Catherine Deneuve (French IPA: [katʁin dəˈnœv]), (October 22, 1943, in Paris, France), is an Academy Award-nominated French actress. A model of French elegance, cultivated lust object for art house filmgoers everywhere, and one of the best-respected actresses in the French film industry, Catherine Deneuve made her reputation playing a series of beautiful ice maidens for directors such as Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski .
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