Biography of Fanny Ardant -

Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born March 22,
1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France) is a
France|French Actor|actress.

She grew up in Monaco until age 17 when she moved
to Aix-en-Provence to attend university. In her
early twenties her interest turned to acting and
in 1974 she made her first appearance on stage.

By the early 1980s she was a major motion picture
star, gaining international recognition for her
role opposite Gérard Depardieu in La Femme d'à
côté (The Woman Next Door). The film, directed
by François Truffaut, brought Ardant her first
Cesar Award nomination for best actress in 1982
and in 1984 she was nominated again for Vivement
dimanche! Eventually she became Truffaut's
companion, giving birth to their daughter,
Joséphine, on September 28, 1983.

Initially, her youthful beauty brought popularity
but over time her sophistication and acting skills
have made her one of France's most admired
actresses.  She proved her versatility, playing a
comedic role in Pédale douce for which she won
the 1997 Cesar Award for Best Actress.

Fluent in English language|English, Ardant has
starred in several Hollywood and United
Kingdom|British films. Her latest film in English,
produced by Franco Zeffirelli, is Callas Forever,
in which she portrays opera diva Maria Callas. It
opened the 14th Annual Palm Springs International
Film Festival on January 9, 2003.

Ardant has appeared in more than fifty motion
pictures.

==Selected Filmography==
*El Año del diluvio  -   (2004)
*L'Odeur du sang  -   (2004)
*Nathalie...  -   (2003)
*Callas Forever  -   (2002)
*8 Women  -   (2002)
*No News from God (Sin noticias de Dios)  - 
(2002)
*Le Libertin  -   (2001) 
*Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999) 
*Elizabeth (1998 movie)|Elizabeth  -   (1998) 
*Ridicule  -   (1996)
*Pédale douce  -   (1996) 
*Beyond the Clouds  -  (1995) 
*Colonel Chabert  -   (1994) 
*Afraid of the Dark  -   (1991)
*La Famiglia (The Family)  -  (1987)
*Conseil De Famille  -  (1986) 
*Next Summer  -   (1986) 
*Swann in Love  -  (1984) 
*Confidentially Yours  -  (1983) 
*The Woman Next Door  (La Femme d'à côté) -  
(1981)


==External links==
===Unofficial links===
*http://members.lycos.co.uk/fannyardant/ FANNY
ARDANT Online - Fan site
*http://fannyardant.proboards22.com/ FANNY ARDANT
Online Discussion Forum

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