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Anouk Aimée
Film Actress / 1932 -
Anouk Aimée is an acclaimed French actress known for her roles in works like The Lovers of Verona, 8½, La Dolce Vita and A Man and a Woman.
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(1932-)
Film Actress
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Andre the Giant
Film Actor, Athlete / 1946 - 1993
Andre the Giant was a professional wrestler with the WWF (now the WWE). He was 6' 11" tall and weighed 500 pounds. He also acted in the film The Princess Bride.
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(1946-1993)
Film Actor, Athlete
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Antonin Artaud
Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet / 1896 - 1948
Antonin Artaud was a French actor, costume designer and writer who revolutionized drama with his idea of a Theater of Cruelty.
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(1896-1948)
Theater Actor, Playwright, Poet
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Eugène Atget
Actor, Photographer / 1857 - 1927
French photographer Eugène Atget recorded everything he considered picturesque or artistic in and around Paris, with an eye for strange and unsettling images.
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(1857-1927)
Actor, Photographer
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Brigitte Bardot
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Pin-up / 1934 -
Brigitte Bardot is a French dancer, model and actress who became an international icon in the 1950s and '60s with films like And God Created Women and Contempt.
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(1934-)
Animal Rights Activist, Film Actress, Pin-up
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Jean-Louis Barrault
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director / 1910 - 1994
Jean-Louis Barrault was a French actor director, and mime. He is best known for his role in the film The Children of Paradise (1945).
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(1910-1994)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1933 -
Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor best known for starring in Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless.
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(1933-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Sarah Bernhardt
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1844 - 1923
Perhaps the most famous actress of all time, Sarah Bernhardt is regarded as one of the finest actors of the 19th century, appearing on the stage and in some of the earliest films ever produced.
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(1844-1923)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Juliette Binoche
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress / 1964 -
French actress Juliette Binoche is widely regarded as one of film's most respected actresses for the intelligence she has brought to her complex roles.
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(1964-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress
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Maurice Chevalier
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Singer / 1888 - 1972
Maurice Chevalier was a French actor who played a suave seducer in early musicals and film comedies.
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(1888-1972)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Singer
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Claudette Colbert
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1903 - 1996
Actress Claudette Colbert was known for her trademark bangs, her velvety, purring voice, her confident, intelligent style, and her subtle, graceful acting.
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(1903-1996)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Marion Cotillard
Film Actress / 1975 -
French actress Marion Cotillard won an Academy Award for her performance as Edith Piaf in the film La Vie En Rose. She also starred in the acclaimed films Inception and The Dark Knight Rises.
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(1975-)
Film Actress
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Madame de Pompadour
Theater Actress, Singer, Political Leader / 1721 - 1764
Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of French King Louis XV in the mid-1700s. She greatly influenced French culture during this time, including decorative arts, architecture and statecraft.
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(1721-1764)
Theater Actress, Singer, Political Leader
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Catherine Deneuve
Film Actress / 1943 -
French actress Catherine Deneuve worked with some of the world’s most famous directors, including Roman Polanski in his 1965 film Repulsion.
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(1943-)
Film Actress
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Gérard Depardieu
Film Actor / 1948 -
French film actor Gérard Depardieu was known for his portrayal of sensitive, but masculine characters. He appeared in French and American films
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(1948-)
Film Actor
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Claudine Longet
Television Actress, Murderer, Singer / 1942 -
Singer Claudine Longet recorded seven albums from 1966 to 1972 and user her popularity to transition into an acting career. She murdered her boyfriend in 1976.
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(1942-)
Television Actress, Murderer, Singer
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Marcel Marceau
Actor, Artist / 1923 - 2007
Marcel Marceau was best known for his work as a mime artist in France.
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(1923-2007)
Actor, Artist
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Gilles Marini
Children's Activist, Actor, Model / 1976 -
French-American actor and model, Gilles Marini, finished second place on the eighth season of dance-competition show Dancing with the Stars.
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(1976-)
Children's Activist, Actor, Model
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Moliere
Theater Actor, Playwright / 1622 - 1673
Moliere was a renowned 17th century French dramatist, actor, director and all-around artist known for his innovative stage comedies.
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(1622-1673)
Theater Actor, Playwright
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Jeanne Moreau
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Director / 1928 -
Jeanne Moreau is a French actress, best known for her performances in French New Wave films of the 1950s and 60s.
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(1928-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Director
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Vanessa Paradis
Film Actress, Singer / 1972 -
Vanessa Paradis is a French superstar in both the worlds of music and film and has two children with actor Johnny Depp.
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(1972-)
Film Actress, Singer
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Emmanuelle Riva
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1927 -
French actress Emmanuelle Riva first attracted international attention with the 1959 film Hiroshima Mon Amour. She later received an Academy Award nomination for 2012's Amour.
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(1927-)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Simone Signoret
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1921 - 1985
German actress Simone Signoret performed in films like Room at the Top and Les Diaboliques, and met with international stardom. She married Yves Allegret in 1944, and later wed Yves Montand.
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(1921-1985)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Jacques Tati
Film Actor, Director / 1907 - 1982
Jacques Tati was a French comedic actor and film director who is well-remembered for his signature character Monsieur Hulot, a gentle, pipe-smoking man.
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(1907-1982)
Film Actor, Director
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Audrey Tautou
Film Actress / 1976 -
French actress Audrey Tautou leapt to international fame with the 2001 film Amélie.
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(1976-)
Film Actress
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Hervé Villechaize
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1943 - 1993
Hervé Villechaize was a French actor best known for playing Tattoo on the 1970s television show Fantasy Island.
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(1943-1993)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Emma Watson
Film Actor, Model / 1990 -
Emma Watson is best known for playing the character of Hermione, the best friend of Harry Potter in the Harry Potter film franchise.
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(1990-)
Film Actor, Model