Catherine Fabienne Dorléac born 22 October 1943 known professionally as Catherine Deneuve is a French actress as well as an occasional singer model and producer considered one of the greatest European actresses She gained recognition for her portrayal of icy aloof and mysterious beauties for various directors including Jacques Demy Luis Buñuel François Truffaut and Roman Polanski In 1985 she succeeded Mireille Mathieu as the official face of Marianne Frances national symbol of liberty A 14time César Award nominee she won for her performances in Truffauts The Last Metro 1980 for which she also won the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress and Régis Wargniers Indochine 1992 Description above from the Wikipedia article Catherine Deneuve licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia