Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

217

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-01-23

Day of Death

2017-07-31 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

잔느 모로

Жанна Моро

Jeanne Moreau

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.

Known For

Acting

Chimes at Midnight

1965

Chimes at Midnight

as

Doll Tearsheet

Elevator to the Gallows

1958

Elevator to the Gallows

as

Florence Carala

Jules and Jim

1962

Jules and Jim

as

Catherine

The Trial

1962

The Trial

as

Marika Burstner

The Victors

1963

The Victors

as

French Woman

A Cursed Monarchy

2005

A Cursed Monarchy

as

Mahaut d'Artois

The Train

1964

The Train

as

Christine

Until the End of the World

1991

Until the End of the World

as

Edith Farber

Time to Leave

2005

Time to Leave

as

Laura

The Lovers

1958

The Lovers

as

Jeanne Tournier

The Fire Within

1963

The Fire Within

as

Eva

A Thousand Billion Dollars

1982

A Thousand Billion Dollars

as

Madame Benoît-Lambert

Going Places

1974

Going Places

as

Jeanne Pirolle

Vivement Truffaut

1985

Vivement Truffaut

as

Narrator / Self / Catherine

The Bride Wore Black

1968

The Bride Wore Black

as

Julie Kohler

Nathalie Granger

1973

Nathalie Granger

as

L'autre femme

Omnibus: François Truffaut

1973

Omnibus: François Truffaut

as

Self

Viva Maria!

1965

Viva Maria!

as

Maria II

One Day You'll Understand

2008

One Day You'll Understand

as

Rivka

Beyond the Clouds

1995

Beyond the Clouds

as

Friend

La Femme Nikita

1990

La Femme Nikita

as

Armande

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

as

Josy

La Notte

1961

La Notte

as

Lidia

Diary of a Chambermaid

1964

Diary of a Chambermaid

as

Céléstine

Map of the Human Heart

1993

Map of the Human Heart

as

Sister Banville

Mademoiselle

1966

Mademoiselle

as

Mademoiselle

Dangerous Love Affairs

1959

Dangerous Love Affairs

as

Juliette Valmont

Bay of Angels

1963

Bay of Angels

as

Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre

The Last Tycoon

1976

The Last Tycoon

as

Didi

French Provincial

1975

French Provincial

as

Berthe

I Love You, I Love You Not

1996

I Love You, I Love You Not

as

Nana

A Witch's Way of Love

1997

A Witch's Way of Love

as

Eglantine

Miracle Healing

1987

Miracle Healing

as

Sabine

2012

Close Up

as

Self (archive footage)

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

1984

The Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel

as

Self

Creezy

1974

Creezy

as

Renee Vibert

Disengagement

2007

Disengagement

as

Françoise

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as

The Marchioness of Frinton

Vagabond Humor

1972

Vagabond Humor

as

Myriam Bingeot

Queen Margot

1954

Queen Margot

as

Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"

Hi-Jack Highway

1955

Hi-Jack Highway

as

Alice

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

1995

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

as

Self (segment "The Deep") (archive footage)

Julietta

1953

Julietta

as

Rosie Facibey

Monte Walsh

1970

Monte Walsh

as

Martine Bernard

Face

2009

Face

as

Jeanne

Seven Days… Seven Nights

1960

Seven Days… Seven Nights

as

Anne Desbarèdes

Banana Peel

1963

Banana Peel

as

Cathy / Mme Volney

The Trout

1982

The Trout

as

Lou

The Immortal Story

1968

The Immortal Story

as

Virginie Ducrot

Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller

2009

Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller

as

Self

Eva

1962

Eva

as

Eva Olivier

One Hundred and One Nights

1995

One Hundred and One Nights

as

Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife

The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

1991

The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

as

Lady M

Mr. Klein

1976

Mr. Klein

as

Florence Klein

The Scheming Women

1954

The Scheming Women

as

Mona Rémi, la femme de Paul

Three Sinners

1950

Three Sinners

as

Martine Annequin

Three Days to Live

1958

Three Days to Live

as

Jeanne Fortin

Back to the Wall

1958

Back to the Wall

as

Gloria Decrey

Looking for Truffaut

2009

Looking for Truffaut

as

Self (archive footage)

The Oldest Profession

1967

The Oldest Profession

as

Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

1960

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

as

Mother Marie of the Incarnation

The Proprietor

1996

The Proprietor

as

Adrienne Mark

The Summer House

1993

The Summer House

as

Lili

A City Runs Through the Festival

2007

A City Runs Through the Festival

as

Self

Gebo and the Shadow

2012

Gebo and the Shadow

as

Candidinha

Five Branded Women

1960

Five Branded Women

as

Ljuba

A Foreign Field

1993

A Foreign Field

as

Angelique

Great Catherine

1968

Great Catherine

as

Catherine

Until the Last One

1957

Until the Last One

as

Gina

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

1974

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

as

The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")

Lullaby to my Father

2012

Lullaby to my Father

as

Narrator (voice)

A Lady in Paris

2012

A Lady in Paris

as

Frida

Go West

2005

Go West

as

Novinar

The World of Jacques Demy

1995

The World of Jacques Demy

as

Self

Lumière

1976

Lumière

as

Sarah

Ain't Misbehavin

2013

Ain't Misbehavin

as

Self

Château en Suède

2008

Château en Suède

as

Agathe Falsen

Love & Confusions

1997

Love & Confusions

as

Libra

Lisa

2001

Lisa

as

Lisa (old)

Roméo et Juliette

2006

Roméo et Juliette

as

Laurence

Mata Hari, Agent H21

1964

Mata Hari, Agent H21

as

Mata Hari

Demoniac

1957

Demoniac

as

Agnès Vanaux

Anna Karamazoff

1991

Anna Karamazoff

as

Woman

Dear Louise

1972

Dear Louise

as

Louise

Joanna Francesa

1973

Joanna Francesa

as

Joana

Heat of Desire

1981

Heat of Desire

as

Hélène

Not Delivered

1958

Not Delivered

as

Jacqueline Tourieu

Autogram

2005

Autogram

as

Jeanne Moreau

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

2000

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

as

Self

The Suspended Step of the Stork

1991

The Suspended Step of the Stork

as

The Woman

Dr. Schweitzer

1952

Dr. Schweitzer

as

Marie Winter

Cet amour-là

2001

Cet amour-là

as

Marguerite Duras

The Prince's Manuscript

2000

The Prince's Manuscript

as

Alessandra Wolf (Licy)

Eleanor's Secret

2009

Eleanor's Secret

as

Aunt Eléonore (voice)

The Wages of Sin

1956

The Wages of Sin

as

Angèle Ribot

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1967

The Sailor from Gibraltar

as

Anna

Akoibon

2005

Akoibon

as

Madame Paule

Balzac: A Life of Passion

1999

Balzac: A Life of Passion

as

Charlotte-Laure

The 400 Blows

1959

The 400 Blows

as

Woman with Dog

The Garden That Tilts

1975

The Garden That Tilts

as

Maria

La Femme fardée

1990

La Femme fardée

as

La Doria

Inside a Girls' Dormitory

1953

Inside a Girls' Dormitory

as

Julie, la serveuse

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

as

Self (archive footage)

Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur

1960

Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur

as

Narrator (voice)

The Deep

2007

The Deep

as

Ruth Warriner

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

as

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Love Actually

2003

Love Actually

as

Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)

Diane's Body

1969

Diane's Body

as

Diane Vallier

Hu-Man

1975

Hu-Man

as

Sylvana

Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance

2001

Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance

as

Anna Shermann

A Woman Is a Woman

1961

A Woman Is a Woman

as

Self (uncredited)

The Nonentity

1986

The Nonentity

as

Barbesitzerin

My Name is Victor

1993

My Name is Victor

as

Rose

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

1981

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

as

Lili Marlene

Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »

2008

Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »

as

Self (actrice, rôle de Catherine)

Côté cour, côté champs

1971

Côté cour, côté champs

as

Lady with Little Dog (uncredited)

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

1995

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

as

Self (uncredited)

Langlois

1970

Langlois

as

Self

Carmel

2009

Carmel

as

Narrator

The Strange Mr. Steve

1957

The Strange Mr. Steve

as

Florence

Catherine the Great

1996

Catherine the Great

as

Elizabeth

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

2004

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

as

Self

Portrait: Orson Welles

1968

Portrait: Orson Welles

as

Self

Francois Simon the Presence

1986

Francois Simon the Presence

as

Self

EverAfter

1998

EverAfter

as

Grande Dame

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

1990

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

as

Self

Countdown to Vengeance

1970

Countdown to Vengeance

as

Madeleine

L'Intoxe

1983

L'Intoxe

as

Marie-Pierre

Repeated Absences

1972

Repeated Absences

as

La voix de la nostalgie (voice)

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés

1950

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés

as

La môme Pâquerette

Les Hommes en blanc

1955

Les Hommes en blanc

as

Marianne Déjazet

La nuit de l'océan

1992

La nuit de l'océan

as

Hélène Sauveterre

Last Love

1949

Last Love

as

Michèle

L'Habit ne fait pas le moine

2013

L'Habit ne fait pas le moine

as

Madeleine

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as

The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")

Dispositif 47 - The Second Death

2010

Dispositif 47 - The Second Death

as

Self (archive footage)

Alberto Express

1990

Alberto Express

as

The Baroness

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

1996

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

as

Self (archive footage)

Bulles de Vian

2009

Bulles de Vian

as

Self

M'sieur la Caille

1955

M'sieur la Caille

as

Fernande

Sauve-toi, Lola

1986

Sauve-toi, Lola

as

Marie-Aude Schneider

The Man in My Life

1952

The Man in My Life

as

Suzanne Dubreuil

Bouquet final

2011

Bouquet final

as

Marie

André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema

2019

André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema

as

Self - Actress (archive footage)

François Truffaut l'insoumis

2014

François Truffaut l'insoumis

as

Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

1993

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as

Self (archive footage)

The Architecture of Doom

1989

The Architecture of Doom

as

French narrator (voice)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as

Self - Actress (archive footage)

See You Tomorrow

1992

See You Tomorrow

as

Tete

The Absence

1993

The Absence

as

Writer's Wife

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

1990

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

as

Self

Hot House

2003

Hot House

as

Léo

Jeanne raconte Jeanne

1970

Jeanne raconte Jeanne

as

Self

Querelle

1982

Querelle

as

Lysiane

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

as

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Alex in Wonderland

1970

Alex in Wonderland

as

Self

The Other Side of Welles

2005

The Other Side of Welles

as

Self

Calling the Shots

1988

Calling the Shots

as

Self

The Lover

1992

The Lover

as

Narrator

1965

The Car That Became a Star

as

The Marchioness of Frinton (archive footage)

Filming Under Pressure

1991

Filming Under Pressure

as

Self

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

1972

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

as

Self - Host /Interviewer

The Secrets of the Bed

1954

The Secrets of the Bed

as

Jeanne Plisson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")

A Bad Encounter

2011

A Bad Encounter

as

Gaby

Sous les vents de Neptune

2008

Sous les vents de Neptune

as

Josette

Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau

1965

Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau

as

Self

Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète

1975

Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète

as

Self

The Adolescent

1979

The Adolescent

as

La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)

Lillian Gish

1984

Lillian Gish

as

Self

Vicious Circle

1985

Vicious Circle

as

Ines

Au coeur de Nikita

1990

Au coeur de Nikita

as

Self

Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance

1986

Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance

as

Madame Exe

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

as

Voice

The Passions of Louis Malle

2003

The Passions of Louis Malle

as

Self - Interviewee

Trois minutes

Trois minutes

as

Bride of Trailer Camp

2001

Bride of Trailer Camp

as

(Archival)

French Beauty

2005

French Beauty

as

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

as

Mère Innocente

Balzac

Balzac

as

Charlotte-Laure

Nulle part ailleurs

Nulle part ailleurs

as

Self

Screen One

Screen One

as

Angelique

Belle Époque

Belle Époque

as

Récitante

The Accursed Kings

The Accursed Kings

as

Mahaut d'Artois

Le Tiroir secret

Le Tiroir secret

as

Vivi

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

as

Self

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

The Countess of Castiglione

The Countess of Castiglione

as

Principessa Sisi Altieri

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

as

Self

Auf los geht's los

Auf los geht's los

as

Self

Dim Dam Dom

Dim Dam Dom

as

Self

Midi trente

Midi trente

as

Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as

Self

Midi Première

Midi Première

as

Self

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as

Self

Discorama

Discorama

as

Self

Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche

as

Self

Stars 90

Stars 90

as

Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

as

Self

Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

as

Self

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

as

Self

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes

as

Self

Production

Lillian Gish

1984

Lillian Gish

as

Go West

2005

Go West

as

Crew

Baden Baden

2016

Baden Baden

as

The 400 Blows

1959

The 400 Blows

as

Salvo

2013

Salvo

as

Directing

Lumière

1976

Lumière

as

The Adolescent

1979

The Adolescent

as

Lillian Gish

1984

Lillian Gish

as