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Jeanne Moreau

1928 - 2017

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Jeanne Moreau (French: [ʒan mɔʁo]; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Moreau began playing small roles in films in 1949, later achieving prominence with a starring role in Louis Malle's Elevator to the Gallows (1958). She was most prolific during the 1960s, winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Seven Days... Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeanne Moreau is the 173rd most popular actor (up from 200th in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from France (up from 463rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Actor.

Jeanne Moreau is most famous for her roles in films such as Jules and Jim, The Bride Wore Black, and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.

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Among actors, Jeanne Moreau ranks 173 out of 13,578. Before her are Jamie Foxx, Jeremy Irons, Geraldine Chaplin, Jet Li, Jim Carrey, and Fernandel. After her are Glenn Close, Shirley MacLaine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harvey Keitel, Gérard Philipe, and Julie Andrews.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jeanne Moreau ranks 18. Before her are Chinghiz Aitmatov, Serge Gainsbourg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Joe Jackson, Didi, and Philip K. Dick. After her are Zbigniew Brzezinski, Rinus Michels, Osamu Tezuka, Roger Vadim, Eddie Fisher, and Arnold Rüütel. Among people deceased in 2017, Jeanne Moreau ranks 13. Before her are Zygmunt Bauman, Roger Moore, Bill Paxton, Tom Petty, Raymond Kopa, and Jalal Talabani. After her are Zbigniew Brzezinski, Salvatore Riina, Ali Abdullah Saleh, David Rockefeller, Chuck Berry, and Nicolaas Bloembergen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jeanne Moreau ranks 429 out of 6,770. Before her are Louise Bourgeois (1911), Pierre Laval (1883), Francis Poulenc (1899), Fernandel (1903), Girard Desargues (1591), and André Derain (1880). After her are Antoine of Navarre (1518), Pierre Gassendi (1592), Pierre Bayle (1647), Arthur Honegger (1892), Isabella of France (1295), and Giambologna (1529).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Jeanne Moreau ranks 13. Before her are Catherine Deneuve (1943), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean Renoir (1894), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930), and Fernandel (1903). After her are Gérard Philipe (1922), Anouk Aimée (1932), Leslie Caron (1931), Philippe Noiret (1930), Isabelle Huppert (1953), and Marcel Marceau (1923).

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