Biography
Jeanne Moreau (January 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. She began playing small roles in films in 1949 and eventually achieved prominence as the star of Lift to the Scaffold (UK)/Elevator to the Gallows (USA) (1958), directed by Louis Malle, and Jules et Jim (1962), directed by François Truffaut. Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films until her death in 2017, at the age of 89. Moreau was the recipient of a César Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for individual performances, and several lifetime awards.
Movies & TV Shows
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Love Actually (2003) — Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
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The 400 Blows (1959) — La Femme avec le chien
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Nikita (1990) — Armande
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EverAfter (1998) — Grande Dame
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Jules and Jim (1962) — Catherine
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The Lover (1992) — Narrator (voice)
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La Notte (1961) — Lidia
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Elevator to the Gallows (1958) — Florence Carala
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The Trial (1962) — Marika Burstner
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Going Places (1974) — Jeanne Pirolle
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A Woman Is a Woman (1961) — Self (uncredited)
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The Train (1964) — Christine
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Mr. Klein (1976) — Florence
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The Bride Wore Black (1968) — Julie Kohler
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Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) — Josy
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The Fire Within (1963) — Eva
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Until the End of the World (1991) — Edith Farber
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Chimes at Midnight (1965) — Doll Tearsheet
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Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) — Céléstine
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Querelle (1982) — Lysiane
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Bay of Angels (1963) — Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre
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The Last Tycoon (1976) — Didi
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) — Self (archive footage)
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Beyond the Clouds (1995) — Friend
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The Lovers (1958) — Jeanne Tournier
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Time to Leave (2005) — Laura
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Viva Maria! (1965) — Maria II
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Les Misérables (2000) — Mère Innocente
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A Witch's Way of Love (1997) — Eglantine
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) — Self - Actress (archive footage)
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The Immortal Story (1968) — Virginie Ducrot
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Eleanor's Secret (2009) — Aunt Eléonore (voice)
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Ashes and Snow (2005) — French Narrator (voice)
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A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982) — Madame Benoît-Lambert
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Monte Walsh (1970) — Martine Bernard
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Eva (1962) — Eva Olivier
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) — The Marchioness of Frinton