Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau was a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Seven Days… Seven Nights. She had a son, Jérôme Richardson, with director Richard Friedkin.

About Jeanne Moreau in brief

Summary Jeanne MoreauJeanne Moreau (23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director. Moreau made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. She achieved prominence as the star of Elevator to the Gallows, directed by Louis Malle, and Jules et Jim, directed by François Truffaut. Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films into her 80s. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Seven Days…

Seven Nights. She was also the recipient of several lifetime awards, including a BAFTA Fellowship in 1996, Cannes Golden Palm in 2003 and César Award in 2008. In 2005, she was awarded with the Stanislavsky Award at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. She performed as a vocalist and once with Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall in 1984. She had a son, Jérôme Richardson, with director Richard Friedkin.