Sandrine Kiberlain

Sandrine Kiberlain born Sandrine Kiberlajn; 25 February 1968 is a French actress and singer. Her most notable roles were in the films The Patriots (1994), A Self Made Hero (1996), For Sale (1998), Alias Betty (2001), Mademoiselle Chambon (2009), 9 Month Stretch (2013), and Number One Fan (2014). Kiberlain has appeared in over sixty films and won two César Awards from eight nominations. Contents   1Career 2Personal life 3Philanthropy 4Filmography 5Discography 5.1Albums

Yves Montand

vo Livi (Italian pronunciation: ), better known as Yves Montand  13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991  was an Italian-French actor and singer. Contents   1Early life 2Career 3Personal life 4Filmography 5Discography 6References 7External links Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, and Giuseppina Simoni, a devout Catholic, while her husband

Louis de Funès

Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza 31 July 1914 – 27 January 1983 was a French actor and comedian. According to several polls conducted since 1968, he is France’s favourite actor – having played over 150 roles in film and over 100 on stage. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg  born 21 July 1971 is an English-French actress and singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song “Lemon Incest” at the age of 12, she released an album with her father at the

Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson born 3 August 1958 is a French actor, singer and activist. He is best known internationally for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Contents   1Biography 1.1Early life 1.2First critical accolades 1.3Recent years 2Filmography 3References 4External links Biography Early life Wilson is the son of Georges Wilson, who was an

Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974 was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: Sciuscià and Bicycle Thieves (honorary), while Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Il giardino dei Finzi Contini won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of Sciuscià (the first

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007 was a French actor. Contents   1Life and career 2Selected filmography 3References 4External links Life and career Cassel was born “Jean-Pierre Crochon” in Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite (née Fabrègue), an opera singer, and Georges Crochon, a doctor. Cassel was discovered by Gene Kelly as he tap danced on stage, and

François Morel

François Morel 14 March 1926 – 14 January 2018 was a Canadian composer, pianist, conductor, and music educator. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1994 and was awarded the Prix Denise-Pelletier in 1996. He has had his works premiered by the CBC Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Contents  

Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne  8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905 was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). Verne is considered to

Henri Attal

Henri Attal  1936 in Paris – 2003 was a French actor. Selected filmography[edit] Asphalte (1959) – Bit Part (uncredited) Les Bonnes Femmes (1960) – Un ami de Jane et Jacqueline (uncredited) Les godelureaux (1961) – Un consommateur Goodbye Again (1961) – Man at Concert (uncredited) A Woman Is a Woman (1961) – Faux aveugle #2 (uncredited) Saint-Tropez Blues (1961) – Un marin (uncredited)