Fanny Ardant
Gender: Female
Born: 22nd March 1949 (currently 63 years old)
Nationality: France
Movies: Don't Tempt Me, Les Uns et les Autres, Ridicule, Sabrina, Nathalie..., La Femme d'à côté, Elizabeth, Confidentially Yours, 8 Women, L'amour à mort, Augustin, King of Kung-Fu, Paris, je t'aime, La famiglia, Roman de Gare, Callas Forever, Afraid of the Dark, Mélo, Le Colonel Chabert, Face, Love and Fear, Swann in Love, Benvenuta, A Hundred and One Nights, Soft Pedal, Life Is a Bed of Roses, Change My Life, Ashes and Blood, The Trial Begins, Hello Goodbye, The Secrets, Australia, Life Is a Bed of Roses, Nothing But Lies, Balzac: A Life of Passion, Désiré, Afraid of the Dark
Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty motion pictures since 1976. Ardant won the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Pédale douce.
Ardant was born in Saumur Maine-et-Loire, France, to a military attaché father. She grew up in Monaco until age 17 when she moved to Aix-en-Provence to study at the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence. In her early twenties her interest turned to acting and in 1974 she made her first appearance on stage.
By the early 1980s she was a major motion picture star, gaining international recognition for her role opposite Gérard Depardieu in La Femme d'à côté (The Woman Next Door). The film, directed by François Truffaut, brought Ardant her first César Award nomination for best actress in 1982 and in 1984 she was nominated again for Vivement dimanche!. Eventually she became Truffaut's companion, giving birth to their daughter, Joséphine Truffaut, on 28 September 1983. Initially, her youthful beauty brought popularity but over time her sophistication and acting skills have made her one of France's most admired actresses. She proved her versatility, playing a
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