Trivia

Has never performed onstage due to stage fright.

Was once fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent's muse, who dressed her for the films Belle de Jour (1967), Heartbeat (1968), Mississippi Mermaid (1969), A Cop (1972), and The Hunger (1983).

Has a daughter by Marcello Mastroianni: Chiara Mastroianni (b. 28 May 1972).

Used hypnotherapy to quit three-packs-a-day smoking habit in 1985. Started again in 1996. Unsuccessfully tried switching to electronic cigarette in 2014. She quit again following a November 2019 stroke.

Turned down the role of Bond girl Tracy DiVicenzo in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), which went to Diana Rigg.

Has a son by Roger Vadim: Christian Vadim (b. 18 June 1963).

She liked Breaking the Waves (1996) by Lars von Trier so much that she wrote a personal letter to him, asking him for a role in a film of his. The result of this is her part in Dancer in the Dark (2000).

An archetype for Gallic beauty, her image was used to represent Marianne, the national symbol of France, from 1985 to 1989.

She speaks fluent French, Italian and English as well as semi-fluent German and Spanish.

Marilyn Monroe is her favorite actress, and The Misfits (1961) is her favorite movie starring Marilyn.

In September 2020, Deneuve's mother, Renée Simonot, turned 109 years old.

Attended Catholic schools up to age of 12, says she believes in God although does not practice religion.

Is one of 12 French actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination. The others in chronological order are: Claudette Colbert, Colette Marchand, Leslie Caron, Simone Signoret, Anouk Aimée, Isabelle Adjani, Marie-Christine Barrault, Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Bérénice Bejo and Emmanuelle Riva.

In early life she had aspirations to be an interior designer or an archaeologist. Going on thirteen, she took her first acting job, a walk-on in The Twilight Girls (1957), because school was out and she wanted to make some pocket money.

Resigned from her job as a UNESCO goodwill ambassador to protest Angola's nomination of scandal-marred businessman Pierre Falcone to the cultural agency. (November 12, 2003)

In 1995, she sued the San Francisco-based lesbian magazine "Deneuve", contending trademark infringement among other things. The magazine's title was changed to Curve, effective January 1996.

Testified about her own illegal abortion in 1971 to help French women obtain abortion rights.

Published a collection of diaries, "A l'ombre de moi-meme" (In my shadow) in which she writes about the shootings of Indochine (1992) and Dancer in the Dark (2000). (2005)

Her performance as Séverine Sérizy in Belle de Jour (1967) is ranked #59 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.

She and Marcello Mastroianni made five movies together: One Hundred and One Nights (1995), Liza (1972), Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974), It Only Happens to Others (1971), and A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973).

She was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on January 18, 2000.

Was the 4th French actress (out of 7) to be nominated for an Academy Award for a French-language performance. The others in chronological order are Anouk Aimée, Isabelle Adjani, Marie-Christine Barrault, Marion Cotillard, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert.

Member of the international jury of the Shanghaï Television Festival. (1988)

In 1979, was attached to star in a movie version of Ronald Kirkbride's novel "The Short Night" for Alfred Hitchcock. The project was canceled in early stages of pre-production due to the director's declining health.

Auditioned for the role of Francesca Johnson in The Bridges of Madison County (1995) but lost out to Meryl Streep.

Lived with Irish cinematographer Hugh Johnson. They met on the set of The Hunger (1983).

Has a tribal tattoo on the back of her neck and on the front of her left foot.

Launched her own fragrance, "Deneuve", in 1986. It won the FiFi Award in 1987. She also has designed glasses, shoes, jewelry, and greetings cards.

Co-stars with Gérard Depardieu in ten films: The Last Metro (1980), I Love You All (1980), Choice of Arms (1981), Fort Saganne (1984), Strange Place for an Encounter (1988), One Hundred and One Nights (1995), Changing Times (2004), Potiche (2010), Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012) and Nobody's Perfect! (2017).

She and her daughter Chiara Mastroianni both appeared in My Favorite Season (1993), Marcel Proust's Time Regained (1999), A Christmas Tale (2008), Park Benches (2009), Beloved (2011), Lines of Wellington (2012), 3 Hearts (2014) and Claire Darling (2018).

Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#38). (1995)

She and Jacqueline Bisset starred opposite each other's then-boyfriends on two separate occasions. Marcello Mastroianni played Bisset's love interest in The Sunday Woman (1975) while dating Deneuve in real life, and Vincent Perez played Deneuve's love interest in Indochine (1992) while dating Bisset in real life. Bisset also appeared with Deneuve's sister Françoise Dorléac in Cul-de-sac (1966), and she and Deneuve were both featured in the same episode of Nip/Tuck (2003) although they did not have any scenes together.

In his new book, "Lady Lucille," biographer Gilles Lhote says Deneuve and singer Johnny Hallyday maintained a carefully hidden, 56-year affair that began when they were teenagers in 1961 and continued until Hallyday's death 2½ years ago. (May 2020)

Sharon Stone wanted Deneuve to play Milena Gardosh in Basic Instinct 2 (2006). She turned it down and Charlotte Rampling was cast in the role.

Likes to watch Mad Men (2007). Don Draper (Jon Hamm) mentions her in an episode.

Is a grandmother. She has two grandsons and three granddaughters: Igor Divetain-Vadim (b. 18 September 1987) via son Christian Vadim and ex-girlfriend Hortense Divetain; Milo Thoretton (b. 31 December 1996) via daughter Chiara Mastroianni and ex-boyfriend Pierre Thoretton; Anna Biolay (b. 22 April 2003) via daughter Chiara Mastroianni and ex-husband Benjamin Biolay; Lou (b. 4 April 2010) and Mona Plemiannikov (b. January 2012) via son Christian Vadim and ex-girlfriend Julia Livage.

From 1984 until 1991, was cohabiting with Pierre Lescure, founder of French TV channel Canal+.

Was replaced by Isabelle Huppert for the role of Caterine Vauban in I Heart Huckabees (2004). No explanation was given for her departure.

Parodied at different times by Nora Dunn and Cecily Strong on Saturday Night Live (1975).

Interests include gardening, drawing, photography, reading, music, cinema, fashion, antiques and decoration.

Questions overuse of the word "still", which journalists have been using to preface descriptions of her since her late 30s.

She visited Argentina to receive a honorary award in the San Luis Cine International Festival. (November 2007)

Is involved with Amnesty International's program to abolish the death penalty.

In 2011, among other French celebrities Deneuve signed a petition asking the future President of France to propose a vote at the United Nations General Assembly to decriminalize homosexuality worldwide.

Is credited with helping descandalize out-of-wedlock births.

Her role in Mississippi Mermaid (1969) was played by Angelina Jolie in Original Sin (2001), the American remake of the movie.

Juan Antonio Canta sings a song called "Catherine Deneuve".

Ranked #89 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997)

Festival tribute at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, France. (1994)

Has been hospitalized in Paris following a minor stroke. (November 6, 2019)