Jeanne Moreau
Known for ActingBorn 1928-01-23 — died 2017-07-31Paris, France
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.
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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
The Adolescent
1979 · as La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)
Love Actually
2003 · as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
The Lover
1992 · as Narrator (voice)
Going Places
1974 · as Jeanne Pirolle
The 400 Blows
1959 · as La Femme avec le chien
Nikita
1990 · as Armande
EverAfter
1998 · as Grande Dame
Mr. Klein
1976 · as Florence
Viva Maria!
1965 · as Maria II
The Trial
1962 · as Marika Burstner
Elevator to the Gallows
1958 · as Florence Carala
Visage
2009 · as Jeanne
The Train
1964 · as Christine
Jules and Jim
1962 · as Catherine
Querelle
1982 · as Lysiane
Beyond the Clouds
1995 · as Friend
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Last Tycoon
1976 · as Didi