Jeanne Moreau 23 January 1928 31 July 2017 was a French actress singer screenwriter and director She made her theatrical debut in 1947 and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the ComédieFrançaise She began playing small roles in films in 1949 and eventually achieved prominence as the star of Lift to the Scaffold UKElevator to the Gallows USA 1958 directed by Louis Malle and Jules et Jim 1962 directed by François Truffaut Most prolific during the 1960s Moreau continued to appear in films until her death in 2017 at the age of 89 Moreau was the recipient of a César Award for Best Actress a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for individual performances and several lifetime awards
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