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French actress (born 1949)

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Fanny Ardant is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, and stage actor. Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France, on March 22, 1949, she began her professional career in 1974. She is a citizen of France and speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and English. Ardant has been an unmarried partner of François Truffaut.

She received education at Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence and Paul Cézanne University. Her acting work has been recognized with several awards, including the César Award for Best Actress, the European Film Award for Best Actress, the César Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution. She was also nominated for the Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress. Ardant participated in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Paris Je T'Aime (Steelbook)

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Film & TV

Acting · Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France

Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fanny Ardant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • Halmeoni — Catherine Lamouette2028
  • The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse — Proserpina2025
  • Island — Ada2025
  • Ne crains pas le bruit de mes ailes — Keeper (voice)2025
  • Salamandre2025
  • American Star — Anne2024
  • Back to Alexandria — Fairouz2024
  • Rachel's Game — Rachel Zimmerman2024
  • E Trema Ancora, the Other Voice of Luchino Visconti — Narrator2024
  • Jane Birkin by Friends — Self2024

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
France
Active from
1949

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,762
Total plays
26,995

Tags

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Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born March 22, 1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France) is a French actress. Ardant grew up in Monaco until age 17 when she moved to Aix-en-Provence to attend university. In her early twenties her interest turned to acting and in 1974 she made her first appearance on stage. By the early 1980s she was a major motion picture star, gaining international recognition for her role opposite Gérard Depardieu in La Femme d'à côté (The Woman Next Door). <a href="https://ww

via Last.fm · Fanny Ardant

Key facts

Born
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant , ( 1949-03-22 ) 22 March 1949 (age 77) , Saumur , Maine-et-Loire , France
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1974–present
Partner
François Truffaut (1981–1984; his death)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumière Award.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fanny Ardant” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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