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Catherine Deneuve (born October 22 1943 , Paris ) is an Oscar -nominated French actress.

Born Catherine Dorléac to the actor Maurice Teynac (né Dorléac) and his wife Renée Deneuve , she made her movie debut in the 1956 film "Les Collegiennes," when she was still a teenager (her elder sister, Françoise Dorléac , 1942-1967, was a popular actress before dying in a car crash). Her breakthroughs came with the Musical Film '' Les Parapluies De Cherbourg '' (''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'') ( Jacques Demy , 1964), the late Surrealist masterpiece '' Belle De Jour '' ( Luis Buñuel , 1967), and the Franco-English production '' Repulsion '' ( Roman Polanski , 1965).

She won the César Award for Best Actress in 1981 for her performance in ''Le Dernier métro''. She won the César Award for Best Actress a second time for her starring role in the 1992 film, '' Indochine '' and was nominated for an Academy Award For Best Actress for the same performance.

She is a (born 1963), by her relationship with the director Roger Vadim , and Chiara Mastroianni (born 1972), by her four-year relationship with Marcello Mastroianni . She has been married once, from 1965 to 1972, to the British photographer David Bailey .

She was also nominated for a César Award for her roles in:
  • 2001 - ''8 Women'' (8 Femmes)

  • 1999 - ''Place Vendôme''

  • 1997 - ''Les Voleurs''

  • 1994 - ''Ma saison préférée''

  • 1989 - ''Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre''

  • 1988 - ''Agent trouble''

  • 1982 - ''Hôtel des Amériques''

  • 1976 - ''Le Sauvage''



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