Catherine Deneuve Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Catherine Fabienne Dorlac
Date of birth:
October 22. 1943
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Height:
5' 6"
Hair color:
Dark Blond
Eye color:
Brown
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One of the most respected actresses, in the French film industry, Catherine was very successful in her roles as a "beautiful ice maiden" that she played with her characteristic panache for directors like Luis Bunuel and Roman Polanski. She is the daughter of the famous French actress Mauriece Dorleac. Born in 1943, she made her on screen debut at the young age of 13 in the 1956 film Les Coll駊ennes.
Her transition form a chubby young girl in plaits to a spirited young beauty happened with two of the famous "ice maiden" roles, first in Polanski's terrifying movie "Repulsion" and then in the 1967 film Belle de Jour directed by Bunuel. Her startling performance as an adventurous sexually charged dissatisfied young house wife in the latter film helped to establish her reputation as one of the talented actresses of her time.
Deneuve continued to rise steadily through 1960s and 70s and proved her metal in such films as the famous 1970 drama Trishana and A Slightly Pregnant Man in which she appeared for the first time with her lover Marcello Mastrioanni. Curiously, despite the fact that she was immensely popular in the United States she chose to avoid Hollywood limiting herself to French Film Industry. She made guest appearances in such films as The Hunger (1983). This movie revealed a lot more about Deneuve than just her acting prowess. She acted the part of a bisexual vampire alongside David Bowie, and thus turned into the new pin-up babe amongst the lesbian and gothic crowd of the United States.
The 1990s was a truly golden period for Deneuve, and she was able to garner further international acclaim for her sterling performances in various path breaking films which included the 1993 block buster Indochine that won her the Cesar award. In 2000 she became a critic's favorite, through her performance in the Lars von Trier's melancholy musical Dancers in the Dark. Though, the movie didn't garner popular appreciation and did a very mediocre business, but that didn't stop it from winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival!
Her transition form a chubby young girl in plaits to a spirited young beauty happened with two of the famous "ice maiden" roles, first in Polanski's terrifying movie "Repulsion" and then in the 1967 film Belle de Jour directed by Bunuel. Her startling performance as an adventurous sexually charged dissatisfied young house wife in the latter film helped to establish her reputation as one of the talented actresses of her time.
Deneuve continued to rise steadily through 1960s and 70s and proved her metal in such films as the famous 1970 drama Trishana and A Slightly Pregnant Man in which she appeared for the first time with her lover Marcello Mastrioanni. Curiously, despite the fact that she was immensely popular in the United States she chose to avoid Hollywood limiting herself to French Film Industry. She made guest appearances in such films as The Hunger (1983). This movie revealed a lot more about Deneuve than just her acting prowess. She acted the part of a bisexual vampire alongside David Bowie, and thus turned into the new pin-up babe amongst the lesbian and gothic crowd of the United States.
The 1990s was a truly golden period for Deneuve, and she was able to garner further international acclaim for her sterling performances in various path breaking films which included the 1993 block buster Indochine that won her the Cesar award. In 2000 she became a critic's favorite, through her performance in the Lars von Trier's melancholy musical Dancers in the Dark. Though, the movie didn't garner popular appreciation and did a very mediocre business, but that didn't stop it from winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival!