Sixteen facts about Catherine Deneuve

1. Catherine Deneuve  was born on October 22, 1943 in Paris, France.
2. Birth name: Catherine Fabienne Dorleac.
3. Catherine Deneuve is the daughter of actor Maurice Dorleac.
4. Catherine Deneuve made her debut in film performing in "Les Collegiennes" (1965), at the age of 13.
5. Catherine Deneuve was awarded in 1980 as Best Female Act with "The Last Metro" by the French Cinema Academy and with "Place Vendome" in 1998.
6. In 2000, the movie star Catherine Deneuve was carefully watched by critics when she showed up in the musical "Dancer in the Dark". This film was awarded with Palme D'Or at the Film Festival at Cannes.
7. Catherine had a brand of perfume named after her.
8. Her hobbies and passions include gardening, drawing, photography, reading, music, cinema, fashion, antiques and decoration.
9. Catherine Deneuve has never performed in the theatre due to stage fright.
10. Deneuve's only marriage was to photographer David Bailey from 1965 to 1972. They divorced but remain friends.
11. Deneuve has two children: son Christian Vadim, from her relationship with Roger Vadim, and daughter Chiara Mastroianni, from her relationship with Marcello Mastroianni.
12. Catherine Deneuve is the mother-in-law of singer Benjamin Biolay.
13. Catherine speaks fluent Italian and French, as well as semi-fluent English and German.
14. Catherine Deneuve was vice president of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994.
15. Catherine was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#38) in (1995).
16. Deneuve has four grandchildren: Igor (Christian's son), Lou (Christian's daughter), Milo (Chiara's son), and Anna (Chiara's daughter).