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- Birth date: October 22, 1943Variety: Catherine Deneuve
- Birthplace: Paris, France
- Full name: Catherine Fabienne Dorleac
- Father: Maurice Dorleac
- Mother: Renee Deneuve
- Sister Francoise Dorleac died in an auto accident
- Son: Christian Vadim
- Daughter: Chiara Mastroianni
- Married and divorced David Bailey
- Romantically linked to: Marcello Mastroianni, Francois Truffaut and Roger Vadim
- Modeled for Chanel No. 5
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French film actress Catherine Deneuve became an international star in 1967 with her role as a call girl in Belle de Jour.
Deneuve stars in the 2008 dramedy A Christmas Tale, as the matriarch of a dysfunctional family.
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Life and Career
French director Roger Vadim took Deneuve under his wing, shortly after she began acting. She became pregnant, at the age of 19, with Vadim's child. Shortly after their son Christian was born, the relationship fell apart.Deneuve's first English speaking role was in Roman Polanski's 1965 film Repulsion. In 1967, she starred with her sister Francois Dorleac in The Young Girls of Rochefort, and shortly thereafter, her sister was tragically killed in an auto accident.
In 1969, Deneuve starred opposite Jack Lemmon in the film The April Fools and then followed that six years later with the movie Hustle. Deneuve portrayed a mistress on the television show Nip Tuck in 2006, and the following year joined her daughter Chiara Mastroianni with a voice role in the animated French feature, Persepolis.
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Catherine Deneuve Questions
Does anybody know ''The Hunger'' with Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon and David Bowie? 1 Answer"The Hunger", made in 1983, is about an Egyptian vampire who lives on the blood of her lovers. Catherine Deneuve plays Miriam (the vampire). David Bowie plays h... read more
What's Catherine Hardwicke's next literary film adaptation?Catherine Hardwick's next literary film adaptation will be Maximum Ride authored by James Patterson. She is also in the process of developing a modernized vers... read more
In the film Chinatown what exactly was Hollis relationship with Catherine? Father, lover? 1 AnswerIt would seem Hollis' alleged lover was his wife's daughter and sister, making Katherine his stepdaughter and/or sister-in-law... Jake also uncovers some hea... read more



