Overview
Jeanne Moreau
Known For
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic...
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
A walk through the career of French filmmaker André Téchiné,...
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017),...
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of...
François Truffaut l'insoumis
This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his...
Lullaby to my Father
The film intertwines historical events and intimate memories. I observe...
Biography
Jeanne Moreau (23 January 1928 – 31 July 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.