Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted January 3 27 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said: Question : was Jeanne Moreau as famous in the UK as Bardot is ? In France she still is but I doubt She could have made the list. Died at 89 in 2017. Have a feeling BB could well follow her footprints… No way. The most famous French actresses in the UK are Bardot, Tautou, Cotillard and Deneuve. They’re household names. Any others are second rate. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted January 3 8 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: No way. The most famous French actresses in the UK are Bardot, Tautou, Cotillard and Deneuve. They’re household names. Any others are second rate. Leslie Caron also a household name for the older generation. Not many other non British/Irish European actresses household names either. Sophia Loren, Penelope Cruz? Anyone else? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted January 3 14 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Question : was Jeanne Moreau as famous in the UK as Bardot is ? In France she still is but I doubt She could have made the list. Died at 89 in 2017. Have a feeling BB could well follow her footprints… She was one of the most famous French film actresses. Similar to Catherine Deneuve, anyone with an interest in cinema would know of her. Bardot, I have to say, is famous more for being a sex symbol than for her film career. Would Moreau have been Deathlisty? Definitely. Jeanne Moreau is in one of my favourite films - A Foreign Field it's about WW2 veterans returning to Normandy on the 50th anniversary of D-Day. It's very funny and very moving. Do see it if you can track it down. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted January 3 11 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: No way. The most famous French actresses in the UK are Bardot, Tautou, Cotillard and Deneuve. They’re household names. Any others are second rate. Interesting to see Tautou here ! She’s not anywhere as famous as Deneuve and Moreau out here. Cotillard and Deneuve make sense. I thought Moreau was up there with them. A wonderful actress and remarkable woman. A sex symbol also which turned Pierre Cardin hetero as they dated for 4 years. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted January 3 11 hours ago, Toast said: She was one of the most famous French film actresses. Similar to Catherine Deneuve, anyone with an interest in cinema would know of her. Bardot, I have to say, is famous more for being a sex symbol than for her film career. Would she have been Deathlisty? Definitely. Jeanne Moreau is in one of my favourite films - A Foreign Field it's about WW2 veterans returning to Normandy on the 50th anniversary of D-Day. It's very funny and very moving. Do see it if you can track it down. La baie des anges with Moreau is another one fantastic movie in which she’s a gambling addiction in Cannes. A very aesthetic movie and the dialogs are gold 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted January 3 2 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said: Interesting to see Tautou here ! She’s not anywhere as famous as Deneuve and Moreau out here. Cotillard and Deneuve make sense. I thought Moreau was up there with them. A wonderful actress and remarkable woman. A sex symbol also which turned Pierre Cardin hetero as they dated for 4 years. I wouldn't call myself a cinéaste, but Moreau is definitely one of the few French film actresses I have always been aware of. Audrey Tautou and Marion Cotillard are a different generation. Both have been in films that were very popular in the UK (Amelie and La Vie En Rose) so that has raised their profiles here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted January 3 Interestingly about Tautou,she has only done 1 english language film since she made The DaVinci Code (which made 600 Mllion woldwide) 18 years ago. Almost like she got a sample of worldwide fame and stardom and said,this ain't for me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,189 Posted January 3 Sophia Loren and Alain Delon would have been better picks this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,025 Posted January 4 I'd add Eva Green to the 'French actresses famous in the UK' list. Casino Royale does a lot of the heavy lifting but she's been in plenty of other English-language productions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jondarru 36 Posted January 24 Here's a bit look of this hottie 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy Corbyn 89 Posted January 24 She was an incredibly pretty girl back in the day, shame she turned into a rabid right-wing racist 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,189 Posted February 2 The DL may have jumped the gun on this one. Of course, hard to know by just her voice, but in this phone interview a couple of months ago (after her hospitalisations), her voice still sounds strong and full of life. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 353 Posted February 2 15 minutes ago, The Daredevil said: The DL may have jumped the gun on this one. Of course, hard to know by just her voice, but in this phone interview a couple of months ago (after her hospitalisations), her voice still sounds strong and full of life. In comparison with Delon…him should be on the DL replacing Bardot ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 423 Posted February 2 40 minutes ago, La Tombe said: In comparison with Delon…him should be on the DL replacing Bardot ! Delon is obviously worse but knowing Bardots standing in the New Year I don’t believe the committee made a mistake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonNgoat 143 Posted February 2 10 hours ago, The Daredevil said: The DL may have jumped the gun on this one. Of course, hard to know by just her voice, but in this phone interview a couple of months ago (after her hospitalisations), her voice still sounds strong and full of life. She’s still an 89 year old woman with known breathing difficulties. Perhaps not the strongest pick of the year but I just can’t see her going far into her 90s in her state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted February 2 21 hours ago, RetroGamer47 said: Delon is obviously worse but knowing Bardots standing in the New Year I don’t believe the committee made a mistake. The "committee" have already missed "open goals" like Stuart Gray and Johnny Irwin. They remind me of Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted June 18 Recently gave an interview by phone in which She stated she worries for Alain Delon. Sounds a little weak to me, has problem articulating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,189 Posted July 27 Well enough to do an interview with Le Parisien lashing out at the arrest of an anti-whaling activist An acceptable drop for 2025, especially at this rate. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daredevil 1,189 Posted August 19 Pays tribute to Delon via written letter to AFP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted September 20 Recent interview with Le Monde, you can hear her speak here, telling she can’t walk anymore unless with two walking sticks, she hates medicine and sounds frail to me… but she feels young and happy apparently ? The photo is from june 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 353 Posted September 28 Happy Birthday to BB….she turns 90 today ! She still lives peacefully on the French Riviera…but still complains a lot about usual life. Since a few days, many French newspaper made their headlines about this anniversary including this local one published in the area where she lives. And by the way, she is the last French icon known worldwide after the passings of J-P Belmondo in 2021 and Alain Delon in 2024. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted September 28 5 hours ago, La Tombe said: she is the last French icon known worldwide after the passings of J-P Belmondo in 2021 and Alain Delon in 2024. What about Natasha Nice? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
