Catherine Deneuve

Date of Birth:

22-Oct-1943

Nationality:

France

Profession:

Catherine Deneuve is one of the most revered French actors known for her Gallic beauty and her roles in the films of some of the world's leading directors. She has made his film debut since the age of thirteen and went on to make more than 120 films in a career he took over fifty years. She has worked with many prominent directors including Roma Polanski, Roger Vadim, Jacques Demy and Luis Buñuel. Although he played small parts in many of his first films, her real success came with the amazing artist Jacques Demy 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg' ('The Umbrellas of Cherbourg') in 1964. Her memorable performance as Geneviève Emery in the film went on to stardom. After that she worked on a variety of genres including comedies, music and drama plays presenting many memorable genres with beautiful élan. Some of her most notable films are 'Repulsion', 'Belle de Jour', 'Tristana', 'Mississippi Mermaid', 'Hustle', 'The Last Metro', 'The Hunger', '8 Women' and 'Dancer in the Dark' '. Her excellent performance as Eliane in Régis Wargnier directed the epic drama ‘Indochine’ downloading her nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. He has been nominated fourteen times, winning the César Awards twice for his outstanding performances in 'The Last Metro' and 'Indochine'.

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"A woman has to be intelligent, have charm, a sense of humor, and be kind. It's the same qualities I require from a man."

"I get irritated, nervous, very tense or stressed, but never bored."

"Cinema is still a very young art form with extraordinary techniques and very impressive special effects but sometimes it seems the soul has been taken out of things."

"Love is suffering. One side always loves more."

"Prostitution happens to you because of troubles you had. In reality no woman would choose to do that."

"I like being famous when it's convenient for me and completely anonymous when it's not."

"Being an actress is a very physical thing. If I didn't look the way I looked, I would never have started in films."

"I love to not work. I like to travel. I work maybe half the year, no more."

"I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises."

"I admire directors so much, I find them incredible: they manage such a huge number of people of different characters, think of the money involved."

"I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've always liked the way they look. Even rats. I'm not scared of them."