4Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve film debut started with her work in Jacques Demy’s Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. This movie propelled her to stardom. She then appeared in critically-acclaimed films like Repulsion, Belle de Jour, Place Vendôme, and many other films. She transitioned easily to Hollywood from France. Catherine Deneuve is considered as one of Yves Saint-Laurent’s fashion muses and has appeared in Louis Vuitton, L’Oréal, and M•A•C advertisements. She has a number of charities and is quite politically active.
5Jane Birkin
OK. So technically, Jane Birkin is British. But, she had such a big career as a French actress and singer that we decided to include her on this list because she does reside in France now. She started her acting career and met her long-time work partner and lover Serge Gainsbourg when they were filming Slogan. She appeared in two Agatha Christie films Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun, and her last film was the 2016 short-film La femme et le TGV. Jane Birkin also had a huge singing career (with Gainsbourg). If you know anything about fashion, you know Hermes named one of their iconic bags the ‘Birkin Bag’.
6Audrey Tautou
Audrey Tautou started acting at 18 and was featured in her first film debut at 19 with Venus Beauty Institute. Then, she appeared in other French films like Le Libertin, Happenstance, and Amélie. She transitioned into American films very easily, appearing in The Da Vinci Code and A Very Long Engagement. She has been the face of numerous fashion and beauty brands like Chanel, Montblanc and L’Oréal.
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