Catherine Deneuve

When Catherine Deneuve started out acting, her characters were mostly cold and mysterious, shaping her image as an intimidating woman. However, in 1985, she won over the French audience as the new face of Marianne, the symbol of liberty in France. She would also later star in English films like Dancer in the Dark and The Musketeer. With all of her hard-earned investment money, she is known to generously support charity organizations and political movements as a philanthropist.

Deneuve was featured in the horror classic Repulsion which was directed by Roman Polanski. She then went on to appear in more prominent projects such as A Matter of Resistance, Mississippi Mermaid, and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort. She stayed active in the European movie scene during the 60s and 70s, then continued to work in American movies. She was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Indochine. In 1992 she was awarded with the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival.