Fanny Ardant in 8 femmes.

Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born March 22, 1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France) is a French actress. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 113 KB)Fanny Ardant in 8 femmes. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 113 KB)Fanny Ardant in 8 femmes. ... 8 femmes (8 women) is a French comedy murder-mystery film released in 2002, directed by François Ozon and based on the play by Robert Thomas. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Saumur is a small city and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of France on the Loire River, with an approximate population of 30,000 (in 2001). ... Maine-et-Loire is a département in west-central France. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Ardant grew up in Monaco until age 17 when she moved to Aix-en-Provence to study at the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence. In her early twenties her interest turned to acting and in 1974 she made her first appearance on stage. Aix (prounounced eks), or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence is a city in southern France, some 30 km north of Marseille. ... The Institut détudes politiques dAix-en-Provence, also known as IEP dAix-en-Provence is a political science grande école, founded in 1956 on the premises of the old University of Provence Faculty of Law. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

By the early 1980s she was a major motion picture star, gaining international recognition for her role opposite Gérard Depardieu in La Femme d'à côté (The Woman Next Door). The film, directed by François Truffaut, brought Ardant her first Cesar Award nomination for best actress in 1982 and in 1984 she was nominated again for Vivement dimanche! Eventually she became Truffaut's companion, giving birth to their daughter, Joséphine Truffaut, on September 28, 1983. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Gérard Depardieu. ... François Truffaut. ... The C sar Award is the national film award of France first given out in 1975. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Confidentially Yours (original French title: Vivement dimanche!) is a 1983 film tribute to Alfred Hitchcock directed by François Truffaut. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Initially, her youthful beauty brought popularity but over time her sophistication and acting skills have made her one of France's most admired actresses. She proved her versatility, playing a comedic role in Pédale douce for which she won the 1997 Cesar Award for Best Actress. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Winners of the C sar Award in French film for best actress: 1976 : Romy Schneider - (LImportant cest daimer) 1977 : Annie Girardot - (Dr F. Gailland) 1978 : Simone Signoret - (La Vie devant soi) 1979 : Romy Schneider - (Une histoire simple) 1980 : Miou-Miou - (La D robade) 1981 : Catherine Deneuve - (Le...

Fluent in English, Ardant has starred in several Hollywood and British films. Her most recent English-language film was the Franco Zeffirelli production Callas Forever, in which she portrayed opera diva Maria Callas. It opened the 14th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 9, 2003. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Franco Zeffirelli (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923), is an Italian film director. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... A diva is a female opera singer, but now the term also refers to a popular female performer of non-operatic works. ... Maria Callas on book cover; portrait taken by Cecil Beaton, London, 1957 Maria Callas (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας) (December 3, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ardant has appeared in more than fifty motion pictures.

Selected filmography

• Le mutant (TV) (1978)
• Les chiens (1979)
• La muse et la madone (TV) (1979)
• Ego (TV) (1979)
• Les dames de la côte (TV) (1979)
• Les uns et les autres (1981)
• The Woman Next Door (La Femme d'à côté) (1981)
• Les bons bourgeois (TV) (1981)
• Le chef de famille (TV) (1982)
• Desiderio (1983)
• Confidentially Yours (1983)
• L'amour à mort (1984)
• Swann in Love (1984)
• Next Summer (1986)
• Mélo
• Conseil De Famille (1986)
• La Famiglia (The Family) (1987)
• Afraid of the Dark (1991)
• Colonel Chabert (1994)
• Sabrina (1995)
• Beyond the Clouds (1995)
• Désiré (1996)
• Pédale douce (1996)
• Ridicule (1996)
• La cena (1998)
• Elizabeth (1998)
• Augustin, roi du Kung-fu (1999) - Herself
• La débandade (1999)
• Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
• Le fils du français (1999)
• Sin noticias de Dios (2001)
• Change moi ma vie (2001)
• Le Libertin (2001)
• No News from God (Sin noticias de Dios) (2002)
• 8 Women (2002)
• Callas Forever (2002)
• Nathalie... (2003)
• Sarah (TV) (2003)
• L'Odeur du sang (2004)
• El Año del diluvio (2004)

The 1981 musical epic Les Uns et les Autres is widely considered as Claude Lelouches masterpiece. ... La Femme dà côté (The Woman Next Door) is a 1981 film directed by François Truffaut. ... Confidentially Yours (original French title: Vivement dimanche!) is a 1983 film tribute to Alfred Hitchcock directed by François Truffaut. ... Lamour à mort (Love Unto Death) is a 1984 film directed by Alain Resnais. ... In Search of Lost Time (fr. ... Sabrina is a 1995 film adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay. ... © Makoto Shinkai / CoMix Wave Kumo no Mukou Yakusoku no Basho (雲のむこう、約束の場所, Beyond the Clouds, The Promised Place. ... Look up Ridicule on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Ridicule is a 1996 French film set in the 18th-century at the decaying court of Versailles. ... Elizabeth is a 1998 movie about the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (original French title: Augustin, roi du Kung-fu) is a 1999 movie, directed by Anne Fontaine. ... Bendito infierno (released as Sin noticias de Dios in Spain and in English as Dont Tempt Me) is a Mexico/Spain co-production. ... 8 femmes (8 women) is a French comedy murder-mystery film released in 2002, directed by François Ozon and based on the play by Robert Thomas. ... Movie poster for Nathalie Nathalie. ...

External links

• Fanny Ardant at the Internet Movie Database
• Fanny Ardant at the Notable Names Database

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Unofficial links

• FANNY ARDANT Online — Fan site
• FANNY ARDANT Online Discussion Forum