take so much interest in Cuba, by Reporters Without Borders
  19. www.stopclustermunitions.org: Press Release ATS Genève (SWITZERLAND) 9 November 2005
  20. www.vivathlon.tm.fr: HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL ENTRE EN CAMPAGNE CHIC ET CHOC CONTRE LES BOMBES A SOUS-MUNITIONS
  21. www.audible.fr: Voix de femmes pour la démocratie
  22. Text of the Manifesto of the 343 with list of signatories, on the Nouvel Observateur's website Template:Fr icon
  23. Coomarasamy, James (2001-05-14). "French horrified by execution". BBC NEWS.
  24. http://news.monstersandcritics.com: Thousands sign petition against "misogynous" treatment of Royal

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