Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve | |
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Born | Catherine Fabienne Dorléac |
Years active | 1957 - present |
Spouse | David Bailey (1965-1972) |
Catherine Deneuve (French IPA: [ka'tʀin də'nœv]), (October 22, 1943, in Paris, France), is an Academy Award-nominated French actress.
A model of French elegance, cultivated lust object for art house filmgoers everywhere, and one of the best-respected actresses in the French film industry, Catherine Deneuve made her reputation playing a series of beautiful ice maidens for directors such as Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski.
Career
The daughter of French stage and film actor Maurice Dorléac and actress Renée Deneuve, Deneuve was born Catherine Fabienne Dorléac, in Paris on October 22, 1943. She made her screen debut at the age of 13, with a role in the 1956 film Les Collegiennes, and went on to make a string of films with directors such as Roger Vadim (with whom she had a child) before getting her breakthrough role in Jaques Demy's charming musical, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964).
The burst of stardom that accompanied her portrayal led to two of her archetypal ice maiden roles, first in Roman Polanski's terrifying Repulsion in 1965 and then in Buñuel's 1967 Belle de Jour. Deneuve's startling portrayal of an icy, sexually adventurous housewife in the latter film helped to establish her as one of the most remarkable and compelling actresses of her generation. She further demonstrated her talent that year in Demy's Umbrellas musical follow-up, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, which she starred in with her sister, Françoise Dorléac.
Deneuve continued to work steadily through the 1960s and 1970s in films such as the 1970 Tristana (her second collaboration with Buñuel) and A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973), in which she starred with her lover at the time, Marcello Mastrioanni. Despite or perhaps because of her stardom, Deneuve chose to avoid Hollywood, limiting her appearances in American films to The April Fools (1969) and Hustle (1975). Deneuve also did prolific work through the 1980s, appearing in such films as François Truffaut's Le Dernier Métro (1980) and Tony Scott's The Hunger (1983). The latter film saw Deneuve playing a bisexual vampire alongside David Bowie and Susan Sarandon, her performance won her an indelible cult status in the States among lesbians, goths, and artistically inclined teenage boys.
In the 1990s, Deneuve garnered further international acclaim for her roles in several films, including the 1992 film Indochine (for which she won a César Award and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress) and two films directed by André Téchiné, Ma Saison Préférée (1993) and Les Voleurs (1995). In 1996, she paid homage to the director who had first given her fame by taking part in the documentary L'Univers de Jacques Demy. In 1998, she won acclaim and the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in Place Vendome. Closing out the final years of the 1990s Deneuve remained consistently working in numerous films; in 1999 alone she appeared in no less than five films: Est-ouest, Le temps retrouvé, Pola X, Belle-maman, and Le vent de la nuit, continuing to turn in compelling performances.
In 2000 Deneuve received much critical attention when cast alongside eccentric Icelandic singer Björk in Lars von Trier's melancholy musical Dancer in the Dark. Though it polarized critics and audiences alike, Dancer in the Dark nevertheless won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2002, she shared the Silver Bear Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in 8 Women. In 2006, she headed the jury at the Venice Film Festival. Deneuve continues to work steadily making at least two or three films per year, and can currently be seen in the film Après Lui.
Awards
César Awards
- Dernier métro, Le / The Last Metro (Best Actress)
- Indochine (Best Actress)
César Award Nominations
- 1976 - Sauvage, Le (Best Actress)
- 1982 - Hôtel des Amériques (Best Actress)
- 1988 - Agent trouble (Best Actress)
- 1989 - Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre (Best Actress)
- 1994 - Ma saison préférée (Best Actress)
- 1997 - Les Voleurs (Best Actress)
- 1999 - Place Vendôme (Best Actress)
- 2006 - Palais Royal! (Best Supporting Actress)
Academy Award Nominations
- 1992 - Indochine (Best Actress)
BAFTA Award Nominations
- 1967 - Belle de Jour (Best Actress)
Other Awards
- 1981 - David di Donatello Awards, (Best Foreign Actress) - Dernier métro, Le / The Last Metro
- 1993 - Women in Film Crystal Awards, (International Award)
- 1995 - San Sebastián International Film Festival, (Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award)
- 1997 - Moscow International Film Festival, (Silver St. George) - (Contribution to World Cinema)
- 1998 - Venice Film Festival, (Volpi Cup, Best Actress) - Place Vendôme
- 1998 - Berlin International Film Festival, (Honorary Golden Berlin Bear)
- 2000 - Art Film Festival, (Actor's Mission Award)
- 2001 - Bambi Awards, (Film - International)
- 2002 - Berlin International Film Festival, (Silver Berlin Bear) - 8 Women, shared with ensemble cast
- 2002 - European Film Awards, (Best Actress) - 8 Women, shared with ensemble cast
- 2006 - Bangkok International Film Festival, (Golden Kinnaree Career Achievement Award)
Other Career Highlights
Designer Yves Saint Laurent's muse, he dressed her in the film Belle de Jour.
Deneuve was the face of Chanel No. 5 in the seventies and caused sales of the perfume to soar in the United States — so much so that the American press, captivated by her charm, nominated her as the world's most elegant woman.
In 1992 Deneuve became a model for Yves Saint Laurent's skincare line.
Deneuve is currently a model for MAC Cosmetics and L'Oréal Paris. Her visage has also been used to symbolize Marianne (from 1985 to 1989), the national symbol of France.
Introduced her own perfume, Deneuve in 1986.
Life
Father: Maurice Dorléac (actor; born March 26, 1901; died December 4, 1979)
Mother: Renée Deneuve (actress; French voice of Esther Williams)
Sisters: Françoise Dorléac (actress; born March 21, 1942; died in a car crash June 26, 1967), Sylvie Dorléac, & Danielle Dorléac
Son: Christian Vadim (actor; born June 18, 1963). Father: Roger Vadim (director)
Daughter: Chiara Mastroianni (actress; born May 28, 1972). Father: Marcello Mastroianni (actor)
Relationships: Roger Vadim (director; born January 28, 1928; died February 11, 2000) (1961-1964), Francoise Truffaut (director; born 1932; died 1984) (1968-1970), Marcello Mastroianni (actor; born September 28, 1924; died December 19, 1996) (1971-1975), Pierre Lescure (Canal+ and Pay-TV tycoon; born July 2, 1945)
Husband: David Bailey (photographer, director, & writer; born January 2, 1938; married August 19, 1965; divorced in 1972)
Complete Filmography
- Un conte de Noël (2008, filming)
- Black Diamond (2007, by Benoît Jacquot (recently announced, pre-production)
- Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten / Suddenly Gina (TV) (2007)
- Après Lui / After Him (2007, by Gaël Morel)
- Persepolis (2007, by Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi) (Voice)
- Héros de la famille, Le (2006, by Thierry Klifa)
- Nip/Tuck (TV) (Episode "Diana Lubey", plays title character. 2006, first run 11/21/06)
- Concile de Pierre, Le / The Stone Council (2006, by Guillaume Nicloux)
- Palais Royal! (2005, by Valérie Lemercier)
- Princesse Marie (TV) (2004, by Benoît Jacquot)
- Les Temps qui changent / Changing Times (2004, by André Téchiné)
- Kings and Queen (2003, by Arnaud Desplechin)
- Un filme falado / A Talking Picture (2003, by Manoel de Oliveira)
- Liaisons dangereuses, Les (TV) (2003, by Josée Dayan)
- Au plus près du paradis / Nearest to Heaven (2002, by Tonie Marshall)
- 8 femmes / 8 Women (2002, by François Ozon)
- Petit poucet, Le (2001, by Olivier Dahan)
- The Musketeer (TV) (2001, by Peter Hyams)
- Absolument fabuleux (2001, by Gabriel Aghion)
- Je rentre à la maison / Im Going Home (2001, by Manoel de Oliveira)
- Dancer In The Dark (2000, by Lars von Trier)
- Est-Ouest / East-West (1999, by Régis Wargnier)
- Temps retrouvé, Le / Time Regained (1999, by Raoul Ruiz)
- Pola X (1999, by Leos Carax)
- Belle maman / Beautiful Mother (1999, by Gabriel Aghion)
- Vent de la nuit, Le (1999, by Philippe Garrel)
- Place Vendôme (1998, by Nicole Garcia)
- Sans titre (1997, by Leos Carax) (short film)
- Généalogies d'un crime (1997, by Raoul Ruiz)
- Court toujours : L'inconnu (TV) (1996, by Ismaël Ferroukhi)
- Voleurs, Les / Thieves (1996, by André Téchiné)
- O Convento / The Convent (1995, by Manoel de Oliveira)
- Inconnu, L' (1995, by Ismaël Ferroukhi) (short film)
- "¿Qué apostamos?" (TV, Episode dated 31 March 1995) (1993, by Francesco Bossermann)
- Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les / A Hundred and One Nights (1995, by Agnès Varda)
- Partie d'échecs, La / The Chess Game (1994, by Yves Hanchar)
- Les Demoiselles ont eu 25 ans / The Young Girl Turn 25 (1993, by Agnès Varda)
- Ma saison préférée / My Favorite Season (1993, by André Téchiné)
- Indochine (1992, by Régis Wargnier)
- Reine blanche, La (1991, by Jean-Loup Hubert)
- Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre / A Strange Place to meet (1988, by François Dupeyron)
- Fréquence meurtre / Frequent Death (1988, by Elisabeth Rappeneau)
- Agent trouble (1987, by Jean-Pierre Mocky)
- Lieu du crime, Le / Scene of the Crime (1986, by André Téchiné)
- Fort Saganne (1984, by Alain Corneau)
- Paroles et musique / Love Songs (1984, by Elie Chouraqui)
- Bon plaisir, Le (1984, by Francis Girod)
- The Hunger (1983, by Tony Scott)
- Africain, L' (1983, by Philippe de Broca)
- Choc, Le / Shock (1982, by Robin Davis)
- Hôtel des Amériques / Hotel America (1981, by André Téchiné)
- Choix des armes, Le / Choice of Arms (1981, by Alain Corneau)
- Je vous aime / I Love You All (1980, by Claude Berri)
- Dernier métro, Le / The Last Metro (1980, François Truffaut)
- Courage fuyons (1979, by Yves Robert)
- À nous deux / Us Two (1979, by Claude Lelouch)
- Ils sont grands, ces petits (1979, by Joël Santoni & Jean Jabely)
- Ecoute voir... (1979, by Hugo Santiago)
- Argent des autres, L' (1978, by Christian de Chalonge)
- Casotto (1977, by Dick Richards)
- March or die (1977, by Dick Richards)
- Anima persa (1977, by Dino Risi)
- Si c'était à refaire (1976, by Claude Lelouch)
- Hustle (1975, by Robert Aldrich)
- Sauvage, Le (1975, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau)
- Agression, L' (1975, by Gérard Pirès)
- Zig zig (1975, by Laszlo Szabo)
- Femme aux bottes rouges, La / The Woman with Red Boots (1974, by Juan Bunuel)
- Touche pas à la femme blanche / Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974, by Marco Ferreri)
- Grande Bourgeoise, La (1974, by Mauro Bolognini)
- Evènement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la lune, L' / A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973, by Jacques Demy)
- Un flic (1972, by Jean-Pierre Melville)
- Liza (1972, by Marco Ferreri)
- Ca n'arrive qu'aux autres / It Only Happens to Others (1971, by Nadine Trintignant)
- Peau d'âne / Donkey Skin (1970, by Jacques Demy)
- Tristana (1970, by Luis Buñuel)
- Tout peut arriver (1969, by Philippe Labro)
- Sirène du Mississippi, La / Mississippi Mermaid (1969, by François Truffaut)
- The April Fools (1969, by Stuart Rosenberg)
- Mayerling (1968, by Terence Young)
- Manon 70 (1968, by Jean Aurel)
- Chamade, La / Heartbeat (1968, by Alain Cavalier)
- Benjamin (1968, by Michel Deville)
- Belle de jour (1967, by Luis Buñuel)
- Demoiselles de Rochefort, Les / The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967, by Jacques Demy)
- Créatures, Les / The Creatures (1966, by Agnès Varda)
- Vie de château, La (1966, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau)
- Chant du monde, Le (1965, by Marcel Camus)
- Liebeskarussell, Das / The Daisy Chain (1965, by Rolf Thiele)
- Petits chats, Les / Wild Roots of Love (1965, by Jacques R. Villa)
- Repulsion (1965, by Roman Polanski)
- Un monsieur de compagnie (1965, by Philippe de Broca)
- Chasse à l'homme, La (1964, by Pasquale Festa Campanile)
- Plus belles escroqueries du monde, Les (1964, by Claude Chabrol, Roman Polanski, & Ugo Gregoretti)
- Les Parapluies de Cherbourg / The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964, by Jacques Demy)
- Costanza della ragione, La (1964, by Pasquale Festa Campanile)
- Vacances portugaises (1963, by Pierre Kast)
- Le vice et la vertu / Vice and Virtue (1963, by Roger Vadim)
- Dossier 1413 (1963, by Alfred Rode)
- Parisiennes, Les / Tales of Paris (1962, by Michel Boisrond, Marc Allegret, & Claude Barma)
- Et satan conduit le bal (1962, by G.M. Dabat)
- Homme à femmes, L' (1960, by Jean-Gérard CORNU)
- Les portes claquent (1960, by Jacques Poitrenaud)
- Collégiennes, Les / Twilight Girls (1957, by André Hunebelle) (credited as Catherine/Sylvie Dorléac)
Miscellaneous Facts
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#38) (1995).
- Ranked #89 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list (October 1997).
- Her performance as Séverine Sérizy in Belle de Jour (1967) is ranked #59 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
- She is active in movements that fight the death penalty.
- Former UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
- In an interview, she indicated that she would have loved to have played the title role in Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964).[1].
- She liked Breaking the Waves (1996) by Lars von Trier so much that she wrote a personal letter to him, asking him for a role in a film of his. The result of this is her part in Dancer in the Dark (2000).
- Has never performed in the theatre due to stage fright.
- Was once fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent's muse, who dressed her for the films Belle de Jour (1967), La Chamade (1968), La Sirène du Mississippi (1969), Un Flic (1972), and The Hunger (1983).
- Had a brand of perfume named after her.
- Measurements: 33 1/2-24-35 (1965 - "My bust is small."), 34 1/2B-25 1/2-36 (in 1985) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
- She is fluent in French, Italian, & English, and is semi-fluent in German.
- Marilyn Monroe is her favorite actress, and The Misfits (1961) is her favorite movie starring Marilyn.
- Mother-in-law of singer Benjamin Biolay.
- Sang duets with Bernadette Lafont (1975), Gérard Depardieu (1980), Malcolm McLaren (1993), Joe Cocker (1995), and Alain Souchon (1997). In 1981, she released an album with songs of Serge Gainsbourg.
- Designer of glasses, shoes, jewelry, perfume, and greeting cards.
See Also
Sources
1. http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,1577158,00.html
External links
- http://www.myspace.com/catherine_deneuve The Myspace Catherine Deneuve Fan Site.
- Catherine Deneuve at IMDb
- Music Video "Catherine Deneuve" By Kelly & The KellyGirls
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