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Jeanne Moreau

Acting 89 (deceased) years old Paris, France ★ 1.0
Born: January 23, 1928
Died: July 31, 2017

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.

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Known For

The Lover
The Lover Narrator (voice) 1992
The Adolescent
The Adolescent La narratrice (voice) (uncredited) 1979
Love Actually
Love Actually Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited) 2003
EverAfter
EverAfter Grande Dame 1998
Going Places
Going Places Jeanne Pirolle 1974

Jimmy's Seen (2)

The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows La Femme avec le chien 1959
La Femme Nikita
La Femme Nikita Armande 1990

Filmography

Acting Credits (214)

The Life of Mirrors
The Life of Mirrors 2025
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible 2022
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes 2021
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Self - Actress (archive footage) 2019
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema Self - Actress (archive footage) 2019
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Self (archive footage) 2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit Self / Various Roles (archive footage) 2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Self - Actress (archive footage) 2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis
François Truffaut l'insoumis Self (archive footage) 2014
L'Habit ne fait pas le moine
L'Habit ne fait pas le moine Madeleine 2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (voice) 2013
Ain't Misbehavin
Ain't Misbehavin Self 2013
A Lady in Paris
A Lady in Paris Frida 2012
Lullaby to my Father
Lullaby to my Father Narrator (voice) 2012
Close Up
Close Up Self (archive footage) 2012
Gebo and the Shadow
Gebo and the Shadow Candidinha 2012
The Bardot mystery
The Bardot mystery 2012
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There Self 2011
A Bad Encounter
A Bad Encounter Gaby 2011
Bouquet final
Bouquet final Marie 2011
Dispositif 47 - The Second Death
Dispositif 47 - The Second Death Self (archive footage) 2010
Eleanor's Secret
Eleanor's Secret Aunt Eléonore (voice) 2009
Visage
Visage Jeanne 2009
Carmel
Carmel Narrator 2009
Bulles de Vian
Bulles de Vian Self 2009
Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller
Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller Self 2009
Looking for Truffaut
Looking for Truffaut Self (archive footage) 2009
Château en Suède
Château en Suède Agathe Falsen 2008
Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »
Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim » Self (actrice, rôle de Catherine) 2008
Sous les vents de Neptune
Sous les vents de Neptune Josette 2008
One Day You'll Understand
One Day You'll Understand Rivka 2008
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes") 2007
Disengagement
Disengagement Françoise 2007
The Deep
The Deep Ruth Warriner 2007
A City Runs Through the Festival
A City Runs Through the Festival Self 2007
Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette Laurence 2006
The Countess of Castiglione
The Countess of Castiglione Principessa Sisi Altieri 2006
The Accursed Kings
The Accursed Kings Mahaut d'Artois 2005
Go West
Go West Novinar 2005
A Cursed Monarchy
A Cursed Monarchy Mahaut d'Artois 2005
The Other Side of Welles
The Other Side of Welles Self 2005
French Beauty
French Beauty Self 2005
Time to Leave
Time to Leave Laura 2005
Akoibon
Akoibon Madame Paule 2005
Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow French Narrator (voice) 2005
Autogram
Autogram Jeanne Moreau 2005
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
François Truffaut, une autobiographie Self 2004
Hot House
Hot House Léo 2003
Love Actually
Love Actually Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited) 2003
The Passions of Louis Malle
The Passions of Louis Malle Self - Interviewee 2003
Heart of the Festival
Heart of the Festival Self (archive footage) 2002
Cet amour-là
Cet amour-là Marguerite Duras 2001
Bride of Trailer Camp
Bride of Trailer Camp (archive footage) 2001
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance Anna Shermann 2001
Lisa
Lisa Lisa (old) 2001
Fassbinder's Women
Fassbinder's Women Self 2000
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote Self 2000
Les Misérables
Les Misérables Mère Innocente 2000
The Prince's Manuscript
The Prince's Manuscript Alessandra Wolf (Licy) 2000
Balzac: A Life of Passion
Balzac: A Life of Passion Charlotte-Laure 1999
Balzac
Balzac Charlotte-Laure 1999
Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche Self 1998
EverAfter
EverAfter Grande Dame 1998
Scene by Scene
Scene by Scene Self 1997
A Witch's Way of Love
A Witch's Way of Love Eglantine 1997
Love & Confusions
Love & Confusions Libra 1997
The Proprietor
The Proprietor Adrienne Mark 1996
I Love You, I Love You Not
I Love You, I Love You Not Nana 1996
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great Elizabeth 1996
Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds Friend 1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band Self (segment "The Deep") (archive footage) 1995
The World of Jacques Demy
The World of Jacques Demy Self 1995
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive Self (uncredited) 1995
One Hundred and One Nights
One Hundred and One Nights Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife 1995
Belle Époque
Belle Époque Récitante 1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self - Guest 1994
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe Lili 1993
A Foreign Field
A Foreign Field Angelique 1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits Self (archive footage) 1993
Map of the Human Heart
Map of the Human Heart Sister Banville 1993
My Name is Victor
My Name is Victor Rose 1993
The Absence
The Absence Writer's Wife 1993
See You Tomorrow
See You Tomorrow Tete 1992
La nuit de l'océan
La nuit de l'océan Hélène Sauveterre 1992
The Lover
The Lover Narrator (voice) 1992
The Suspended Step of the Stork
The Suspended Step of the Stork The Woman 1991
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea Lady M 1991
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World Edith Farber 1991
Anna Karamazoff
Anna Karamazoff Woman 1991
Filming Under Pressure
Filming Under Pressure Self 1991
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Wim Wenders in Tokyo Self 1990
La Femme fardée
La Femme fardée La Doria 1990
Alberto Express
Alberto Express The Baroness 1990
Stars 90
Stars 90 Self 1990
Au coeur de Nikita
Au coeur de Nikita Self 1990
Nikita
Nikita Armande 1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film Self 1990
The Architecture of Doom
The Architecture of Doom French narrator (voice) 1989
Screen One
Screen One Angelique 1989
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots Self 1988
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée Self 1987
Nulle part ailleurs
Nulle part ailleurs Self 1987
Miracle Healing
Miracle Healing Sabine 1987
Le Tiroir secret
Le Tiroir secret Vivi 1986
Francois Simon the Presence
Francois Simon the Presence Self 1986
Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance
Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance Madame Exe 1986
Sauve-toi, Lola
Sauve-toi, Lola Marie-Aude Schneider 1986
The Nonentity
The Nonentity Barbesitzerin 1986
Vivement Truffaut
Vivement Truffaut Narrator / Self / Catherine 1985
Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle Ines 1985
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish Self 1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel Self 1984
L'Intoxe
L'Intoxe Marie-Pierre 1983
The Trout
The Trout Lou 1982
Querelle
Querelle Lysiane 1982
The Orson Welles Story
The Orson Welles Story Self 1982
A Thousand Billion Dollars
A Thousand Billion Dollars Madame Benoît-Lambert 1982
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid Lili Marlene 1981
Heat of Desire
Heat of Desire Hélène 1981
The Adolescent
The Adolescent La narratrice (voice) (uncredited) 1979
Auf los geht's los
Auf los geht's los Self 1977
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon Didi 1976
Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein Florence 1976
Cérémonie des César
Cérémonie des César Self - President 1976
Lumière
Lumière Sarah 1976
Hu-Man
Hu-Man Sylvana 1975
French Provincial
French Provincial Berthe 1975
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète Self 1975
The Garden That Tilts
The Garden That Tilts Maria 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Apostrophes
Apostrophes Self 1975
Midi Première
Midi Première Self 1975
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt") 1974
Creezy
Creezy Renee Vibert 1974
Going Places
Going Places Jeanne Pirolle 1974
Joanna Francesa
Joanna Francesa Joana 1973
Omnibus: François Truffaut
Omnibus: François Truffaut Self 1973
Nathalie Granger
Nathalie Granger L'autre femme 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Repeated Absences
Repeated Absences La voix de la nostalgie (voice) 1972
Dear Louise
Dear Louise Louise 1972
Vagabond Humor
Vagabond Humor Myriam Bingeot 1972
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma ! Self - Host /Interviewer 1972
Midi trente
Midi trente Self 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Côté cour, côté champs
Côté cour, côté champs Lady with Little Dog (uncredited) 1971
Alex in Wonderland
Alex in Wonderland Self 1970
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh Martine Bernard 1970
Langlois
Langlois Self 1970
Jeanne raconte Jeanne
Jeanne raconte Jeanne Self 1970
Countdown to Vengeance
Countdown to Vengeance Madeleine 1970
Diane's Body
Diane's Body Diane Vallier 1969
Great Catherine
Great Catherine Catherine 1968
The Immortal Story
The Immortal Story Virginie Ducrot 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Portrait: Orson Welles
Portrait: Orson Welles Self 1968
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black Julie Kohler 1968
The Oldest Profession
The Oldest Profession Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi") 1967
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar Anna 1967
Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle Mademoiselle 1966
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight Doll Tearsheet 1965
Viva Maria!
Viva Maria! Maria II 1965
Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau
Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau Self 1965
Dim Dam Dom
Dim Dam Dom Self 1965
The Car That Became a Star
The Car That Became a Star The Marchioness of Frinton (archive footage) 1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce The Marchioness of Frinton 1964
The Train
The Train Christine 1964
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid Céléstine 1964
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Mata Hari, Agent H21 Mata Hari 1964
The Victors
The Victors French Woman 1963
The Fire Within
The Fire Within Eva 1963
Bay of Angels
Bay of Angels Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre 1963
Banana Peel
Banana Peel Cathy / Mme Volney 1963
Eva
Eva Eva Olivier 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Trial
The Trial Marika Burstner 1962
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim Catherine 1962
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman Self (uncredited) 1961
La Notte
La Notte Lidia 1961
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
The Dialogue of the Carmelites Mother Marie of the Incarnation 1960
Seven Days… Seven Nights
Seven Days… Seven Nights Anne Desbarèdes 1960
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women Ljuba 1960
Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur
Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur Narrator (voice) 1960
Dangerous Love Affairs
Dangerous Love Affairs Juliette Valmont 1959
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows La Femme avec le chien 1959
Discorama
Discorama Self 1959
The Lovers
The Lovers Jeanne Tournier 1958
Three Days to Live
Three Days to Live Jeanne Fortin 1958
Back to the Wall
Back to the Wall Gloria Decrey 1958
Elevator to the Gallows
Elevator to the Gallows Florence Carala 1958
Not Delivered
Not Delivered Jacqueline Tourieu 1958
The Strange Mr. Steve
The Strange Mr. Steve Florence 1957
Demoniac
Demoniac Agnès Vanaux 1957
Until the Last One
Until the Last One Gina 1957
The Wages of Sin
The Wages of Sin Angèle Ribot 1956
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama Self 1956
Hi-Jack Highway
Hi-Jack Highway Alice 1955
M'sieur la Caille
M'sieur la Caille Fernande 1955
Les Hommes en blanc
Les Hommes en blanc Marianne Déjazet 1955
Queen Margot
Queen Margot Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot" 1954
The Secrets of the Bed
The Secrets of the Bed Jeanne Plisson (segment "Billet de logement, Le") 1954
The Scheming Women
The Scheming Women Mona Rémi, la femme de Paul 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes Self 1954
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Touchez Pas au Grisbi Josy 1954
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
Inside a Girls' Dormitory Julie, la serveuse 1953
Julietta
Julietta Rosie Facibey 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Dr. Schweitzer
Dr. Schweitzer Marie Winter 1952
The Man in My Life
The Man in My Life Suzanne Dubreuil 1952
Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés La môme Pâquerette 1950
Three Sinners
Three Sinners Martine Annequin 1950
Last Love
Last Love Michèle 1949

Directing Credits (3)

Writing Credits (3)

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