Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve
Deneuve in 2017
Born
Catherine Fabienne Dorléac

(1943-10-22) 22 October 1943 (age 80)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
  • film producer
Years active1957–present
Spouse
(m. 1965; div. 1972)
Partner(s)Roger Vadim (1961–1964)
Marcello Mastroianni (1970–1974)
Hugh Johnson (1982–1983)
Pierre Lescure (1984–1991)
ChildrenChristian Vadim
Chiara Mastroianni
Parent(s)Maurice Dorléac
Renée Simonot
RelativesFrançoise Dorléac (sister)

Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (UK: /dəˈnɜːv/,[1] US: /dəˈnʊv/,[2] French: [katʁin dənœv] ), is a French actress, producer, and model. She is considered one of the greatest European actresses on film.[3] In 2020, The New York Times ranked her as one of the greatest actors of the 21st century.[4] Early in her career, she gained acclaim for her portrayals of aloof and mysterious beauties for well-known directors, including Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, Jacques Demy, Roman Polanski, and Agnès Varda.[5] In 1985, she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne, France's national symbol of liberty.[6]

Deneuve made her screen debut in 1957 at age 13, in a film shot the previous year when she was only 12. She gained acclaim for her collaborations with Jacques Demy's starring in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), and Donkey Skin (1970). She starred in Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965), and Luis Buñuel's Belle de Jour (1967) and Tristana (1970). Her other notable films include The Hunger (1983), Indochine (1992), My Favourite Season (1993), Place Vendôme (1998), Dancer in the Dark (2000), 8 Women (2002), and The Truth (2019).

She has received numerous accolades over her career including two César Awards, and the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actress as well as nominations for an Academy Award, and BAFTA Award. She has received honorary awards, including the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear in 1998, the Cannes Film Festival's Honorary Palme d'Or in 2005, and the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion in 2022.

  1. ^ "Deneuve, Catherine". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ Upton, Clive; Kretzschmar, William A. Jr. (2017). "Deneuve". The Routledge Dictionary of Pronunciation for Current English (2nd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-12566-7.
  3. ^ Kürten, Jochen (21 October 2018). "Beautiful, but aloof: Catherine Deneuve turns 75". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O. (25 November 2020). "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (So Far)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ^ Catherine Deneuve Biography Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.
  6. ^ "Deneuve's New Role: Symbol of All France". The New York Times. 16 October 1985. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

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