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Jeanne Moreau(1928 - 2017)Russian:Жанна Моро | |
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Birthplace: | 10 ème, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Death: | July 31, 2017 (89) 8 ème, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France |
Immediate Family: | Daughter ofAnatole Désiré Moreau andKathleen Sarah Moreau |
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Occupation: | French mega movie star |
Managed by: | Prof. Yigal Burstein |
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Jeanne Moreau was a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress forSeven Days... Seven Nights (1960), the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress forViva Maria! (1965), and the César Award for Best Actress forThe Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1992). She has also been the recipient of several lifetime awards, including a BAFTA Fellowship in 1996.
Moreau 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, impressing in a Fernandel vehicleMeutres? in 1950, and alongside Jean Gabin as a showgirl/gangster's moll in the 1954 filmTouchez Pas au Grisbi. She achieved prominence as the star ofElevator to the Gallows (1958), directed by Louis Malle, andJules et Jim (1962), directed by François Truffaut. Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films into her eighties.
Jeanne Moreau est une actrice, chanteuse et réalisatrice française, née le 23 janvier 1928 dans le 10e arrondissement de Paris. Sa filmographie compte de grands noms du cinéma européen et américain, parmi lesquels Luis Buñuel, Theo Angelopoulos, Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Michelangelo Antonioni, Joseph Losey, Orson Welles ou encore François Truffaut, Louis Malle, André Téchiné et Bertrand Blier. Elle est la première femme élue à l'Académie des beaux-arts de l'Institut de France (en 2000 au fauteuil créé en 1998 dans la sectionCréation artistique pour le cinéma et l'audiovisuel).
En 1992, elle obtient le César de la meilleure actrice pourLa vieille qui marchait dans la mer, suivi de deux César d'honneur en 1995 et en 2008. En 1998, l'Académie des arts et des sciences du cinéma lui décerne un Oscar d'honneur.
Jeanne Moreau (French pronunciation: [%CA%92an mɔʁo]; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960) (which she shared with Melina Mercouri for her role in Never on Sunday), the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for Viva Maria! (1965), and the César Award for Best Actress for The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1992). She was also the recipient of several lifetime awards, including a BAFTA Fellowship in 1996, Cannes Golden Palm in 2003 and César Award in 2008.
Moreau 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, with impressive performances in the Fernandel vehicle Meurtres? (Three Sinners, 1950) and alongside Jean Gabin as a showgirl/gangster's moll in the film Touchez pas au grisbi (1954). She achieved prominence as the star of Elevator to the Gallows (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 into her 80s.
1928 | January 23, 1928 | 10 ème, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France | |
2017 | July 31, 2017 Age 89 | 8 ème, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France |