Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017 was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France’s great movie stars and her eight-decade career was among the longest in film history.
ël Akchoté born 7 December 1968 is a French guitarist in free improvisation, classical, experimental, and free jazz. Contents 1Career 2Discography 2.1As leader 2.2As co-leader 2.3As sideman 3Filmography 4Bibliography 5References Career Starting on guitar at when he was eight years old, he received lessons on classical guitar in school. When he was ten he saw a Baden Powell concert in Paris and
Arielle Dombasle born April 27, 1953 is an American-born French singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer’s Pauline at the Beach (1983) and Alain Robbe-Grillet’s The Blue Villa (1995). She also starred in the 1984 miniseries Lace and its 1985 sequel Lace II. Since 1978 she has released twenty-one singles and ten albums and has directed four movies. Contents
Simon Abkarian Armenian: born 5 March 1962 is an Armenian-French actor. Life and career[edit] Born in Gonesse, Val d’Oise, of Armenian descent, Abkarian spent his childhood in Lebanon. He moved to Los Angeles, where he joined an Armenian theater company managed by Gerald Papazian. He returned to France in 1985, settling in Paris. He took classes at the Acting International school,
Luc Paul Maurice Besson born 18 March 1959 is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed or produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990). Besson is associated with the Cinéma du look film movement. He has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films Léon: The Professional and The Messenger: The
Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne born 1 July 1985 is a French actress. She began her acting career in French cinema, appearing in films such as The Last Mistress (2007) and On War (2008). She first came to attention after she received her first César Award nomination, for her performance in The Beautiful Person (2008), and won the Trophée Chopard, an award given
Charles Aznavour born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, Armenian: Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavuryan; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018 was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a composer, singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded
Emir Kusturica born 24 November 1954 is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician. He also has French citizenship. He has been recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films, as well as his projects in town-building. He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions and won the Palme d’Or twice (for When Father Was Away on Business and Underground), as well as the Best
Corinne Calvet April 30, 1925 – June 23, 2001 born Corinne Dibos, was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films. According to one obituary, she was promoted “as a combination of Dietrich and Rita Hayworth, but her persona failed to live up to this description, though the fault lay as much with a string of mediocre films as
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant born 22 March 1949 is a French actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Personal life 4Selected filmography 5Awards and nominations 6References 7External links Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France, to a military attaché father. She grew