Catherine Deneuve Biography
Summary
"Catherine Deneuve" (French IPA: ), (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 as one of four daughters. She made her screen debut at the age of 13, with a role in the 1956 film "Les Collégiennes", and went on to make a string of films with directors such as Roger Vadim before getting her breakthrough role in Jacques Demy's musical, "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" (1964).
The burst of stardom that accompanied her portrayal led to two of her archetypal ice maiden roles, first in Roman Polanski's "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, 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 and gothics.
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 for Best Actress 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 1994 she was Vice President on the jury of the Cannes Film Festival . 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 Vendôme". 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 2005 Deneuve published her diary 'A l'ombre de moi-meme' (In My Shadow), in it she writes about her experiences shooting the films "Indochine" and "Dancer in the Dark". 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]]
"Le Dernier métro" (Best Actress)
"Indochine" (Best Actress)
Other Awards
1981 - David di Donatello Awards, (Best Foreign Actress) - "Le Dernier métro"
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)
Award Nominations
César Award Nominations
1976 - "Le Sauvage" (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)
Personal Life
Deneuve is the third of four daughters born to French actors Maurice Dorléac and Renée Deneuve (the French voice of Esther Williams and whose name she uses). She has three sisters; the actress Françoise Dorléac (who died in a car crash June 26, 1967), Sylvie Dorléac, & Danielle Dorléac .
Deneuve has two children, actor Christian Vadim, from her relationship with Roger Vadim and actress Chiara Mastroianni from her relationship with Marcello Mastroianni .
Deneuve has been married once in 1965 to photographer David Bailey, the couple divorced in 1972 and have remained friends . She has had relationships with director Roger Vadim , director Francois Truffaut , actor Marcello Mastroianni , & Canal+ tycoon Pierre Lescure .
Deneuve speaks fluent French, Italian, English, & is semi-fluent in German . Some of her hobbies and passions include gardening, drawing, photography, reading, music, cinema, fashion, antiques, and decoration .
Charities
Deneuve was appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Safeguarding of Film Heritage in 1994. On November 12, 2003, she resigned her position as Goodwill Ambassador at UNESCO to protest the nomination of French businessman Pierre Falcone as the Angola representative, which enables him to escape justice and investigation for illegal arms dealing .
Deneuve asked that the rights owed to her from her representation of Marianne be given to Amnesty International .
Louis Vuitton made a donation to The Climate Project, spearheaded by Al Gore, on behalf of Deneuve .
Deneuve is also involved with Children Action, Children of Africa, and Orphelins Roumains.
Reporters sans frontiers (Reporters Without Borders) .
Douleur sans frontiers (Pain Without Borders) - At the end of 2003, Deneuve recorded a radio commercial to encourage donations to fight against the pain in the world, notably for the victims of landmines .
Handicap International - In the middle of July, 2005, Deneuve lent her voice to the message of radio commercials, TV, and cinema which denounce the use of the BASM (cluster bombs) .
Voix de femmes pour la démocratie (Voice of women for democracy) - Deneuve read the text 'Le petit garcon? of Jean-Lou Dabadie on an entitled CD 'Voix de femmes pour la démocratie,? which was sold for the benefit of the female victims of the war and the fundamentalisms which fight for democracy .
Deneuve has also been involved with various charities in the fight against AIDS and Cancer .
Political Involvements
In 1971, Deneuve signed the 'Manifesto of the 343.? The Manifesto was published in Le Nouvel Observateur on 5 April 1971. In 1971 the feminist lawyer Gisèle Halimi founded the group Choisir ('To Chose?), to protect the women who had signed the Manifesto of the 343 (Manifeste des 343 salopes, Manifest of the 343 bitches) admitting to have practiced illegal abortions and therefore exposing themselves to judicial actions and prison sentences .
Deneuve is involved with Amnesty International's Program to Abolish the Death Penalty.
In 2001, Deneuve delivered a petition organized by the French-based group 'Together Against the death penalty? to the U.S. Embassy in Paris .
In April of 2007, Deneuve signed a petition on the internet protesting the 'misogynous' treatment of Socialist presidential candidate Ségolène Royal. More than 8,000 French men and women signed the petition, including French actress Jeanne Moreau .
Career Outside of Film
Modeling
Designer Yves Saint Laurent's muse, he dressed her in the films "Belle de Jour", "La Chamade", " La Sirène du Mississipi", "Liza", & "The Hunger".
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.
Her visage was used to symbolize Marianne (from 1985 to 1989), the national symbol of France.
In 1992 Deneuve became a model for Yves Saint Laurent's skincare line.
In 2001 Deneuve was chosen as the new face of L'Oréal Paris.
In 2006 Deneuve became the third inspiration for the M.A.C Beauty Icon series. Deneuve and M.A.C Cosmetics closely collaborated on the colour collection that became available at M.A.C locations worldwide in February 2006.
In late 2007 Deneuve began appearing in the new Louis Vuitton luggage advertisements.
Entrepreneural
Introduced her own perfume, Deneuve in 1986.
Designer of glasses, shoes, jewelry, and greeting cards.
Complete Filmography
"Les Collégiennes" ("Twilight Girls") (1957, by André Hunebelle) (credited as Catherine/Sylvie Dorléac)
"Les portes claquent" (1960, by Jacques Poitrenaud)
"L'Homme à femmes" (1960, by Jean-Gérard Cornu)
"Et satan conduit le bal" (1962, by G.M. Dabat)
"Les Parisiennes" ("Tales of Paris") (1962, by Michel Boisrond, Marc Allegret, & Claude Barma)
"Dossier 1413 (1963, by Alfred Rode)
"Le vice et la vertu" ("Vice and Virtue") (1963, by Roger Vadim)
"Vacances portugaises" (1963, by Pierre Kast)
"La Costanza della ragione" (1964, by Pasquale Festa Campanile)
"Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" ("The Umbrellas of Cherbourg") (1964, by Jacques Demy)
"Les plus belles escroqueries du monde" (1964, by Claude Chabrol, Roman Polanski, & Ugo Gregoretti)
"La Chasse à l'homme" (1964, by Pasquale Festa Campanile)
"Un monsieur de compagnie" (1965, by Philippe de Broca)
"Repulsion" (1965, by Roman Polanski)
"Les Petits chats" ("Wild Roots of Love") (1965, by Jacques R. Villa)
"Das Liebeskarussell" ("The Daisy Chain") (1965, by Rolf Thiele)
"La Chant du monde" (1965, by Marcel Camus)
"La Vie de château" (1966, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau)
"Les Créatures" ("The Creatures") (1966, by Agnès Varda)
"Les Demoiselles de Rochefort" ("The Young Girls of Rochefort") (1967, by Jacques Demy)
"Belle de jour" (1967, by Luis Buñuel)
"Benjamin" (1968, by Michel Deville)
"La Chamade" ("Heartbeat") (1968, by Alain Cavalier)
"Manon 70" (1968, by Jean Aurel)
"Mayerling" (1968, by Terence Young)
"The April Fools" (1969, by Stuart Rosenberg)
"La Sirène du Mississippi" ("Mississippi Mermaid") (1969, by François Truffaut)
"Tout peut arriver" (1969, by Philippe Labro)
"Tristana" (1970, by Luis Buñuel)
"Peau d'Âne" ("Donkey Skin") (1970, by Jacques Demy)
"Ca n'arrive qu'aux autres" ("It Only Happens to Others") (1971, by Nadine Trintignant)
"Liza" (1972, by Marco Ferreri)
"Un flic" (1972, by Jean-Pierre Melville)
"L'Evènement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la lune" ("A Slightly Pregnant Man") (1973, by Jacques Demy)
"La Grande Bourgeoise" (1974, by Mauro Bolognini)
"Touche pas à la femme blanche" ("Don't Touch the White Woman!") (1974, by Marco Ferreri)
"La Femme aux bottes rouges" ("The Woman with Red Boots") (1974, by Juan Buñuel)
"Zig zig" (1975, by Laszlo Szabo)
"L'Agression" (1975, by Gérard Pirès)
"Le Sauvage" (1975, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau)
"Hustle" (1975, by Robert Aldrich)
"Si c'était à refaire" (1976, by Claude Lelouch)
"Anima persa" (1977, by Dino Risi)
"March or Die" (1977, by Dick Richards)
"Casotto" (1977, by Dick Richards)
"L'Argent des autres" (1978, by Christian de Chalonge)
"Ecoute voir..." (1979, by Hugo Santiago)
"Ils sont grands, ces petits" (1979, by Joël Santoni & Jean Jabely)
"À nous deux" ("Us Two") (1979, by Claude Lelouch)
"Courage fuyons" (1979, by Yves Robert)
"Le Dernier métro" ("The Last Metro") (1980, François Truffaut)
"Je vous aime" ("I Love You All") (1980, by Claude Berri)
"Le Choix des armes" ("Choice of Arms") (1981, by Alain Corneau)
"Hôtel des Amériques" ("Hotel America") (1981, by André Téchiné)
"Le Choc" ("Shock") (1982, by Robin Davis)
"L'Africain" (1983, by Philippe de Broca)
"The Hunger" (1983, by Tony Scott)
"Le Bon plaisir" (1984, by Francis Girod)
"Paroles et musique" ("Love Songs") (1984, by Elie Chouraqui)
"Fort Saganne" (1984, by Alain Corneau)
"Le Lieu du crime" ("Scene of the Crime") (1986, by André Téchiné)
"Agent trouble" (1987, by Jean-Pierre Mocky)
"Fréquence meurtre" ("Frequent Death") (1988, by Elisabeth Rappeneau)
"Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre" ("A Strange Place to meet") (1988, by François Dupeyron)
"La Reine blanche" (1991, by Jean-Loup Hubert)
"Indochine" (1992, by Régis Wargnier)
"Ma saison préférée" ("My Favorite Season") (1993, by André Téchiné)
"Les Demoiselles ont eu 25 ans" ("The Young Girls Turn 25") (1993, by Agnès Varda)
"La Partie d'échecs" ("The Chess Game") (1994, by Yves Hanchar)
"Les Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma" ("A Hundred and One Nights") (1995, by Agnès Varda)
"'¿Qué apostamos?'" (TV) (Episode dated 31 March 1995) (1993, by Francesco Bossermann)
"L'Inconnu" (short film) (1995, by Ismaël Ferroukhi)
"O Convento" ("The Convent") (1995, by Manoel de Oliveira)
"Les Voleurs" ("Thieves") (1996, by André Téchiné)
"Court toujours : L'inconnu" (TV) (1996, by Ismaël Ferroukhi)
"Généalogies d'un crime" (1997, by Raoul Ruiz)
"Sans titre" (short film) (1997, by Leos Carax)
"Place Vendôme" (1998, by Nicole Garcia)
"Le Vent de la nuit" (1999, by Philippe Garrel)
"Belle maman" ("Beautiful Mother") (1999, by Gabriel Aghion)
"Pola X" (1999, by Leos Carax)
"Le Temps retrouvé" ("Time Regained") (1999, by Raoul Ruiz)
"Est-Ouest" ("East-West") (1999, by Régis Wargnier)
"Dancer In The Dark" (2000, by Lars von Trier)
"Je rentre à la maison" ("I'm Going Home") (2001, by Manoel de Oliveira)
"Absolument fabuleux" (2001, by Gabriel Aghion)
"The Musketeer" (2001, by Peter Hyams)
"Le Petit poucet" (2001, by Olivier Dahan)
"8 femmes" ("8 Women") (2002, by François Ozon)
"Au plus près du paradis" ("Nearest to Heaven") (2002, by Tonie Marshall)
"Les Liaisons dangereuses" (TV) (2003, by Josée Dayan)
"Um Filme Falado" ("A Talking Picture") (2003, by Manoel de Oliveira)
"Rois et reine" ("Kings and Queen") (2003, by Arnaud Desplechin)
"Les Temps qui changent" ("Changing Times") (2004, by André Téchiné)
"Princesse Marie" (TV) (2004, by Benoît Jacquot)
"Palais Royal!" (2005, by Valérie Lemercier)
"Le Concile de Pierre" ("The Stone Council") (2006, by Guillaume Nicloux)
"Nip/Tuck" (TV) (2006, Episode 'Diana Lubey,' plays title character. First run 11/21/06)
"Le Héros de la famille" ("The Family Hero") (2006, by Thierry Klifa)
"Persepolis" (2007, by Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi) (Voice)
"Après Lui" ("After Him") (2007, by Gaël Morel)
"Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten" ("Breakfast With a Stranger") (TV) (appears briefly as 'the elegant lady.' First run 5/29/07)
"Je veux voir" ("I Want to See") (Lebanese short film) (2007, by Khalif Joreige & Joana Hadjithomas)
"Un conte de Noël" (2008, post-production)
External links
http://www.myspace.com/catherine_deneuve The Myspace Catherine Deneuve Fan Site.
(Music Video 'Catherine Deneuve' By Kelly & The KellyGirls)
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