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Jeanne Moreau

Actor • Born 1928

Jeanne Moreau

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About

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.

Known for

Screen Two posterScreen TwoSeries • 1985Love Actually posterLove ActuallyMovie • 2003Screen One posterScreen OneSeries • 1989The 400 Blows posterThe 400 BlowsMovie • 1959The Lover posterThe LoverMovie • 1992EverAfter posterEverAfterMovie • 1998Elevator to the Gallows posterElevator to the GallowsMovie • 1958Nikita posterNikitaMovie • 1990Salvo posterSalvoMovie • 2013Les Misérables posterLes MisérablesSeries • 2000Mr. Klein posterMr. KleinMovie • 1976Going Places posterGoing PlacesMovie • 1974La Notte posterLa NotteMovie • 1961Until the End of the World posterUntil the End of the WorldMovie • 1991The Trial posterThe TrialMovie • 1962Diary of a Chambermaid posterDiary of a ChambermaidMovie • 1964Chimes at Midnight posterChimes at MidnightMovie • 1965The Bride Wore Black posterThe Bride Wore BlackMovie • 1968Jules and Jim posterJules and JimMovie • 1962The Adolescent posterThe AdolescentMovie • 1979Viva Maria! posterViva Maria!Movie • 1965Beyond the Clouds posterBeyond the CloudsMovie • 1995Querelle posterQuerelleMovie • 1982Touchez Pas au Grisbi posterTouchez Pas au GrisbiMovie • 1954