Jeanne Moreau
Known for Acting
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
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
EverAfter
1998
as Grande Dame
The 400 Blows
1959
as La Femme avec le chien
Nikita
1990
as Armande
Until the End of the World
1991
as Edith Farber
Mr. Klein
1976
as Florence
Elevator to the Gallows
1958
as Florence Carala
Viva Maria!
1965
as Maria II
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")
The Train
1964
as Christine
The Trial
1962
as Marika Burstner
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Didi
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
as (voice)
Lisa
2001
as Lisa (old)
Beyond the Clouds
1995
as Friend
The Architecture of Doom
1989
as French narrator (voice)