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Jeanne Moreau Biography, Age, Death, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : January 23, 2019

Short Biography

Jeanne Moreau was born on 23-01-1928 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was a French Film Actress, Television Actress, Theatre Actress, Singer, Songwriter, Film Director, Musician & Writer.

Jeanne Moreau Complete Bio & Career

Jeanne Moreau’s parents divorced when she was just 11 years old. She stayed with her father who was the owner of a restaurant. She got highly inspired after watching the play Antigone by Jean Anouilh that she made it clear that she will become an actress one day. Her father didn’t want her to become an actress but against all odds, she joined National d'Art Dramatique in Paris and started her acting career. 
 
By the time, she turned the 20s, she started she started getting minor roles in small films. The first film that she worked in was Last Love in the year 1949. She got her initial breakthrough by acting in Louis Malle’s crime drama film titled Elevator in the year 1957. Malle and Moreau’s collaboration became the new big thing in France and their collaboration entertained the audiences with films like The Lovers among many others. Not just their professional collaboration but their off-screen romance too became the talking point. 
 
Moreau's most renowned film role was of Catherine in the love triangle film Jules et Jim in the year 1962. She literally owned the decade of the 1960s by working in films like The Bride Wore Black, Seven Days...Seven Nights, Diary of a Chambermaid and The Trial among many others. 
 
She started playing a character and supporting roles in the latter part of her career. For her contribution, she has been named right up with her contemporaries like Catherine Deneuve and Brigitte Bardot. She is arguably one of the biggest legends of French cinema. 

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Jeanne Moreau died on 31-07-2017 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, Aged 89.

DEATHDAY 31 July,2017 (Wednesday)
DEATH PLACE Paris, Ile de France
DEATH COUNTRY France

Jeanne Moreau Family, Relatives and Other Relations

She was married twice. She first married Jean-Louis Richard in 1951 but the couple divorced in 1951. She then married William Friedkin in 1977 but this time too the marriage didn’t last long and the couple divorced in 1979.        

Life's Important Dates Of Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Jeanne Moreau was 89 years 6 months & 8 days old age.