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Jeanne Moreau

Born 1928-01-23

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.

Known for

Ever After: A Cinderella Story 1998 · 7.1 La Femme Nikita 1990 · 7.2 Jules and Jim 1962 · 7.7 Elevator to the Gallows 1958 · 7.9 The Trial 1962 · 7.6 La Notte 1961 · 7.9 The Lover 1992 · 6.8 The Train 1964 · 7.8 A Woman Is a Woman 1961 · 7.3 Until the End of the World 1991 · 6.8 Chimes at Midnight 1965 · 7.6 The Fire Within 1963 · 7.8 The Bride Wore Black 1968 · 7.2 Going Places 1974 · 7.1 Diary of a Chambermaid 1964 · 7.4 Mr. Klein 1976 · 7.5 The Last Tycoon 1976 · 6.2 Don't Touch the Loot 1954 · 7.7 Querelle 1982 · 6.6 Beyond the Clouds 1995 · 6.4 The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964 · 6.4 Viva Maria! 1965 · 6.3 The Immortal Story 1968 · 7.0 Map of the Human Heart 1993 · 7.0 Eva 1962 · 6.4 Mademoiselle 1966 · 7.1 Mille milliards de dollars 1982 · 7.0 Gebo and the Shadow 2012 · 6.4 Orson Welles: The One-Man Band 1995 · 7.5 The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea 1991 · 5.9 Le dialogue des Carmélites 1960 · 7.0 Heat of Desire 1981 · 5.6 Échec au porteur 1958 · 5.8 The Scheming Women 1954 · 6.1