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Catherine Denueve |
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Birth Place: Paris, France
Birthday:October 22, 1943
Height:5' 6"
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- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#38). [1995]
- An archetype for Gallic beauty, she succeeded Brigitte Bardot as the model for Marianne, the symbol of the French Republic seen on French coins and stamps.
- Ranked #89 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
- Has a son by Roger Vadim: Christian Vadim (b. 18 June 1963).
- Has a daughter by Marcello Mastroianni: Chiara Mastroianni (b. 28 May 1972).
- Catherine is the third of four daughters born to the French actors Maurice Dorléac and Renée Deneuve (whose name she uses).
- Sister of Françoise Dorléac and Sylvie Dorléac.
- 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.
- Festival tribute at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, France. [1994]
- Was once fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent's muse, who dressed her for the films Belle de jour (1967), Chamade, La (1968), Sirène du Mississipi, La (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 speaks fluent Italian and French, as well as semi-fluent English and German.
- Marilyn Monroe is her favorite actress, and The Misfits (1961) is her favorite movie starring Marilyn.
- Vice president of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994
- Is a grand-mother. Her grand-daughter is named Anna.
- Mother-in-law of singer Benjamin Biolay.
- Her role in Sirène du Mississipi, La (1969) was played by Angelina Jolie in Original Sin (2001), the American remake of the movie.
- Published her diary "A l'ombre de moi-meme" (In my shadow), in which she writes about the shootings of Indochine (1992) and Dancer in the Dark (2000) (2005).
- 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 and greetings cards.
- Member of the international jury of the Shangaï Television festival in 1988.
- 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 had a relationship with 'Francois Truffaut' in the 1970s. When the relationship failed, Truffaut had a nervous breakdown. Deneuve attended his funeral in 1984 and later appeared in 8 femmes (2002) with Fanny Ardant, who was Truffaut's partner at the time of his death and the mother of his youngest daughter.
- Head juror of the 2006 Venice Film Festival.
- She and Marcello Mastroianni made five movies together: Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995), Liza (1972), Touche pas à la femme blanche (1974), Ça n'arrive qu'aux autres (1971) and Événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la lune, L' (1973)
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