is a French actress and producer. Born on October 22, 1943 in Paris, she is the daughter of an actress and a dubbing director at Paramount. She grew up with her two sisters, Sylvie and Françoise.

At 19, she left her parents to live with Roger Vadim, fifteen years her senior, with whom she had a son, Christian. Then from another union, with the Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, his daughter Chiara was born.

Catherine Deneuve is considered one of the greatest French actresses of the second half of the 20th century. It was under the leadership of her sister, Françoise, that she had her first casting for a small role. She will be the muse of great directors like Jacques Demy, François Truffaut and André Téchiné.

In 1964, she played in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy, which was a great success and won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The young actress takes on roles and varies registers; Belle de jour, La vie de château, Le Sauvage, Peau d’Âne…

In 1980, the actress gained recognition thanks to her role in The Last Metro, directed by François Truffaut, which earned her the César for best actress in 1981.

In 1993, she again won the César for best actress for her role in Indochine by Régis Wargnier.

In 1998, she played an alcoholic and depressive heroine in Nicole Garcia's film, Place Vendôme, which allowed her to win the Best Actor Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

In 2021, the actress makes her return to the Croisette, starring in the film De son vivant directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, presented at the Cannes Film Festival out of competition.

It was on August 31, 2022 that Catherine Deneuve received an honorary Golden Lion to celebrate her entire career, during the Venice Film Festival.