Jeanne Moreau
Acting
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jeanne Moreau
Filmography
Acting (186)
2025
Bardotas archive footage
8.3
8.0
2.0
2019
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.3
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Coolas Self - Actress (archive footage)
7.1
2019
André Téchiné: A Passion for Cinemaas Self - Actress (archive footage)
7.0
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Deadas Self (archive footage)
7.1
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spiritas Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
7.0
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Wellesas Self - Actress (archive footage)
6.5
2014
François Truffaut l'insoumisas Self (archive footage)
5.8
2013
L'Habit ne fait pas le moineas Madeleine
5.5
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloadedas (voice)
5.0
2013
Ain't Misbehavinas Self
6.2
2012
A Lady in Parisas Frida
6.0
2012
Lullaby to my Fatheras Narrator (voice)
7.5
2012
Close Upas Self (archive footage)
9.5
2012
Gebo and the Shadowas Candidinha
6.6
10.0
2011
A Bad Encounteras Gaby
2011
Bouquet finalas Marie
1.0
2010
Dispositif 47 - The Second Deathas Self (archive footage)
9.0
2009
Eleanor's Secretas Aunt Eléonore (voice)
6.8
2009
Visageas Jeanne
5.5
2009
Carmelas Narrator
7.0
2009
Bulles de Vianas Self
5.0
2009
Looking for Truffautas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2008
Château en Suèdeas Agathe Falsen
2008
Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim »as Self (actrice, rôle de Catherine)
2008
One Day You'll Understandas Rivka
5.7
2007
To Each His Own Cinemaas The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")
6.4
2007
Disengagementas Françoise
4.9
2007
The Deepas Ruth Warriner
7.0
2007
6.7
2006
Roméo et Julietteas Laurence
4.7
2005
Go Westas Novinar
6.0
2005
A Cursed Monarchyas Mahaut d'Artois
6.0
2005
The Other Side of Wellesas Self
10.0
2005
French Beautyas Self
10.0
2005
Time to Leaveas Laura
6.5
2005
Akoibonas Madame Paule
4.9
2005
Ashes and Snowas French Narrator (voice)
7.3
2005
Autogramas Jeanne Moreau
2004
6.6
2003
Hot Houseas Léo
5.0
2003
Love Actuallyas Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)
7.1
2003
The Passions of Louis Malleas Self - Interviewee
10.0
2002
Heart of the Festivalas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2001
Cet amour-làas Marguerite Duras
6.9
2001
Bride of Trailer Campas (archive footage)
2001
Zaïde, un petit air de vengeanceas Anna Shermann
7.0
2001
Lisaas Lisa (old)
4.6
2000
Fassbinder's Womenas Self
5.3
2000
6.3
2000
The Prince's Manuscriptas Alessandra Wolf (Licy)
8.2
1999
Balzac: A Life of Passionas Charlotte-Laure
5.7
1998
EverAfteras Grande Dame
7.5
1997
A Witch's Way of Loveas Eglantine
5.2
1997
Love & Confusionsas Libra
4.9
1996
The Proprietoras Adrienne Mark
7.0
1996
I Love You, I Love You Notas Nana
5.3
1996
Catherine the Greatas Elizabeth
5.6
1996
10.0
1995
Beyond the Cloudsas Friend
6.2
1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Bandas Self (segment "The Deep") (archive footage)
6.7
1995
The World of Jacques Demyas Self
6.9
1995
To Make a Film Is to Be Aliveas Self (uncredited)
7.0
1995
One Hundred and One Nightsas Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife
6.1
1993
The Clothes in the Wardrobeas Lili
6.0
1993
A Foreign Fieldas Angelique
7.0
1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraitsas Self (archive footage)
5.6
1993
Map of the Human Heartas Sister Banville
6.2
1993
My Name is Victoras Rose
8.0
1993
The Absenceas Writer's Wife
6.5
1992
See You Tomorrowas Tete
8.0
1992
La nuit de l'océanas Hélène Sauveterre
8.0
1992
The Loveras Narrator (voice)
7.0
1991
The Suspended Step of the Storkas The Woman
6.9
1991
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Seaas Lady M
5.4
1991
Until the End of the Worldas Edith Farber
6.7
1991
Anna Karamazoffas Woman
5.1
1991
Filming Under Pressureas Self
1990
Wim Wenders in Tokyoas Self
7.0
1990
La Femme fardéeas La Doria
6.0
1990
Alberto Expressas The Baroness
9.0
1990
Au coeur de Nikitaas Self
1990
Nikitaas Armande
7.1
7.0
1989
The Architecture of Doomas French narrator (voice)
7.4
1988
Calling the Shotsas Self
9.0
1987
Miracle Healingas Sabine
5.4
1986
Francois Simon the Presenceas Self
1986
Agatha Christie’s The Last Seanceas Madame Exe
8.0
1986
Sauve-toi, Lolaas Marie-Aude Schneider
8.0
1986
The Nonentityas Barbesitzerin
6.0
1985
Vivement Truffautas Narrator / Self / Catherine
7.5
1985
Vicious Circleas Ines
8.0
1984
Lillian Gishas Self
6.5
1984
7.0
1983
L'Intoxeas Marie-Pierre
1982
The Troutas Lou
5.9
1982
Querelleas Lysiane
6.6
1982
The Orson Welles Storyas Self
8.5
1982
A Thousand Billion Dollarsas Madame Benoît-Lambert
6.9
1981
Your Ticket Is No Longer Validas Lili Marlene
5.0
1981
Heat of Desireas Hélène
5.5
1979
The Adolescentas La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)
4.8
1976
The Last Tycoonas Didi
6.3
1976
Mr. Kleinas Florence
7.2
1976
Lumièreas Sarah
6.7
1975
Hu-Manas Sylvana
5.3
1975
French Provincialas Berthe
5.3
1975
10.0
1975
The Garden That Tiltsas Maria
6.7
1974
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoiras The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")
6.8
1974
Creezyas Renee Vibert
5.8
1974
Going Placesas Jeanne Pirolle
6.7
1973
Joanna Francesaas Joana
4.5
1973
Omnibus: François Truffautas Self
1973
Nathalie Grangeras L'autre femme
6.1
1972
Repeated Absencesas La voix de la nostalgie (voice)
4.6
1972
Dear Louiseas Louise
5.5
1972
Vagabond Humoras Myriam Bingeot
4.7
1972
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !as Self - Host /Interviewer
1971
Côté cour, côté champsas Lady with Little Dog (uncredited)
9.0
1970
Alex in Wonderlandas Self
5.5
1970
Monte Walshas Martine Bernard
6.3
1970
Langloisas Self
5.3
1970
Jeanne raconte Jeanneas Self
1970
Countdown to Vengeanceas Madeleine
5.8
1969
Diane's Bodyas Diane Vallier
5.0
1968
Great Catherineas Catherine
5.9
1968
The Immortal Storyas Virginie Ducrot
7.1
1968
Portrait: Orson Wellesas Self
6.9
1968
The Bride Wore Blackas Julie Kohler
7.1
1967
The Oldest Professionas Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")
5.0
1967
The Sailor from Gibraltaras Anna
5.8
1966
Mademoiselleas Mademoiselle
7.0
1965
Chimes at Midnightas Doll Tearsheet
7.2
1965
Viva Maria!as Maria II
6.1
1965
1965
The Car That Became a Staras The Marchioness of Frinton (archive footage)
6.3
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royceas The Marchioness of Frinton
6.1
1964
The Trainas Christine
7.6
1964
Diary of a Chambermaidas Céléstine
7.1
1964
Mata Hari, Agent H21as Mata Hari
5.7
1963
The Victorsas French Woman
6.2
1963
The Fire Withinas Eva
7.6
1963
Bay of Angelsas Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre
6.7
1963
Banana Peelas Cathy / Mme Volney
5.9
1962
Evaas Eva Olivier
5.9
1962
The Trialas Marika Burstner
7.4
1962
Jules and Jimas Catherine
7.5
1961
A Woman Is a Womanas Self (uncredited)
7.3
1961
La Notteas Lidia
7.9
1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelitesas Mother Marie of the Incarnation
7.4
1960
Seven Days… Seven Nightsas Anne Desbarèdes
6.2
1960
Five Branded Womenas Ljuba
6.1
1960
Matisse ou Le talent de bonheuras Narrator (voice)
9.0
1959
Dangerous Love Affairsas Juliette Valmont
6.5
1959
The 400 Blowsas La Femme avec le chien
8.0
1958
The Loversas Jeanne Tournier
6.6
1958
Three Days to Liveas Jeanne Fortin
5.4
1958
Back to the Wallas Gloria Decrey
6.5
1958
Elevator to the Gallowsas Florence Carala
7.6
1958
Not Deliveredas Jacqueline Tourieu
6.2
1957
The Strange Mr. Steveas Florence
5.4
1957
Demoniacas Agnès Vanaux
6.3
1957
Until the Last Oneas Gina
6.0
1956
The Wages of Sinas Angèle Ribot
4.5
1955
Hi-Jack Highwayas Alice
6.5
1955
M'sieur la Cailleas Fernande
7.0
1955
Les Hommes en blancas Marianne Déjazet
10.0
1954
Queen Margotas Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"
7.1
1954
The Secrets of the Bedas Jeanne Plisson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")
3.8
1954
The Scheming Womenas Mona Rémi, la femme de Paul
5.6
1954
Touchez Pas au Grisbias Josy
7.2
1953
Inside a Girls' Dormitoryas Julie, la serveuse
5.4
1953
Juliettaas Rosie Facibey
6.4
1952
Dr. Schweitzeras Marie Winter
5.3
1952
The Man in My Lifeas Suzanne Dubreuil
6.0
1950
Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Présas La môme Pâquerette
7.5
1950
Three Sinnersas Martine Annequin
7.0
1949
Last Loveas Michèle
7.5
Production & Directing (12)
2016
Baden BadenThanks
5.9
2013
SalvoThanks
5.8
2005
Go WestAssociate Producer
6.0
2003
The Birch-Tree MeadowWriter
7.6
2001
LisaSongs
4.6
1984
Lillian GishProducer
6.5
1984
Lillian GishDirector
6.5
1979
The AdolescentDirector
4.8
1979
The AdolescentWriter
4.8
1976
LumièreDirector
6.7
1976
LumièreWriter
6.7
1959
The 400 BlowsThanks
8.0