Jeanne Moreau (1928–2017) was a French actress. This multifaceted actor became synonymous with the French New Wave films of the ’50s and ’60s and continued her prolific film career into the 21st century.
Born in Paris, Moreau studied at the Conservatoire Nationale d’Art Dramatique. She was 20 when she became the youngest member of the Comédie-Française. She made a film début in Le Dernier Amour (1949; Last Love) and attained international fame as the embodiment of feminine mystery and smoldering sexuality with performances in Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows, 1958,) and Les Amants (1958; The Lovers) brought her international fame as the embodiment of feminine mystery and sexuality.
A remarkable actress with a compelling screen presence, her notable performances included Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959,) La notte (1961,) Jules et Jim (1961,) Le Journal d’ une femme de Chambre (1964; Diary of a Chambermaid😉 Viva Maria! (1965; opposite Brigitte Bardot,) Campanadas a medianoche (1966; Chimes at Midnight, or Falstaff,) Le Miraculé (1987; “The Miracle,”) Nikita (1990,) and La Vieille qui marchait dans la Mer (1991.)
Moreau later roles included Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993; The Summer House,) and I Love You, I Love You Not (1996,) Lisa (2001,) Le Temps qui reste (2005; Time to Leave,) and Plus Tard (2008; One Day You’ll Understand.) Moreau directed a few films, notably L’Adolescente (1979; “The Adolescent.”)
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Acting deals with very delicate emotions. It is not putting up a mask. Each time an actor acts, he does not hide; he exposes himself.
—Jeanne Moreau
Topics: Emotions, Actors, Acting
Success is like a liberation, or the first phase of a love affair.
—Jeanne Moreau
Topics: Success
Age does not protect you from love, but love to some extent protects you from age.
—Jeanne Moreau
Topics: Age, Aging
Some people are addicts. If they don’t act, they don’t exist.
—Jeanne Moreau
Topics: Acting, Actors
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