Fanny Ardant Biography

Fast Facts

• Achieved international prominence in Francois Truffaut's 1981 film "The Woman Next Door" opposite actor Gerard Depardieu
• Received the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in "Pédale douce․"
• Began studies in International Relations at the Sciences-Po University in Aix-en-Provence, France
• Has three daughters, one each with actor Dominique Leverd, French director François Truffaut and producer-cinematographer Fabio Conversi
• Her father served as a cavalry officer in Monaco, where she frequently visited the Royal family
• Made her debut in a stage production of Corneille's "Polveucte" in 1974
• Quote: "I am a pessimist by nature․ I see things noir․"
• Quote: "It is said that experience leads to wisdom․ It is not true․"
• Has been repeatedly referred to as François Truffaut's muse