Catherine Deneuve: The Beautiful Old Dame Of French Cinema
Catherine Deneuve, born Catherine Fabienne Dorlac in occupied Paris in 1943, is considered one of the classically beautiful women of the acting world. In the 60′s and 70′s she was in great demand by some of the worlds greatest directors. She became known for her portrayal of mysterious and aloof beauties in such movies as The Repulsion and Belle De Jour.
As well as being an Academy Award Nominated actress, Deneuve has been the face of Chanel No. 5, which has sales soaring in the United States, and of L’Oreal Paris.I was looking for more information and found it here. She is the muse for designer Yves Saint Laurent and was the face in many Luis Vuitton advertisements. Along with her acting endorsements she has developed her own entrepreneurial enterprise that includes her perfume Deneuve as well as designing her own line of shoes, jewelry, glasses and greeting cards.
Her outer beauty isn’t all there is to her. She’s also a Goodwill ambassador for UNESCO, which safeguards the heritage of film. She is involved with Amnesty International, Children Action and Handicap International as well as various charities that fight AIDS and cancer.
She has been quoted as saying, “Opportunities are often things you haven’t noticed the first time around.”
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