Jeanne Moreau

Acting • 1928-01-23 • Paris, France

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.

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2026
The Road to JerichoFilm
2025
BardotFilm
archive footage
★ 8.2
2025
The Life of MirrorsFilm
2022
Belmondo: The IncorrigibleFilm
★ 7.8
2021
Morceaux de CannesFilm
★ 2.0
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolFilm
Self - Actress (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2019
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.2
2019
André Téchiné: A Passion for CinemaFilm
Self - Actress (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm DeadFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.1
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free SpiritFilm
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesFilm
Self - Actress (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2014
François Truffaut l'insoumisFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.8
2013
Venice 70: Future ReloadedFilm
(voice)
★ 5.0
2013
Ain't MisbehavinFilm
Self
★ 6.2
2013
L'Habit ne fait pas le moineFilm
Madeleine
★ 5.5
2012
Gebo and the ShadowFilm
Candidinha
★ 6.6
2012
A Lady in ParisFilm
Frida
★ 6.0
2012
Close UpFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.5
2012
The Bardot mysteryFilm
★ 10.0
2012
Lullaby to my FatherFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
2011
Agnès Varda: From Here to ThereTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 6.5
2011
Bouquet finalFilm
Marie
★ 1.0
2011
A Bad EncounterFilm
Gaby
2010
Dispositif 47 - The Second DeathFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
2009
Eleanor's SecretFilm
Aunt Eléonore (voice)
★ 6.8
2009
VisageFilm
Jeanne
★ 5.4
2009
CarmelFilm
Narrator
★ 7.0
2009
Looking for TruffautFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2009
Bulles de VianFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2009
Ich will nicht wissen, wer ich bin - Heiner MüllerFilm
Self
2008
One Day You'll UnderstandFilm
Rivka
★ 5.7
2008
Sous les vents de NeptuneTV
Josette • 2 episodes
2008
Château en SuèdeFilm
Agathe Falsen
2008
Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »Film
Self (actrice, rôle de Catherine)
2007
To Each His Own CinemaFilm
The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")
★ 6.4
2007
DisengagementFilm
Françoise
★ 4.9
2007
A City Runs Through the FestivalFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2007
The DeepFilm
Ruth Warriner
★ 7.0
2006
Roméo et JulietteFilm
Laurence
★ 4.7
2006
The Countess of CastiglioneTV
Principessa Sisi Altieri • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
2005
Time to LeaveFilm
Laura
★ 6.5
2005
Ashes and SnowFilm
French Narrator (voice)
★ 7.3
2005
AkoibonFilm
Madame Paule
★ 4.9
2005
Go WestFilm
Novinar
★ 6.0
2005
The Accursed KingsTV
Mahaut d'Artois • 5 episodes
★ 4.8
2005
French BeautyFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2005
The Other Side of WellesFilm
Self
★ 10.0
2005
AutogramFilm
Jeanne Moreau
2004
François Truffaut, une autobiographieFilm
Self
★ 6.6
2003
Love ActuallyFilm
Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
★ 7.1
2003
The Passions of Louis MalleFilm
Self - Interviewee
★ 10.0
2003
Hot HouseFilm
Léo
★ 5.0
2002
Heart of the FestivalFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
2001
Cet amour-làFilm
Marguerite Duras
★ 6.9
2001
LisaFilm
Lisa (old)
★ 4.6
2001
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeanceFilm
Anna Shermann
★ 7.0
2001
Bride of Trailer CampFilm
(archive footage)
2000
Les MisérablesTV
Mère Innocente • 4 episodes
★ 6.9
2000
Fassbinder's WomenFilm
Self
★ 5.3
2000
The Prince's ManuscriptFilm
Alessandra Wolf (Licy)
★ 8.2
2000
Orson Welles in the Land of Don QuixoteFilm
Self
★ 6.3
1999
Balzac: A Life of PassionFilm
Charlotte-Laure
★ 5.7
1999
BalzacTV
Charlotte-Laure • 2 episodes
★ 8.5
1998
EverAfterFilm
Grande Dame
★ 7.5
1998
Vivement dimancheTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 3.6
1997
A Witch's Way of LoveFilm
Eglantine
★ 5.2
1997
Love & ConfusionsFilm
Libra
★ 4.9
1997
Scene by SceneTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1996
I Love You, I Love You NotFilm
Nana
★ 5.3
1996
Catherine the GreatFilm
Elizabeth
★ 5.6
1996
The Good, The Bad, and the BeautifulFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1996
The ProprietorFilm
Adrienne Mark
★ 6.3
1995
Beyond the CloudsFilm
Friend
★ 6.2
1995
One Hundred and One NightsFilm
Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife
★ 6.1
1995
The World of Jacques DemyFilm
Self
★ 6.7
1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man BandFilm
Self (segment "The Deep") (archive footage)
★ 6.7
1995
Belle ÉpoqueTV
Récitante • 3 episodes
★ 10.0
1995
To Make a Film Is to Be AliveFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1994
Inside the Actors StudioTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
1993
Map of the Human HeartFilm
Sister Banville
★ 6.2
1993
The Clothes in the WardrobeFilm
Lili
★ 6.0
1993
François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
1993
The AbsenceFilm
Writer's Wife
★ 6.5
1993
A Foreign FieldFilm
Angelique
★ 7.0
1993
My Name is VictorFilm
Rose
★ 8.0
1992
The LoverFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
1992
La nuit de l'océanFilm
Hélène Sauveterre
★ 8.0
1992
See You TomorrowFilm
Tete
★ 8.0
1991
Until the End of the WorldFilm
Edith Farber
★ 6.7
1991
The Suspended Step of the StorkFilm
The Woman
★ 6.9
1991
The Old Lady Who Walked in the SeaFilm
Lady M
★ 5.4
1991
Anna KaramazoffFilm
Woman
★ 5.1
1991
Filming Under PressureFilm
Self
1990
NikitaFilm
Armande
★ 7.1
1990
La Femme fardéeFilm
La Doria
★ 6.0
1990
Stars 90TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1990
Alberto ExpressFilm
The Baroness
★ 9.0
1990
Wim Wenders in TokyoFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in FilmFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1990
Au coeur de NikitaFilm
Self
1989
The Architecture of DoomFilm
French narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
1989
Screen OneTV
Angelique • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1988
Calling the ShotsFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1987
Sacrée soiréeTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.7
1987
Miracle HealingFilm
Sabine
★ 5.4
1987
Nulle part ailleursTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1986
The NonentityFilm
Barbesitzerin
★ 6.0
1986
Le Tiroir secretTV
Vivi • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1986
Sauve-toi, LolaFilm
Marie-Aude Schneider
★ 8.0
1986
Agatha Christie’s The Last SeanceFilm
Madame Exe
★ 8.0
1986
Francois Simon the PresenceFilm
Self
1985
Screen TwoTV
Lili • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
Vivement TruffautFilm
Narrator / Self / Catherine
★ 7.5
1985
Vicious CircleFilm
Ines
★ 8.0
1984
Lillian GishFilm
Self
★ 6.5
1984
The Life and Times of Don Luis BuñuelFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1983
L'IntoxeFilm
Marie-Pierre
1982
QuerelleFilm
Lysiane
★ 6.6
1982
A Thousand Billion DollarsFilm
Madame Benoît-Lambert
★ 6.9
1982
The TroutFilm
Lou
★ 5.9
1982
The Orson Welles StoryFilm
Self
★ 8.5
1981
Heat of DesireFilm
Hélène
★ 5.6
1981
Your Ticket Is No Longer ValidFilm
Lili Marlene
★ 5.0
1979
The AdolescentFilm
La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)
★ 4.8
1978
Ciné regardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1977
Auf los geht's losTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1976
Mr. KleinFilm
Florence
★ 7.2
1976
The Last TycoonFilm
Didi
★ 6.3
1976
LumièreFilm
Sarah
★ 6.7
1976
Cérémonie des CésarTV
Self - President • 1 episodes
★ 4.6
1975
ApostrophesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1975
Midi PremièreTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.0
1975
The Garden That TiltsFilm
Maria
★ 6.7
1975
French ProvincialFilm
Berthe
★ 5.3
1975
Hu-ManFilm
Sylvana
★ 5.3
1975
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poèteFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1974
Going PlacesFilm
Jeanne Pirolle
★ 6.7
1974
Spécial cinémaTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 9.5
1974
CreezyFilm
Renee Vibert
★ 5.8
1974
The Little Theatre of Jean RenoirFilm
The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")
★ 6.8
1973
Nathalie GrangerFilm
L'autre femme
★ 6.1
1973
Joanna FrancesaFilm
Joana
★ 4.5
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1973
Omnibus: François TruffautFilm
Self
1972
Le Grand ÉchiquierTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 8.0
1972
Midi trenteTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1972
Dear LouiseFilm
Louise
★ 5.5
1972
Repeated AbsencesFilm
La voix de la nostalgie (voice)
★ 4.6
1972
Vagabond HumorFilm
Myriam Bingeot
★ 4.7
1972
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !Film
Self - Host /Interviewer
1971
Côté cour, côté champsFilm
Lady with Little Dog (uncredited)
★ 9.0
1970
Monte WalshFilm
Martine Bernard
★ 6.3
1970
Alex in WonderlandFilm
Self
★ 5.5
1970
Countdown to VengeanceFilm
Madeleine
★ 5.8
1970
LangloisFilm
Self
★ 5.3
1970
Jeanne raconte JeanneFilm
Self
1969
Diane's BodyFilm
Diane Vallier
★ 5.0
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1968
The Bride Wore BlackFilm
Julie Kohler
★ 7.1
1968
The Immortal StoryFilm
Virginie Ducrot
★ 7.1
1968
Great CatherineFilm
Catherine
★ 5.9
1968
Portrait: Orson WellesFilm
Self
★ 6.9
1967
The Oldest ProfessionFilm
Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
★ 5.0
1967
The Sailor from GibraltarFilm
Anna
★ 5.8
1966
MademoiselleFilm
Mademoiselle
★ 7.0
1965
Chimes at MidnightFilm
Doll Tearsheet
★ 7.2
1965
Viva Maria!Film
Maria II
★ 6.1
1965
Dim Dam DomTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1965
The Car That Became a StarFilm
The Marchioness of Frinton (archive footage)
★ 6.3
1965
Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne MoreauFilm
Self
1964
The TrainFilm
Christine
★ 7.6
1964
Diary of a ChambermaidFilm
Céléstine
★ 7.1
1964
The Yellow Rolls-RoyceFilm
The Marchioness of Frinton
★ 6.1
1964
Mata Hari, Agent H21Film
Mata Hari
★ 5.7
1963
The Fire WithinFilm
Eva
★ 7.6
1963
Bay of AngelsFilm
Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre
★ 6.7
1963
The VictorsFilm
French Woman
★ 6.2
1963
Banana PeelFilm
Cathy / Mme Volney
★ 5.9
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
Jules and JimFilm
Catherine
★ 7.5
1962
The TrialFilm
Marika Burstner
★ 7.4
1962
EvaFilm
Eva Olivier
★ 6.0
1961
La NotteFilm
Lidia
★ 7.9
1961
A Woman Is a WomanFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 7.3
1960
Seven Days… Seven NightsFilm
Anne Desbarèdes
★ 6.2
1960
Five Branded WomenFilm
Ljuba
★ 6.1
1960
The Dialogue of the CarmelitesFilm
Mother Marie of the Incarnation
★ 7.4
1960
Matisse ou Le talent de bonheurFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
1959
The 400 BlowsFilm
La Femme avec le chien
★ 8.0
1959
Dangerous Love AffairsFilm
Juliette Valmont
★ 6.5
1959
DiscoramaTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1958
Elevator to the GallowsFilm
Florence Carala
★ 7.6
1958
The LoversFilm
Jeanne Tournier
★ 6.6
1958
Back to the WallFilm
Gloria Decrey
★ 6.5
1958
Three Days to LiveFilm
Jeanne Fortin
★ 5.4
1958
Not DeliveredFilm
Jacqueline Tourieu
★ 6.2
1957
DemoniacFilm
Agnès Vanaux
★ 6.3
1957
Until the Last OneFilm
Gina
★ 6.0
1957
The Strange Mr. SteveFilm
Florence
★ 5.4
1956
CinépanoramaTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 8.7
1956
The Wages of SinFilm
Angèle Ribot
★ 4.5
1955
Hi-Jack HighwayFilm
Alice
★ 6.6
1955
Les Hommes en blancFilm
Marianne Déjazet
★ 10.0
1955
M'sieur la CailleFilm
Fernande
★ 7.0
1954
Touchez Pas au GrisbiFilm
Josy
★ 7.2
1954
The Scheming WomenFilm
Mona Rémi, la femme de Paul
★ 5.7
1954
Queen MargotFilm
Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"
★ 7.1
1954
Reflets de CannesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
1954
The Secrets of the BedFilm
Jeanne Plisson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
★ 3.8
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1953
Inside a Girls' DormitoryFilm
Julie, la serveuse
★ 5.4
1953
JuliettaFilm
Rosie Facibey
★ 6.4
1952
Dr. SchweitzerFilm
Marie Winter
★ 5.2
1952
The Man in My LifeFilm
Suzanne Dubreuil
★ 6.0
1952
La Joie de vivreTV
Marianne • 1 episodes
1950
Three SinnersFilm
Martine Annequin
★ 7.0
1950
Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-PrésFilm
La môme Pâquerette
★ 7.5
1949
Last LoveFilm
Michèle
★ 7.5

Known For

Jules and Jim

Elevator to the Gallows

La Notte

The Bride Wore Black

Nikita

Diary of a Chambermaid

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