Anne Parillaud
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Anne Parillaud (born 6 May 1960 in Paris
) is a French actress, who has appeared in 30 films since 1977.
She is best known internationally for her role as Nikita in the movie of the same name.
's L'hôtel de la plage
launched her into the world of film. She and director Luc Besson
have a daughter, but the couple separated shortly after he directed her in Nikita. Nikita was an especially intense experience for Parillaud:
After the international success of Nikita Parillaud left France to star in three films abroad: Map of the Human Heart
, Innocent Blood
and Frankie Starlight
. She has said regarding the experience of playing a vampire in John Landis
's Innocent Blood:
She last starred in the French psychological thriller In Their Sleep, which was directed by Caroline du Potet and Eric du Potet.
between 2005 and 2010. She has a daughter with ex-husband Luc Besson
, Juliette, born in 1987 and two sons, Lou and Theo with film producer Mark Allan.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) is a French actress, who has appeared in 30 films since 1977.
She is best known internationally for her role as Nikita in the movie of the same name.
Biography
A native Parisian, Anne Parillaud was born on 6 May 1960. While in school she studied ballet and her ambition was to become a lawyer, but a role during summer vacation — when she was only 16 — in Michel LangMichel Lang
Michel Lang is a French film and television director, best remembered for his comedy films in the late 1970s and 1980s. Since 1990 he has directed predominantly for French television.-Filmography:* 1964 : Un tout autre visage...
's L'hôtel de la plage
Holiday Hotel
Holiday Hotel is a 1978 French comedy film directed and written by Michel Lang. The film stars Sophie Barjac and Myriam Boyer on a summer holiday in Brittany.-Cast:*Sophie Barjac ... Catherine Guedel...
launched her into the world of film. She and director Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:...
have a daughter, but the couple separated shortly after he directed her in Nikita. Nikita was an especially intense experience for Parillaud:
After the international success of Nikita Parillaud left France to star in three films abroad: Map of the Human Heart
Map of the Human Heart
Map of the Human Heart is the title of a 1993 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival....
, Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood (film)
Innocent Blood is a 1992 American horror-crime film directed by John Landis. The film stars Anne Parillaud as a vampire who finds herself against a blood-sucking legion of mobsters after biting a notorious crime boss played by Robert Loggia....
and Frankie Starlight
Frankie Starlight
Frankie Starlight is a 1995 film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The screenplay was written by Ronan O'Leary and Chet Raymo, based on the internationally best-selling novel The Dork of Cork by Raymo.-Plot:...
. She has said regarding the experience of playing a vampire in John Landis
John Landis
John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
's Innocent Blood:
She last starred in the French psychological thriller In Their Sleep, which was directed by Caroline du Potet and Eric du Potet.
Filmography
- Un amour de sable (1977)
- L'Hôtel de la plage (1978)
- Écoute voirÉcoute voirÉcoute voir is a French film, a drama-thriller, directed by Hugo Santiago, with a screenplay by Santiago and Claude Ollier, released in 1979...
(1979) - Girls (1980)
- Patrizia (1980)
- Pour la peau d'un flic (1981)
- Le Battant, (1983)
- Juillet en septembre (1988)
- Che ora è? (1989)
- Nikita (1990)
- Innocent BloodInnocent Blood (film)Innocent Blood is a 1992 American horror-crime film directed by John Landis. The film stars Anne Parillaud as a vampire who finds herself against a blood-sucking legion of mobsters after biting a notorious crime boss played by Robert Loggia....
(1992) - Map of the Human HeartMap of the Human HeartMap of the Human Heart is the title of a 1993 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival....
(1993) - À la folieÀ la folieThe music by Michael Nyman has been praised as one of his better works, and considered unusually buried in the sound mix of the film. The album is Nyman's 23rd release, and the fourteenth with the Michael Nyman Band...
, (1994) - Frankie StarlightFrankie StarlightFrankie Starlight is a 1995 film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The screenplay was written by Ronan O'Leary and Chet Raymo, based on the internationally best-selling novel The Dork of Cork by Raymo.-Plot:...
(1995) - Passage à l'acte (1996)
- Dead Girl (1996)
- The Man in the Iron MaskThe Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1998 British/American historical action film directed, produced, and written by Randall Wallace. It uses characters from Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan Romances, and is very loosely adapted from some plot elements of The Vicomte de Bragelonne. It also bears several...
(1998) as Queen Anne - Shattered ImageShattered ImageShattered Image is a thriller drama film written by Duane Poole and directed by Raoul Ruiz. It stars William Baldwin, Anne Parillaud and Lisanne Falk.-Plot:...
(1998) - Une pour toutes (1999)
- Gangsters (2002)
- Sex Is ComedySex is ComedySex Is Comedy is a 2002 French film written and directed by Catherine Breillat.-Overview:Sex Is Comedy revolves around a director and her troubles filming an intimate sex scene between two actors who cannot tolerate each other....
(2002) - Deadlines (2004)
- Promised LandPromised Land (2004 film)Promised Land is a 2004 Israeli film, directed by Amos Gitai and starring Rosamund Pike, Diana Bespechni, and Hanna Schygulla, with Anne Parillaud in a supporting role. It tells the story of a group of Estonian girls smuggled into Israel to serve as prostitutes.It is the first film of Gitai's...
(2004) - Tout pour plaire (2005)
- Demandez la permission aux enfants (2007)
- Une vieille maîtresse (2007)
- L'Imbroglio Nel LenzuoloThe Trick in the SheetThe Trick in the Sheet is a 2010 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Alfonso Arau. It stars Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Geraldine Chaplin, Anne Parillaud and Primo Reggiani. It was released in Italy on 18 June 2010.-Plot:In a small town in southern Italy in 1905, theatrical performances are...
(2009) - Dans ton sommeil (2009)
Personal life
She was married to Jean Michel JarreJean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel André Jarre is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and New Age genres, and known as an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights, laser displays, and fireworks.Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and...
between 2005 and 2010. She has a daughter with ex-husband Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:...
, Juliette, born in 1987 and two sons, Lou and Theo with film producer Mark Allan.
Awards
- César Award for Best ActressCésar Award for Best ActressList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
in 1991 for Nikita - David di Donatello Awards for Best Foreign Actress in 1991 for Nikita
- Paris Film Festival for Best Actress in 2004 for Deadlines
- Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
for Special Mention in 1993 for Map of the Human HeartMap of the Human HeartMap of the Human Heart is the title of a 1993 film by New Zealand director Vincent Ward. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival....