Vanessa Paradis is one of the beautiful French actresses. She was a fotomodel and a singer before she became a film-star. Her first success was the song "Joe Le Taxi". It was a hit in 15 countries. Her first film was a success for her, she won the 1990 Ceasar for it. For the next 5 years, she concentrated on her musical career, she rejected Pedro Almodóvar and John Boorman. In 1994, she got a good script from Jean Becker and she made a film again. This was Élisa (1995). She has a home in Manhattan, too, where she can enjoy the American life.