Anne Parillaud


Anne Parillaud is a French actress who has been active since 1977. She is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film La Femme Nikita.

Biography

Parillaud was born in Paris, France. While in school she studied ballet and her ambition was to become a lawyer, but a role during summer vacation – when she was only 16 – in Michel Lang's L'hôtel de la plage launched her into the world of film. She had a three-year relationship with actor Alain Delon and co-starred with him in his only two films as director, Pour la peau d'un flic and Le Battant. She then met director Luc Besson and married him in 1986, but the couple separated shortly after he directed her in La Femme Nikita. La Femme Nikita was an especially intense experience for Parillaud:
After the international success of La Femme Nikita, Parillaud left France to star in three films abroad: Map of the Human Heart, Innocent Blood, and Frankie Starlight. She has said regarding the experience of playing a vampire in John Landis's Innocent Blood:
In 2010 she starred in the French psychological thriller In Their Sleep which was directed by Caroline du Potet and Eric du Potet.

Personal life

Parillaud's first husband was Luc Besson, with whom she has a daughter. In 2005 she married Jean Michel Jarre. They divorced in 2010.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleDirector
1977Un amour de sableuncreditedChristian Lara
1978L'Hôtel de la plageEstelle DelambreMichel Lang
1979Écoute voirChloé/MouneHugo Santiago
1980GirlsCatherine FlavinJust Jaeckin
1980PatriziaPatricia CookHubert Frank
1981:fr:Pour la peau d'un flic|Pour la peau d'un flicCharlotteAlain Delon
1983:fr:Le Battant|Le BattantNathalieAlain Delon
1988Juillet en septembreMarieSébastien Japrisot
1989Che ora è?LoredanaEttore Scola
1990La Femme NikitaNikitaLuc Besson
1992Innocent BloodMarieJohn Landis
1993Map of the Human HeartAlbertineVincent Ward
1994À la folieAliceDiane Kurys
1995Frankie StarlightBernadetteMichael Lindsay-Hogg
1996:fr:Passage à l'acte|Passage à l'acteIsabelleFrancis Girod
1996Dead GirlHelen Catherine HoweAdam Coleman Howard
1998The Man in the Iron MaskQueen Mother Anne of AustriaRandall Wallace
1998Shattered ImageJessie MarkhamRaúl Ruiz
1999Une pour toutesOlga DuclosClaude Lelouch
2002GangstersNina DelgadoOlivier Marchal
2002Sex Is ComedyJeanneCatherine Breillat
2004DeadlinesJulia MüllerLudi Boeken and Michael A. Lerner
2004Promised LandAnneAmos Gitai
2005:fr:Tout pour plaire|Tout pour plaireFlorenceCécile Telerman
2007:fr:Demandez la permission aux enfants|Demandez la permission aux enfantsAnna Sebag:fr:Éric Civanyan|Éric Civanyan
2007Une vieille maîtresseMme de SolcyCatherine Breillat
2009L'Imbroglio Nel LenzuoloBeatriceAlfonso Arau
2010In Their SleepSarahCaroline Du Potet and Eric Du Potet
2010la marquise des ombresMadame de Brinvilliers
2012What the Day Owes the NightMadame Cazenave

Awards