Vanessa Paradis
Biography
Vanessa Paradis is a French singer, model and actress who first achieved acclaim as a teenager with the international hit Joe le taxi in 1987. Born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, she started as a singer before adding acting. At 18 she received the Prix Romy Schneider and a César for Most Promising Actress for Noce Blanche, along with a Victoires de la Musique prize for Variations sur le même t'aime. Her screen work includes Élisa (1995), Witch Way Love (1997), Half a Chance (1998), The Girl on the Bridge (1999), Heartbreaker (2010), Café de Flore (2011), for which she won a Genie Award, and the animated A Monster in Paris; she later appeared in Yoga Hosers (2016). She has released albums such as Divinidylle and Love Songs, toured internationally, and in 2021 made her theater debut in Maman, earning a Molière nomination. As a model, she has been a Chanel spokesmodel and appeared on many magazine covers.
53years old
Turns 54 on December 22in 79 days
- Born Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
- Star sign: CapricornFirst day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
- Vanessa Chantal Paradis (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 34 years1989 to 2023
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A role that slipped away
Vanessa Paradis turned down Calvin Klein's offer to be the face of his new campaign with Mark Wahlberg in 1991, a decision that led the brand to cast Kate Moss instead and made her famous.
First role
Paradis recorded her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties", in 1983, then sang it at an Italian festival in 1985. Though it was not a hit, it led to "Joe le taxi", the song that made her famous worldwide.
Beyond film
Paradis sang "Le Tourbillon" in a duet with Jeanne Moreau at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival as a tribute to Moreau, a moment that became notable in French popular culture.
Vanessa Paradis movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- A Monster in Paris2011 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fias Lucillevoice
IMDb rating 6.725K votes
Most often with
Patrice Leconte directed two of these films, Cécilia Rouaud two. Julie Ferrier appears in three 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
Julie Ferrier's page
Johnny Depp's page
John Turturro's page
Bob Balaban's page
François Damiens's page
Émilie Cazenave's page
All films by Patrice Leconte
Cécilia RouaudDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2023
Box office
What Vanessa Paradis's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$93.7 million
8 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 8 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 5 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$47M50.5% of the total
- 2$27M28.4% of the total
- 3$12M12.9% of the total
- 4$2.7M2.9% of the total
- 5$2.7M2.9% of the total
- 6$1.7M1.8% of the total
- 7$602K0.6% of the total
- 8$39K0.0% of the total
Awards
Nine awards and honors from 1990 to 2015.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Won | |
| 2014 | Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year | Won | |
| 2008 | Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year | Won | |
| 2008 | Victory of the album of chansons, variety | Divinidylle | Won |
| 1990 | César Award | Won | |
| 1990 | Prix Romy Schneider | Won | |
| 1990 | Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year | Won | |
| Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
| Officer of Arts and Letters | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.