François Truffaut

François Roland Truffaut TROO-foh, TRUUF-oh,  French: ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984 was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry, having worked

François Cluzet

François Cluzet born 21 September 1955 is a French film and theatre actor. In 2007, Cluzet won a French César Award after starring as a doctor suspected of double homicide in thriller Tell No One (original title Ne le dis à personne). Cluzet may be best known for his role as Philippe in the international hit film The Intouchables (2011). Contents  

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin born Jacques André Simonet; 13 July 1941 is a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father’s name and Perrin his mother’s. Contents   1Life and career 2Filmography 2.1Actor 2.2Producer 3References 4External links Life and career Perrin was born in Paris. His father, Alexandre Simonet, was a theatre director

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker born Freda Josephine McDonald, naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975 was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent

George Voskovec

Jiří Voskovec  and known in the United States as George Voskovec (June 19, 1905 – July 1, 1981) was a Czech actor, writer, dramatist, and director who became an American citizen in 1955. Throughout much of his career he was associated with actor and playwright Jan Werich. In the U.S., he is best known for his role as the

Caroline Proust

Caroline Proust born 18 November 1967 is a French classically trained actress best known to international audiences for her role as Captain Laure Berthaud in the French TV series Spiral. She has also appeared in the TV series The Tunnel as well as theatre work including the Tracy Letts play August: Osage County and Game of Love and Chance. Contents   1Early

François Sagat

François Sagat  born 5 June 1979 is a French male gay pornographic film actor, model and director. Sagat is gay and currently lives in France. Sagat is known for his distinctive scalp tattoo. Contents   1Adult film career 2Non-pornographic career 2.1Documentaries 3Marketing, fashion and music 4Personal life 5Discography 5.1EPs 5.2Singles 6Filmography 6.1Non-pornographic 6.2Pornographic 6.2.1Director / Producer 6.2.2Actor

Marcel Dalio

Marcel Dalio born Israel Moshe Blauschild; 23 November 1899 in Paris – 18 November 1983 was a French character actor. He had major roles in two films directed by Jean Renoir, La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939). Contents   1Life and career 1.1Early life in France 1.2Wartime exile 1.3Postwar 1.4Television 2Selected filmography 3References 4External links

Michael Wong

Michael Wong may refer to: Michael Wong (actor) (born 1965), also known as Michael Fitzgerald Wong or Wong Man-Tak, Hong Kong based actor, director, producer and singer Michael Wong (singer) (born 1970), also known as Guang Liang, Taiwan-based Malaysian singer Mike Wong (born 1955), American born ice hockey player Michael Wong Wai-lun (born 1962), current Secretary for Development of Hong

Irène Jacob

Irène Marie Jacob born 15 July 1966 is a French-Swiss actress known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film The Double Life of Veronique, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for his 1994 film Three Colours: Red. Her other film appearances include The