Catherine Deneuve Biography
This acclaimed French actress first appeared in films as a teenager, using her mother’s maiden name, Dorleac, in several routine movies, such as “Les Portes Claquent” (1960), with elder sister Francoise. Deneuve’s blonde youthfulness mirrored the sparkle of Jacques Demy’s playful musical “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” (1964), which made her an international star. Deneuve later developed an icy charm that brilliantly embodied contemporary repression and ennui in Roman Polanski’s “Repulsion” (1965), and Luis Bunuel’s “Belle de Jour” (1967) and “Tristana” (1970).