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- NAME: Jeanne Moreau
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Theater Actress, Director
- BIRTH DATE: February 23, 1928 (Age: 85)
- EDUCATION: Conservatorie de Paris
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
- ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces
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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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Jeanne Moreau was born on January 23, 1928 in Paris, France. The daughter of a dancer in the Folies Bergère, Moreau began acting in her teens. She went on to become one of the pre-eminent actresses in the French New Wave film movement, starring in François Truffaut’s Jules et Jim in 1962. By the start of the 21st century, Moreau had starred in more than 130 films, and worked with film legends including: Jean-Luc Godard, Orson Welles and Louis Malle.
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