Anne Parillaud Biography

Actor

Actress Anne Parillaud made it big in France and on the international art-house circuit, but still best known for playing the title role in La Femme Nikita (1990) -- a hit woman with high heels. The performance won her a César Award as Best Actress. That flush of international recognition led to a few more American films, including Map of the Human Heart (1992) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998, starring Leonardo DiCaprio). She married electronic composer/musician Jean-Michel Jarre in 2005 and has collaborated with him on recordings and performances.

Other popular French and Belgian actresses: Marie Gillain (My Father the Hero), Isabelle Huppert (Entre Nous) and Catherine Deneuve (The Last Metro).

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