Jeanne Moreau
in the San Sebastian International Film Festival (2006)
Born	January 23, 1928 (1928-01-23) (age 79) Paris, France
Spouse(s)	Jean-Louis Richard (1949-1951) Teodoro Rubanis (1966-?) William Friedkin (1977-1979)
Awards BAFTA Awards Best Actress 1965 Viva Maria! César Awards Best Actress 1992 Vieille qui marchait dans la mer, La Honorary César 1995 Life Achievement

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Biography

Early life

Moreau was born in Paris, France, daughter of Katherine (née Buckley), a dancer who performed at the Folies Bergère, and Anatole-Désiré Moreau, a restaurateur.^[1][2] Moreau's father was French and her mother was English, a native of Lancashire, England and of part Irish descent.^[2][3][4] Moreau's father was Catholic and her mother, originally a Protestant, converted to Catholicism upon marriage.^[2] Moreau studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... The Folies Bergère is a Parisian music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s. ... This article is about the English as a nation. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Former Conservatoire building (until 1911), still used as Théâtre du Conservatoire The Conservatoire de Paris (full contemporary name Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris) is a music school in Paris, France. ...

Career

In 1947, she made her theatre debut at the Avignon Festival. By her twenties, Moreau was already one of France's leading stage actresses at the Comédie-Française. After 1951 she began appearing in films with small or "bit" parts. By the late 1950s, after making many mainstream films, including several successes, she made Elevator to the Gallows with first-time director Louis Malle. Largely thanks to that film, she went on to work with many of the best known New Wave and avant garde directors. After 1959's sexy The Lovers (Les Amants) the media tagged her as "The New Bardot". Le festival dAvignon, the Avignon Festival is Frances oldest existing and most famous, founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar. ... The Comédie-Française or Théâtre français is the only state theater in France. ... Elevator to the Gallows (French: Ascenseur pour léchafaud), aka Lift to the Scaffold, is a 1958 French film directed by Louis Malle. ... Louis Malle (October 30, 1932 – November 23, 1995) was an Academy Award nominated French film director, working in both French and English. ... François Truffauts New Wave film Jules et Jim The New Wave (French: la Nouvelle Vague) was a blanket term coined by critics for a group of French filmmakers of the late 1950s and 1960s, influenced (in part) by Italian Neorealism. ... The Lovers (Les Amants) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Louis Malle and starring Jeanne Moreau. ... Brigitte Bardot (French IPA: ) (born September 28, 1934) is a French actress, former fashion model, singer, known nationalist, animal rights activist, and considered the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s sex kitten. ...

François Truffaut's explosive New Wave film Jules and Jim (1962), her biggest international success up to date, is centered on her magnetic starring role, and is perhaps her most famous film. She has also appeared with a number of other notable directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni (La notte and Beyond the Clouds), Jean-Luc Godard (A Woman Is a Woman), Orson Welles (The Immortal Story), Luis Buñuel (Diary of a Chambermaid), Elia Kazan (The Last Tycoon), Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Querelle), and Wim Wenders (Until the End of the World). François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim) is a 1961 film by François Truffaut based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché. Truffaut described the book as a perfect hymn to love and perhaps to life []. He came across it during the mid 1950s whilst browsing through... Michelangelo Antonioni (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007) was an Italian modernist film director whose films are widely considered as some of the most influential in film aesthetics. ... La notte is a 1961 Italian feature film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti. ... © 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. ... Jean-Luc Godard (French IPA: ) (born 3 December 1930) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or French New Wave. Born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris, he was educated in Nyon, Switzerland, later studying at the Lycée Rohmer, and the... A Woman Is a Woman is the English title of Une Femme est une femme, a film released in 1961, directed by Jean-Luc Godard. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Immortal Story is a 1968 film direct by Orson Welles and starring Jeanne Moreau. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Diary of a Chambermaid is a 1964 film by Luis Buñuel. ... Elia Kazan, (Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν, IPA: ), (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. ... Categories: Literature stubs | 1941 books | 1994 books | Novels ... Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982) was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor, one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. ... Querelle is both a 1947 novel (Querelle de Brest) by French author Jean Genet and its film adaptation by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from 1982. ... Ernst Wilhelm (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, photographer, and producer. ... Until the End of the World (German: Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 film by the German-born film director Wim Wenders; the screenplay was written by Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Solveig Dommartin. ...

Moreau has showcased her unique films and has enjoyed success as a vocalist. She has released several album and once performed with Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall. “Sinatra” redirects here. ... Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ...

In addition to acting, Moreau has also worked behind the camera, as a writer, director and producer.

Personal life

Throughout her life she has maintained friendships with prominent writers such as Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Henry Miller, and Marguerite Duras (an interview with Moreau is included in Duras's book Outside: Selected Writings). Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker. ... Jean Genet (French IPA: ) (December 19, 1910) – April 15, 1986), was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. ... Henry Miller photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer and, to a lesser extent, painter. ... Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras, (April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French writer and film director. ...

She is a close friend of Sharon Stone, who presented a 1998 American Academy of Motion Pictures life tribute to Moreau. Orson Welles called her "the greatest actress in the world",^[5] and to this day she remains one of France's most accomplished and talented actresses. Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Filmography

Actor

• Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) by Jacques Becker
• La Reine Margot (1954)
• Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (1958) by Louis Malle
• The Lovers (Les amants) (1958) by Louis Malle
• Les liaisons dangereuses (1959) by Roger Vadim
• The Four Hundred Blows (1959) (bit part) by François Truffaut
• Le Dialogue des Carmélites (1960) by Philippe Agostini
• A Woman Is a Woman (1961) by Jean-Luc Godard (Uncredited cameo, discussing Jules and Jim)
• La notte (1961) by Michelangelo Antonioni
• The Trial (1962) by Orson Welles
• Jules and Jim (1962) by François Truffaut
• The Victors (1963)
• The Fire Within (Le feu follet) (1963) by Louis Malle
• Bay of Angels (1963) by Jacques Demy
• Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) by Luis Buñuel
• The Train (1964) by John Frankenheimer
• The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) by Anthony Asquith
• Mata-Hari (1964) by Jean-Louis Richard
• Viva Maria! (1965) by Louis Malle
• Mademoiselle (1966) by Tony Richardson
• The Immortal Story (1968) by Orson Welles
• The Bride Wore Black (1968) by François Truffaut
• The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1970) by Jean Renoir
• Monte Walsh (1970)
• Nathalie Granger (1972) by Marguerite Duras
• Les Valseuses (1974) by Bertrand Blier
• The Last Tycoon (1976) by Elia Kazan
• Monsieur Klein (1976) by Joseph Losey
• Querelle (1982) by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
• La Truite (1982) by Joseph Losey
• Nikita (1990) by Luc Besson
• The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)
• Until the End of the World (1991) by Wim Wenders
• A Foreign Field (1993) by Charles Sturridge
• Beyond the Clouds (1995) - Michelangelo Antonioni
• The Proprietor (1996) - Merchant Ivory Film
• I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
• Ever After (1998)
• Cet amour-là (2001) as Marguerite Duras
• Time to Leave (2005) by François Ozon
• Roméo et Juliette (2006)
• Désengagement (2007)

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Roger Vadim, born Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov (January 26, 1928 – February 11, 2000) was a French journalist, author, actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who launched Brigitte Bardots career in the film And God Created Woman. ... This article is about the French film. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... A Woman Is a Woman is the English title of Une Femme est une femme, a film released in 1961, directed by Jean-Luc Godard. ... Jean-Luc Godard (French IPA: ) (born 3 December 1930) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or French New Wave. Born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris, he was educated in Nyon, Switzerland, later studying at the Lycée Rohmer, and the... Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim) is a 1961 film by François Truffaut based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché. Truffaut described the book as a perfect hymn to love and perhaps to life []. He came across it during the mid 1950s whilst browsing through... La notte is a 1961 Italian feature film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti. ... Michelangelo Antonioni (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007) was an Italian modernist film director whose films are widely considered as some of the most influential in film aesthetics. ... The Trial (aka Le Procès) is a 1962 film directed by Orson Welles, based on the famous novel by Franz Kafka. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim) is a 1961 film by François Truffaut based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché. Truffaut described the book as a perfect hymn to love and perhaps to life []. He came across it during the mid 1950s whilst browsing through... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... The Victors is a 1963 film by Carl Foreman following a group of U.S. soldiers through Europe during World War II, from the early days of the Battle of Britain, through the fierce fighting in Italy and France, to the uneasy peace of Berlin. ... The Fire Within (Le feu follet) is a French 1963 film directed by Louis Malle and starring Maurice Ronet as Alain Leroy, a recovering alcoholic living in Versailles who suffers from depression. ... Louis Malle (October 30, 1932 – November 23, 1995) was an Academy Award nominated French film director, working in both French and English. ... The director and screenwriter Jacques Demy (1931 - 1990) was one of the most approachable filmmakers of the French New Wave. ... Le journal dune femme de chambre (English title: The Diary of a Chambermaid) is a 1900 novel by Octave Mirbeau adapted for cinema in 1964 by Luis Buñuel, starring Jeanne Moreau. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Train is a 1964 war movie written by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis, and directed by John Frankenheimer. ... John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film director. ... Cinema poster for The Yellow Rolls Royce The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a 1964 MGM drama film. ... The Honourable Anthony Asquith (November 9, 1902-February 20, 1968) was a respected British film director. ... Mata Hari, exotic dancer and convicted spy, made her name synonymous with femme fatale during World War I. For the Indonesian supermarket/department store chain, see Matahari. ... Viva Maria! is a 1965 comedy-adventure film staring Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau both named Maria who meet and become revolutionaries. ... Louis Malle (October 30, 1932 – November 23, 1995) was an Academy Award nominated French film director, working in both French and English. ... Mademoiselle is a 1966 BAFTA winning French - British drama film directed by Tony Richardson. ... Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 - November 14, 1991) was a British theatre and film director and producer. ... The Immortal Story is a 1968 film direct by Orson Welles and starring Jeanne Moreau. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Bride wore black is a film directed by Francois Truffaut, 1967 Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Charles Denner, Michel Bouquet, Michael Lonsdale, Claude Rich, Jean-Claude Brialy On the Day of her Marriage five men makes a young bride to a widow. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (French: Le Petit théâtre de Jean Renoir) is a 1970 television film written and directed by Jean Renoir. ... Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979), born in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France was a film director. ... Monte Walsh is a 1963 western novel by Jack Schaefer. ... Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras, (April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French writer and film director. ... Les Valseuses is a French film directed by Bertrand Blier in 1974, adapted from an eponymous novel by Bertrand Blier. ... Bertrand Blier (born March 14, French screenwriter and film director. ... The Last Tycoon (1976), is a film based upon the novel The Last Tycoon (now known as The Love of the Last Tycoon) by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ... Elia Kazan, (Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν, IPA: ), (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. ... Monsieur Klein () is a French 1976 film directed by Joseph Losey, with Alain Delon starring in the title role. ... Joseph Losey (January 14, 1909 - June 22, 1984) was an American theater and film director. ... Querelle is both a 1947 novel (Querelle de Brest) by French author Jean Genet and its film adaptation by Rainer Werner Fassbinder from 1982. ... Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982) was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor, one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema. ... Joseph Losey (January 14, 1909 - June 22, 1984) was an American theater and film director. ... Nikita (re-titled La Femme Nikita in some countries) is a 1990 French movie written and directed by Luc Besson. ... Luc Besson [IPA: lyk bɛsɔ̃] (born March 18, 1959) is a French film director, writer and producer. ... Until the End of the World (German: Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 film by the German-born film director Wim Wenders; the screenplay was written by Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Solveig Dommartin. ... Ernst Wilhelm (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, photographer, and producer. ... A Foreign Field (1993) is a motion picture about British and American World War II veterans returning to the beaches of Normandy as old men. ... Charles Sturridge (born June 24, 1951) is a British television and movie director. ... © 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. ... Michelangelo Antonioni (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007) was an Italian modernist film director whose films are widely considered as some of the most influential in film aesthetics. ... 1996 U.S.-French co-production. ... Ismail Merchant (December 25, 1936 – May 25, 2005) was an Indian-born film producer, best known for the results of his famously long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director James Ivory and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ... I Love You, I Love You Not is a 1996 drama/romance film directed by Billy Hopkins and written (also the play) by Kesselman. ... Ever After: A Cinderella Story is a 1998 film adaptation of the fairy tale Cinderella, directed by Andy Tennant and starring Drew Barrymore. ... Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras, (April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French writer and film director. ... François Ozon (born November 15th, 1967) is a French writer and director whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality. ... François Ozon (born November 15, 1967) is a French writer and director whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality. ... Désengagement (English title: Disengagement) is a new film directed by Amos Gitai. ...

Director

• Lumière (1976)
• L'Adolescente (1979)
• Lillian Gish (1983, TV documentary)

LAdolescente (The Adolescent) is a French film directed by Jeanne Moreau in 1978 (released January 1979). ...

References

Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated, longest-running original series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton. ...

External links

• Jeanne Moreau at the Internet Movie Database