Jeanne Moreau
Known for Acting · 219 credits
- Born
- 1928-01-23
- Died
- 2017-07-31
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- 잔느 모로 · Жанна Моро
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.
Known For
TV Shows (34)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Lili
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Les Misérables
2000
as Mère Innocente
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
Dim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
Screen One
1989
as Angelique
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Accursed Kings
2005
as Mahaut d'Artois
La Joie de vivre
1952
as Marianne
Sous les vents de Neptune
2008
as Josette
The Countess of Castiglione
2006
as Principessa Sisi Altieri
Belle Époque
1995
as Récitante
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self - Guest
Balzac
1999
as Charlotte-Laure
Le Tiroir secret
1986
as Vivi
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
Movies (185)
The Adolescent
1979
as La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)
Love Actually
2003
as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
Going Places
1974
as Jeanne Pirolle
The Lover
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Ain't Misbehavin
2013
as Self
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
as Lili
EverAfter
1998
as Grande Dame
The 400 Blows
1959
as La Femme avec le chien
Last Love
1949
as Michèle
Bouquet final
2011
as Marie
The Absence
1993
as Writer's Wife
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Nikita
1990
as Armande
Langlois
1970
as Self
Mr. Klein
1976
as Florence
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
1991
as Lady M
Bardot
2025
as archive footage
Until the End of the World
1991
as Edith Farber
Fassbinder's Women
2000
as Self
Go West
2005
as Novinar
A Thousand Billion Dollars
1982
as Madame Benoît-Lambert
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Vicious Circle
1985
as Ines
Nathalie Granger
1973
as L'autre femme
Elevator to the Gallows
1958
as Florence Carala
Disengagement
2007
as Françoise
Queen Margot
1954
as Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"
The Architecture of Doom
1989
as French narrator (voice)
Anna Karamazoff
1991
as Woman
Banana Peel
1963
as Cathy / Mme Volney
A Witch's Way of Love
1997
as Eglantine
Francois Simon the Presence
1986
as Self
The Train
1964
as Christine
Beyond the Clouds
1995
as Friend
Jules and Jim
1962
as Catherine
Viva Maria!
1965
as Maria II
The Trial
1962
as Marika Burstner
Chimes at Midnight
1965
as Doll Tearsheet
Ashes and Snow
2005
as French Narrator (voice)
Querelle
1982
as Lysiane
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Repeated Absences
1972
as La voix de la nostalgie (voice)
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Didi
L'Intoxe
1983
as Marie-Pierre
Lisa
2001
as Lisa (old)
The Fire Within
1963
as Eva
Carmel
2009
as Narrator
Until the Last One
1957
as Gina
A Woman Is a Woman
1961
as Self (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Black
1968
as Julie Kohler
Visage
2009
as Jeanne
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
1981
as Lili Marlene
Map of the Human Heart
1993
as Sister Banville
The World of Jacques Demy
1995
as Self
Château en Suède
2008
as Agathe Falsen
Countdown to Vengeance
1970
as Madeleine
Lillian Gish
1984
as Self
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004
as Self
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife
Catherine the Great
1996
as Elizabeth
Heat of Desire
1981
as Hélène
Diary of a Chambermaid
1964
as Céléstine
Portrait d'Orson Welles
1968
as Self
The Man in My Life
1952
as Suzanne Dubreuil
La Notte
1961
as Lidia
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
as The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
as (voice)
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
1954
as Josy
Omnibus: François Truffaut
1973
as Self
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Not Delivered
1958
as Jacqueline Tourieu
Three Days to Live
1958
as Jeanne Fortin
The Garden That Tilts
1975
as Maria
Monte Walsh
1970
as Martine Bernard
A Foreign Field
1993
as Angelique
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as The Marchioness of Frinton
One Day You'll Understand
2008
as Rivka
The Life of Mirrors
2025
I Love You, I Love You Not
1996
as Nana
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Gebo and the Shadow
2012
as Candidinha
The Deep
2007
as Ruth Warriner
The Victors
1963
as French Woman
Dear Louise
1972
as Louise
The Secrets of the Bed
1954
as Jeanne Plisson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
as Mother Marie of the Incarnation
Au coeur de Nikita
1990
as Self
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Bardot mystery
2012
The Oldest Profession
1967
as Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Eva
1962
as Eva Olivier
The Lovers
1958
as Jeanne Tournier
French Beauty
2005
as Self
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Dangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Juliette Valmont
Bay of Angels
1963
as Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972
as Self - Host /Interviewer
Seven Days… Seven Nights
1960
as Anne Desbarèdes
Dr. Schweitzer
1952
as Marie Winter
The Immortal Story
1968
as Virginie Ducrot
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003
as Self - Interviewee
The Other Side of Welles
2005
as Self
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
as Self (segment "The Deep") (archive footage)
Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau
1965
as Self
Looking for Truffaut
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
1975
as Self
Love & Confusions
1997
as Libra
Time to Leave
2005
as Laura
Creezy
1974
as Renee Vibert
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
as Self (uncredited)
Mademoiselle
1966
as Mademoiselle
The Suspended Step of the Stork
1991
as The Woman
Alberto Express
1990
as The Baroness
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
The Orson Welles Story
1982
as Self
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Vagabond Humor
1972
as Myriam Bingeot
Great Catherine
1968
as Catherine
About Jeanne Moreau
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 d… With 219 credits spanning from 1949 to 2025, Jeanne Moreau has appeared in 185 films and 34 TV shows.
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- The Adolescent (1979) — as La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)
- Love Actually (2003) — as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
- Going Places (1974) — as Jeanne Pirolle
- The Lover (1992) — as Narrator (voice)
- Ain't Misbehavin (2013) — as Self
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