Jeanne Moreau
Born January 23, 1928 (Age: 98)
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Paris, France
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Close Up
2012
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 84
Love Actually
2003
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as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
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Age: 75
No Image
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 73
Fassbinder's Women
2000
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as Self
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Age: 72
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
2000
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as Self
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Age: 72
The Prince's Manuscript
2000
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as Alessandra Wolf (Licy)
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Age: 72
EverAfter
1998
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as Grande Dame
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Age: 70
A Witch's Way of Love
1997
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as Eglantine
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Age: 69
The Lover
1992
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 63
Filming Under Pressure
1991
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as Self
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Age: 63
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
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as Self
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Age: 62
Au coeur de Nikita
1990
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as Self
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Age: 62
Nikita
1990
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as Armande
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Age: 62
No Image
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990
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as Self
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Age: 62
No Image
Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance
1986
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as Madame Exe
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Age: 58
The Orson Welles Story
1982
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as Self
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Age: 54
No Image
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
1975
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as Self
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Age: 47
Côté cour, côté champs
1971
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as Lady with Little Dog (uncredited)
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Age: 42
Diane's Body
1969
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as Diane Vallier
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Age: 41
The Bride Wore Black
1968
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as Julie Kohler
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Age: 40
The Train
1964
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as Christine
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Age: 36
Diary of a Chambermaid
1964
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as Céléstine
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Age: 36
The Trial
1962
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as Marika Burstner
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Age: 34
A Woman Is a Woman
1961
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 33
La Notte
1961
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as Lidia
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Age: 33
No Image
Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur
1960
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 31
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
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as Juliette Valmont
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Age: 31
The 400 Blows
1959
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as Woman with Dog
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Age: 31
Elevator to the Gallows
1958
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as Florence Carala
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Age: 30
The Wages of Sin
1956
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as Angèle Ribot
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Age: 28
M'sieur la Caille
1955
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as Fernande
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Age: 27
Les Hommes en blanc
1955
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as Marianne Déjazet
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Age: 27