Fanny Ardant
Biography
Fanny Ardant is a French actress and director who has received two Césars and a Lumière Award. Born in Saumur in 1949 and raised in Monaco, she made her first stage appearance in 1974. François Truffaut noticed her in a television drama and gave her the lead in The Woman Next Door (1981), a breakthrough opposite Gérard Depardieu that brought a César nomination. She earned another nomination for Confidentially Yours (1983), also directed by Truffaut. In 1997 she won the César for best actress in the comedy Pédale douce. Fluent in English and Italian, she has appeared in Hollywood and British productions, including Callas Forever (2002), in which she portrayed Maria Callas. In 2003 she received the Stanislavsky Award. She became a director and screenwriter with Ashes and Blood in 2009, made the short film Absent Chimeras in 2010, and directed the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in 2019.
77years old
Turns 78 on March 22in 160 days
- Born Saumur
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 48 years1976 to 2024
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Big break
Fanny Ardant was 31 when François Truffaut, who had noticed her in a television drama, called her in to play the female lead of La Femme d'à côté, the part that broke her career open.
A change of course
After graduating, Ardant worked for the French embassy in London. She was sacked for poor timekeeping and for being dishevelled, which was blamed on the social whirl she enjoyed there.
Behind the camera
To draw attention to the difficulties faced by Romani people in Europe, Ardant directed and starred in the 2010 short film Absent Chimeras.
Beyond film
On 19 July 2009, Ardant appeared alongside Gérard Depardieu in a rare staging of Sardou's La Haine, part of the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc Roussillon, and France Musique aired the concert.
Fanny Ardant movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
François Truffaut directed two of these films. Gérard Depardieu appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Gérard Depardieu's page
Jeanne Moreau's page
Harrison Ford's page
Marcello Mastroianni's page
Jean-Claude Brialy's page
Henri Garcin's page
All films by François Truffaut
Also two films together3 more actors
- Jean-Pierre KalfonConfidentially Yours (1983) and Bolero: Dance of Life (1981)
- Philippe Morier-GenoudConfidentially Yours (1983) and The Woman Next Door (1981)
- Roland ThénotConfidentially Yours (1983) and The Woman Next Door (1981)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Fanny Ardant's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$172 million
7 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 7 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$82M47.7% of the total
- 2$54M31.1% of the total
- 3$17M10.1% of the total
- 4$14M8.1% of the total
- 5$2.5M1.5% of the total
- 6$2.2M1.3% of the total
- 7$420K0.2% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 1997 to 2020, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 2002 | Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution | 8 Women | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | César Award for Best Supporting Actress | La Belle Époque | Won |
| 2003 | Stanislavsky Award | Won | |
| 2002 | European Film Award for Best Actress | 8 Women | Won |
| 1997 | César Award for Best Actress | Pédale douce | Won |
| 1997 | Lumière Award for Best Actress | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.