Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1928-01-23
Day of Death
2017-07-31
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Jeanne Moreau
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.
Filmography (184)
The Life of Mirrors
2025
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
2019
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
L'Habit ne fait pas le moine
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013Ain't Misbehavin
2013
A Lady in Paris
2012
