Actor

Jeanne Moreau

January 23, 1928 · Paris, France

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.

Notable work

7.1
Love Actually (2003)
as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
8
The 400 Blows (1959)
as La Femme avec le chien
7.1
Nikita (1990)
as Armande
7.5
EverAfter (1998)
as Grande Dame
7.5
Jules and Jim (1962)
as Catherine
7
The Lover (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
7.9
La Notte (1961)
as Lidia
7.6
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
as Florence Carala
7.4
The Trial (1962)
as Marika Burstner
6.7
Going Places (1974)
as Jeanne Pirolle
7.3
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
as Self (uncredited)
7.6
The Train (1964)
as Christine

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