Acting · Paris, France · Born January 23, 1928
Jeanne Moreau (January 23, 1928 – July 31, 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.
MovieBardot
2025
as archive footage
MovieThe Life of Mirrors
2025
MovieBelmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
MovieMorceaux de Cannes
2021
MovieClaudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
MovieAndré Téchiné: A Passion for Cinema
2019
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
MovieThey'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
MovieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
MovieFrançois Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieL'Habit ne fait pas le moine
2013
as Madeleine
MovieVenice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
as (voice)
MovieAin't Misbehavin
2013
as Self
MovieA Lady in Paris
2012
as Frida
MovieLullaby to my Father
2012
as Narrator (voice)
MovieClose Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGebo and the Shadow
2012
as Candidinha
MovieThe Bardot mystery
2012
TVAgnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
MovieA Bad Encounter
2011
as Gaby
MovieBouquet final
2011
as Marie
MovieDispositif 47 - The Second Death
2010
as Self (archive footage)
MovieEleanor's Secret
2009
as Aunt Eléonore (voice)
MovieVisage
2009
as Jeanne
MovieCarmel
2009
as Narrator
MovieBulles de Vian
2009
as Self
Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner Müller
2009
as Self
Looking for Truffaut
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieChâteau en Suède
2008
as Agathe Falsen
MovieIl était une fois... « Jules et Jim »
2008
as Self (actrice, rôle de Catherine)
TVSous les vents de Neptune
2008
as Josette
MovieOne Day You'll Understand
2008
as Rivka
MovieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007
as The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")
MovieDisengagement
2007
as Françoise
MovieThe Deep
2007
as Ruth Warriner
MovieA City Runs Through the Festival
2007
as Self
MovieRoméo et Juliette
2006
as Laurence
TVThe Countess of Castiglione
2006
as Principessa Sisi Altieri
TVThe Accursed Kings
2005
as Mahaut d'Artois
MovieGo West
2005
as Novinar
MovieA Cursed Monarchy
2005
as Mahaut d'Artois
MovieThe Other Side of Welles
2005
as Self
MovieFrench Beauty
2005
as Self
MovieTime to Leave
2005
as Laura
MovieAkoibon
2005
as Madame Paule
MovieAshes and Snow
2005
as French Narrator (voice)
MovieAutogram
2005
as Jeanne Moreau
MovieFrançois Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004
as Self
MovieHot House
2003
as Léo
MovieLove Actually
2003
as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
MovieThe Passions of Louis Malle
2003
as Self - Interviewee
MovieHeart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCet amour-là
2001
as Marguerite Duras
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001
as (archive footage)
MovieZaïde, un petit air de vengeance
2001
as Anna Shermann
MovieLisa
2001
as Lisa (old)
MovieFassbinder's Women
2000
as Self
MovieOrson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
2000
as Self
TVLes Misérables
2000
as Mère Innocente
MovieThe Prince's Manuscript
2000
as Alessandra Wolf (Licy)
MovieBalzac: A Life of Passion
1999
as Charlotte-Laure
TVBalzac
1999
as Charlotte-Laure
TVVivement dimanche
1998
as Self
MovieEverAfter
1998
as Grande Dame
TVScene by Scene
1997
as Self
MovieA Witch's Way of Love
1997
as Eglantine
MovieLove & Confusions
1997
as Libra
MovieThe Proprietor
1996
as Adrienne Mark
MovieI Love You, I Love You Not
1996
as Nana
MovieCatherine the Great
1996
as Elizabeth
MovieThe Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self
MovieBeyond the Clouds
1995
as Friend
MovieOrson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
as Self (segment "The Deep") (archive footage)
MovieThe World of Jacques Demy
1995
as Self
MovieTo Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
as Self (uncredited)
MovieOne Hundred and One Nights
1995
as Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife
Belle Époque
1995
as Récitante
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
as Lili
MovieA Foreign Field
1993
as Angelique
MovieFrançois Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMap of the Human Heart
1993
as Sister Banville
MovieMy Name is Victor
1993
as Rose
MovieThe Absence
1993
as Writer's Wife
MovieSee You Tomorrow
1992
as Tete
MovieLa nuit de l'océan
1992
as Hélène Sauveterre
MovieThe Lover
1992
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Suspended Step of the Stork
1991
as The Woman
MovieThe Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
1991
as Lady M
MovieUntil the End of the World
1991
as Edith Farber
MovieAnna Karamazoff
1991
as Woman
MovieFilming Under Pressure
1991
as Self
MovieWim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
MovieLa Femme fardée
1990
as La Doria
MovieAlberto Express
1990
as The Baroness
TVStars 90
1990
as Self
MovieAu coeur de Nikita
1990
as Self
MovieNikita
1990
as Armande
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990
as Self
MovieThe Architecture of Doom
1989
as French narrator (voice)
TVScreen One
1989
as Angelique
MovieCalling the Shots
1988
as Self
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self
TVNulle part ailleurs
1987
as Self
MovieMiracle Healing
1987
as Sabine
TVLe Tiroir secret
1986
as Vivi
MovieFrancois Simon the Presence
1986
as Self
Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance
1986
as Madame Exe
MovieSauve-toi, Lola
1986
as Marie-Aude Schneider
MovieThe Nonentity
1986
as Barbesitzerin
MovieVivement Truffaut
1985
as Narrator / Self / Catherine
Vicious Circle
1985
as Ines
TVScreen Two
1985
as Lili
MovieLillian Gish
1984
as Self
MovieThe Life and Times of Don Luis Buñuel
1984
as Self
MovieL'Intoxe
1983
as Marie-Pierre
MovieThe Trout
1982
as Lou
MovieQuerelle
1982
as Lysiane
MovieThe Orson Welles Story
1982
as Self
MovieA Thousand Billion Dollars
1982
as Madame Benoît-Lambert
MovieYour Ticket Is No Longer Valid
1981
as Lili Marlene
MovieHeat of Desire
1981
as Hélène
MovieThe Adolescent
1979
as La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)
TVCiné regards
1978
as Self
TVAuf los geht's los
1977
as Self
MovieThe Last Tycoon
1976
as Didi
MovieMr. Klein
1976
as Florence
TVCérémonie des César
1976
as Self - President
MovieLumière
1976
as Sarah
MovieHu-Man
1975
as Sylvana
MovieFrench Provincial
1975
as Berthe
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
1975
as Self
MovieThe Garden That Tilts
1975
as Maria
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
TVApostrophes
1975
as Self
TVMidi Première
1975
as Self
TVSpécial cinéma
1974
as Self
MovieThe Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
1974
as The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")
MovieCreezy
1974
as Renee Vibert
MovieGoing Places
1974
as Jeanne Pirolle
MovieJoanna Francesa
1973
as Joana
Omnibus: François Truffaut
1973
as Self
MovieNathalie Granger
1973
as L'autre femme
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieRepeated Absences
1972
as La voix de la nostalgie (voice)
MovieDear Louise
1972
as Louise
MovieVagabond Humor
1972
as Myriam Bingeot
MovieJeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972
as Self - Host /Interviewer
TVMidi trente
1972
as Self
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Côté cour, côté champs
1971
as Lady with Little Dog (uncredited)
MovieAlex in Wonderland
1970
as Self
MovieMonte Walsh
1970
as Martine Bernard
MovieLanglois
1970
as Self
MovieJeanne raconte Jeanne
1970
as Self
MovieCountdown to Vengeance
1970
as Madeleine
MovieDiane's Body
1969
as Diane Vallier
MovieGreat Catherine
1968
as Catherine
MovieThe Immortal Story
1968
as Virginie Ducrot
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MoviePortrait d'Orson Welles
1968
as Self
MovieThe Bride Wore Black
1968
as Julie Kohler
MovieThe Oldest Profession
1967
as Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
MovieThe Sailor from Gibraltar
1967
as Anna
MovieMademoiselle
1966
as Mademoiselle
MovieChimes at Midnight
1965
as Doll Tearsheet
MovieViva Maria!
1965
as Maria II
MovieMarguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau
1965
as Self
TVDim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
MovieThe Car That Became a Star
1965
as The Marchioness of Frinton (archive footage)
MovieThe Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as The Marchioness of Frinton
MovieThe Train
1964
as Christine
MovieDiary of a Chambermaid
1964
as Céléstine
MovieMata Hari, Agent H21
1964
as Mata Hari
MovieThe Victors
1963
as French Woman
MovieThe Fire Within
1963
as Eva
MovieBay of Angels
1963
as Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre
MovieBanana Peel
1963
as Cathy / Mme Volney
MovieEva
1962
as Eva Olivier
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieThe Trial
1962
as Marika Burstner
MovieJules and Jim
1962
as Catherine
MovieA Woman Is a Woman
1961
as Self (uncredited)
MovieLa Notte
1961
as Lidia
MovieThe Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
as Mother Marie of the Incarnation
MovieSeven Days… Seven Nights
1960
as Anne Desbarèdes
MovieFive Branded Women
1960
as Ljuba
Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur
1960
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDangerous Love Affairs
1959
as Juliette Valmont
MovieThe 400 Blows
1959
as La Femme avec le chien
TVDiscorama
1959
as Self
MovieThe Lovers
1958
as Jeanne Tournier
MovieThree Days to Live
1958
as Jeanne Fortin
MovieBack to the Wall
1958
as Gloria Decrey
MovieElevator to the Gallows
1958
as Florence Carala
MovieNot Delivered
1958
as Jacqueline Tourieu
MovieThe Strange Mr. Steve
1957
as Florence
MovieDemoniac
1957
as Agnès Vanaux
MovieUntil the Last One
1957
as Gina
MovieThe Wages of Sin
1956
as Angèle Ribot
TVCinépanorama
1956
as Self
MovieHi-Jack Highway
1955
as Alice
MovieM'sieur la Caille
1955
as Fernande
MovieLes Hommes en blanc
1955
as Marianne Déjazet
MovieQueen Margot
1954
as Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"
MovieThe Secrets of the Bed
1954
as Jeanne Plisson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
MovieThe Scheming Women
1954
as Mona Rémi, la femme de Paul
TVReflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
MovieTouchez Pas au Grisbi
1954
as Josy
MovieInside a Girls' Dormitory
1953
as Julie, la serveuse
MovieJulietta
1953
as Rosie Facibey
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieDr. Schweitzer
1952
as Marie Winter
TVLa Joie de vivre
1952
as Marianne
MovieThe Man in My Life
1952
as Suzanne Dubreuil
MoviePigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés
1950
as La môme Pâquerette
MovieThree Sinners
1950
as Martine Annequin
MovieLast Love
1949
as Michèle
