Catherine Deneuve

Voiced the mother in "Persepolis"; Marjane Satrapi's animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name

Published her diary A l'ombre de moi-meme/In My Shadow ; Deneuve writes about her experiences shooting the films "Indochine" and "Dancer in the Dark"

Starred in Manoel de Oliveira's "Um Filme Falado/A Talking Picture"

Had featured role in comedy "8 Women"

Appeared in award-winning drama "Dancer in the Dark" starring Bjork

Earned praise for her performance as a jeweler's widow in "Place Vendome"

Reteamed with Techine for "Les Voleurs/Thieves"

Starred in Manoel de Oliveira's "The Convent"

Co-starred in Techine's "Ma saison preferee/My Favorite Season" (released in the USA in 1996)

Received Best Actress Oscar nomination for "Indochine"

First film as producer (also actress), "Drole d'endroit pour une rencontre/A Strange Place to Meet"

Profile chosen as the model for the symbol of the French Republic, "Marianne" (a statuette of which is displayed in every city and town hall in the country)

Appeared opposite Susan Sarandon in the vampire-themed "The Hunger"

First of four films (to date) with Andre Techine, "Hotel des Ameriques"

Reteamed with Truffaut for "The Last Metro"; first of six films with Gerard Depardieu

Returned to Hollywood to co-star opposite Burt Reynolds in "Hustle"

Starred in "Le Sauvage"; directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Co-starred with Mastroianni in the Jacques Demy-directed "A Slightly Pregnant Man"

First of five films with Marcello Mastroianni, "It Only Happens to Others"

Third film with Demy, "Peau d'anne/Donkey Skin"

First Hollywood film, "The April Fools"

Played dual role in Francois Truffaut's "The Mississippi Mermaid"

Cast as a bored housewife who becomes a call girl in Luis Bunuel's "Belle de Jour"

Reteamed with Demy for the musical "Les Demoiselles of Rochefort/The Young Girls of Rochefort"; starred with her sister Francoise Dorleac, playing twin sisters

English language debut in Roman Polanski's "Repulsion"

Starred in Jacques Demy's award-winning musical "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"

Film acting debut in "Les Petits Chats" (billed as Catherine Dorleac)

First film appearance (a bit part) in "Les Collegiennes" (billed as Catherine Dorleac)