Anne Parillaud

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Anne Parillaud
Parillaud in 2014
Born (1960-05-06) 6 May 1960 (age 63)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
Spouses
(m. 1986; div. 1991)
(m. 2005; div. 2010)
Children3

Anne Parillaud (French pronunciation: [an paʁijo]; born 6 May 1960) is a French actress who has been active since 1977. She is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film La Femme Nikita.[1]

Biography[edit]

Parillaud was born in Paris. While in school, she studied ballet but began her film career at 16 in Michel Lang's L'hôtel de la plage (1978).

She starred in Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita (1990).[2][3]

After La Femme Nikita, Parillaud left France to star in three films abroad: Map of the Human Heart, Innocent Blood, and Frankie Starlight.

In 2010 she starred in the French psychological thriller In Their Sleep[4] which was directed by Caroline du Potet and Eric du Potet.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Parillaud's first husband was Luc Besson, with whom she has a daughter, Juliette Besson, born in 1987. She became an actress.[6]

In 2005, Parillaud married Jean Michel Jarre. They divorced in 2010.[7][8]

Selected filmography[edit]

Parillaud at Cannes in 1998
Year Title Role Director
1977 Un amour de sable[9] uncredited Christian Lara
1978 L'Hôtel de la plage Estelle Delambre Michel Lang
1979 Écoute voir Chloé/Moune Hugo Santiago
1980 Girls Catherine Flavin Just Jaeckin
Patrizia[10] Patricia Cook Hubert Frank
1981 Pour la peau d'un flic Charlotte Alain Delon
1983 Le Battant Nathalie Alain Delon
1988 Juillet en septembre[11] Marie Sébastien Japrisot
1989 Che ora è? Loredana Ettore Scola
1990 La Femme Nikita Nikita Luc Besson
1992 Innocent Blood Marie John Landis
1993 Map of the Human Heart Albertine Vincent Ward
1994 À la folie Alice Diane Kurys
1995 Frankie Starlight Bernadette Michael Lindsay-Hogg
1996 Passage à l'acte Isabelle Francis Girod
Dead Girl[12] Helen Catherine Howe Adam Coleman Howard
1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Queen Mother Anne of Austria Randall Wallace
Shattered Image Jessie Markham Raúl Ruiz
1999 Une pour toutes Olga Duclos Claude Lelouch
2002 Gangsters[13] Nina Delgado Olivier Marchal
Sex Is Comedy Jeanne Catherine Breillat
2004 Deadlines Julia Müller Ludi Boeken and Michael A. Lerner
Promised Land Anne Amos Gitai
2005 Tout pour plaire Florence Cécile Telerman
2007 Demandez la permission aux enfants Anna Sebag Éric Civanyan
Une vieille maîtresse Mme de Solcy Catherine Breillat
2009 L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo[14] Beatrice Alfonso Arau
2010 In Their Sleep Sarah Caroline Du Potet and Eric Du Potet[15]
2010 la marquise des ombres Madame de Brinvilliers
2012 What the Day Owes the Night Madame Cazenave

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Four Clips from in Their Sleep to Give You Insomnia". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Luc Besson is back – and he’s bending minds, and spacetime, again", The Irish Times, Friday, 22 Aug. 2014
  3. ^ "New Stills and Tiny Teaser Art: In Their Sleep". Dread Central. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  4. ^ "International Trailer Debut for French Chiller in Their Sleep". Dread central. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  5. ^ "New Artwork: In Their Sleep". Dread central. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Luc Besson". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Anne Parillaud". IMDb.
  8. ^ "Anne Parillaud à coeur ouvert, ses histoires d'amour avec Delon, Besson, Jarre . . ", interview à retrouver en intégralité dans Paris Match, en kiosques dès le 15 février 2018
  9. ^ "Un amour de sable". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Patrizia". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Juillet en septembre". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Dead Girl". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Gangsters". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  14. ^ "L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  15. ^ "First Look at New French Thriller 'In Their Sleep'". Bloody-disgusting.com. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

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