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Danielle Darrieux Biography
Birth Name:Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux
Birth Place:Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Profession Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Best known as a French actress on stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer, who performed in more than 110 movies since 1931
- Her younger brother, Oliver Darrieux, also became an actor
- When she was 14 years old, she played the character of Antoinette in the musical film "Le Bal" in 1931
- In 1954, she purchases the desert island called Stibiden, in the Gulf of Morbihan, where she has her secondary residence built
Awards
- 1937NBR Award-Best Acting: winner
- 1938Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
- 1983César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
- 1983Honorable Mention-: winner
- 1987César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
- 2002Silver Berlin Bear-Outstanding Artistic Achievement: winner
- 2002European Film Award-European Actress: winner
- 2003César-Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle): nominated
- 2003Yoga Award-Worst Foreign Actress: winner
- 2007Lumiere Award-Best Actress (Meilleure comédienne): nominated