Carole Bouquet (born 18 August 1957) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1977. In 1990, she was awarded the

César Award for Best Actress The César Award for Best Actress (french: César de la meilleure actrice, link=no) is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role ...

for her role in ''

Too Beautiful for You ''Too Beautiful for You'' (french: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard ( Gérard Depardieu), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of Fr ...

''. She was the face of

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fragrance from 1986 to 1997.

Life and career

Bouquet was born in

Neuilly-sur-Seine Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...

. She was recognized for her work in

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classic ''

That Obscure Object of Desire ''That Obscure Object of Desire'' (french: Cet obscur objet du désir; es, Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) is a 1977 comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1898 novel '' The Woman and the Puppet'' by Pierre Louÿs. It was Buñuel' ...

'' (1977), and in the internationally successful film ''

Too Beautiful For You ''Too Beautiful for You'' (french: Trop belle pour toi) is a 1989 French romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard ( Gérard Depardieu), a well-established BMW car dealer in the South of Fr ...

'' (1989), for which she won the

. Also she received a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in ''

Rive droite, rive gauche ''Rive droite, rive gauche'' (also known as "Right Bank, Left Bank") is a French film directed by Philippe Labro, starring Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye and Carole Bouquet. Bouquet received Best Supporting Actress nomination. Plot Paul ...

'' (1984). Bouquet is best known for her role as

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Melina Havelock opposite

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in the 1981

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'' For Your Eyes Only'', and as a model for French luxury fashion label Chanel in the 1980s being the face of

. She was the companion of producer Jean-Pierre Rassam with whom she had a son,

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, also a producer. In 1987, she gave birth to a son, Louis, with photographer Francis Giacobetti. She married immunologist

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in 1992; they divorced in 1996. In 1999, she was a member of the jury of the

4th Shanghai International Film Festival The 4th Shanghai International Film Festival was held between October 22 and October 31, 1999. Like the previous year, the Film Festival was divided into four activities: *Golden Cup International Film Competition *International Film Panorama *Inter ...

. She was a member of the main competition jury of the

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in 2014. On 21 May 2014, Bouquet formalized her relationship with Philippe Sereys de Rothschild on the red carpet of the 37th Festival de Cannes, of which she was one of the members of the jury. She has been running a winery, Maison Carole Bouquet, on the island of

Pantelleria Pantelleria (; Sicilian: ''Pantiddirìa'', Maltese: ''Pantellerija'' or ''Qawsra''), the ancient Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island and comune in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, southwest of Sicily and east of the Tunis ...

in the

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since 2005.

Filmography

Theatre

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Life and career

Filmography

Theatre

See also

References

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