The 30 Most Famous French Actresses of the 90s and All Time

I couldn't arrange these beautiful women by rank, so the numbers here are just in order. Also, it is not customary to talk about the age of lovely ladies, so you won't see the actresses' dates of birth here.

Most of these actresses have starred a lot not only in French cinema, but also in all major film industries in Europe and in Hollywood. They are all wonderful. Enjoy!

1. Catherine Deneuve, first film 1943, a total of 163 film roles. The Queen of French cinema!





2. Michèle Mercier, first film 1957, a total of 54 film roles. The magnificent Angélique. A very beautiful and passionate actress.



3. Anouk Aimée, first film 1947, a total of 100 film roles. Personally, for me, she is the star of my favorite Fellini films.



4. Brigitte Bardot, first film 1952, a total of 72 film roles. Two-thirds of all the men on the planet were openly crazy about her, the rest did it secretly, accusing her of vulgarity

5. Marion Cotillard, first film 1992, a total of 66 film roles. Winner of an Oscar and a Golden Globe, a very rare case for French actors.



6. Laetitia Casta, first film 1999, a total of 22 film roles. It is not for nothing that she played Brigitte Bardot in the film about Gainsbourg, she can well claim her laurels as a liberated beauty in modern cinema.

7. Simone Signoret, first film 1942, a total of 87 film roles. A great actress, winner of the Oscar for Best Actress, and the Silver Bear of the Berlin Film Festival.



8. Emmanuelle Béart, first film 1972, a total of 63 film roles. In her homeland, the press has long proclaimed her one of the most beautiful women in French cinema.



9. Fanny Ardant, first film 1976, 77 film roles. A wonderful and very extraordinary actress



10. Audrey Tautou, first film 1992, a total of 39 film roles. She began acting at the same time as Cotillard, but she has almost half as many roles. However, almost all of her roles become an event.



11. Isabelle Huppert, first film 1971, a total of 111 film roles. The actress with the largest number of films with her participation presented in the official program of the Cannes Film Festival (16 films).



12. Sandrine Bonnaire, first film 1982, a total of 57 film roles. Many remember her for the joint film of Russia and France "East-West"



13. Sophie Marceau, first film 1980, a total of 49 film roles. She began acting in her early youth and still remains a star.

14. Mireille Darc, first film 1960, a total of 77 film roles. A beautiful actress with a very strong civic position. She is a Knight of the Legion of Honor, and in 2006 she received the sign of the Legion of Honor from Jacques Chirac.



15. Jeanne Moreau, first film 1949, a total of 182 film roles. While Brigitte Bardot symbolized sensuality, and Catherine Deneuve - elegance, Jeanne Moreau embodied in cinema the ideal of intellectual femininity.



16. Delphine Seyrig, first film 1959, a total of 66 film roles. "A striking, almost unreal aristocratic-refined beauty was combined in her with the absolute isolation of the screen images she created." (from one of the obituaries)

17. Annie Girardot, first film 1955, a total of 162 film roles. Undoubtedly one of the greatest actresses of French cinema.



18. Juliette Binoche, first film 1983, a total of 71 film roles. The third and last Oscar winner on this list, albeit for a supporting role.



19. Marie Trintignan, first film 1967, a total of 58 film roles. The daughter of a famous actor and a famous screenwriter. She did not disgrace her parents.



20. Marina Vlady, first film 1949, a total of 105 film roles. In our country, she is especially known as the wife of Vladimir Vysotsky, but she has more than a hundred film roles behind her



21. Carole Bouquet, first film 1977, a total of 64 films. This beauty, in addition to acting, was for many years the face of Chanel and Christian Dior.

22. Anne Parillaud, first film 1977, a total of 34 film roles. The famous "Nikita" from Luc Besson's film.

23. Vanessa Paradis, first film 1989, a total of 23 films. Besides being an actress, she also sings. Johnny Depp's companion.



24. Judith Godrèche, first film 1984, a total of 42 film roles. Her acting career is in full swing. In addition to this, she managed to make a film as a director.

25. Virginie Ledoyen, first film 1987, a total of 43 film roles. Most viewers remember her from the movie "The Beach". However, she is now very actively acting and I think she will still show what she is capable of.

26. Christine Boisson, first film 1973, a total of 76 film roles. After a stormy youth and filming in minor films in minor roles, she studied to become an actress and began acting only in serious films, with Antonioni, Lelouch and others.



27. Miou-Miou, first film 1971, a total of 81 film roles. Her real name is Sylvette Herry. The actress was nominated for the César Award nine times, and in 1980 she was awarded it for her role in the film "The Trick" and... refused to accept the award.



28. Eva Green, first film 2003, a total of 20 film roles. She hasn't starred in many films yet, but in notable films, she managed to become a Bond girl.

29. Dominique Sanda, first film 1969, a total of 55 film roles. The star of the cult films of the 70s "The Conformist" and "Twentieth Century" by Bernardo Bertolucci. She was awarded the Palme d'Or in Cannes for the best female role.



30. Isabelle Adjani, first film 1970, a total of 59 film roles. The owner of a record 5 César Awards in the category for best actress and just a beauty.