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Fanny Ardant

Acting Born Mar 22, 1949 Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France 150 credits
150
Total Credits
1972–2028
57 Years Career Span
31
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Fanny Ardant is a French actress and filmmaker. She was born on 22 March 1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. Her full name is Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant. She is the daughter of a cavalry officer and his wife. Ardant grew up in Monte Carlo, where she attended a convent school. She has appeared in numerous films and is known for her work in various movies, including Les dames de la côte, Rodina, and Konečně neděle!. Ardant has a long career in acting, with over 140 credits to her name.

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Career

Career overview

Fanny Ardant is a French actress. She is known for her work in the film industry, with a total of 143 acting credits. Ardant's acting career spans various film genres, with notable mentions including films such as Les dames de la côte, Rodina, and Konečně neděle!.

Ardant's acting career has been marked by her versatility and range. She has appeared in a wide range of film roles, showcasing her ability to adapt to different characters and storylines. Her work in the film industry has earned her recognition and acclaim, with numerous film credits to her name.

Ardant's acting credits include a variety of films, demonstrating her ability to work in different genres and with various directors. Her extensive filmography highlights her dedication to her craft and her commitment to her acting career.

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Known for

▦ Film

Halmeoni

as Catherine Lamouette
Film

The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse

as Proserpina
Film

American Star

as Anne

Beau geste

as Self
Film

La Belle Époque

as Marianne Drumond
Film

Five

as Fanny (uncredited)
Film

The Great Beauty

as Fanny Ardant (uncredited)
Film

Il Divo

as French Ambassador's Wife (uncredited)
Film

Paris Je T'aime

as Fanny Forestier (Pigalle)
Film

8 Women

as Pierrette
Film

The Frenchman's Son

as Anne

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Frequent co-stars

Ryan Nemeth 2 shared titles
Sergio Castellitto 2 shared titles
Pierre Arditi 2 shared titles
André Dussollier 2 shared titles
Isabelle Huppert 2 shared titles
Firmine Richard 2 shared titles
Nicholas Massie 1 shared title
Matthew Massie 1 shared title
Tyson Smith 1 shared title
Brandon Bogle 1 shared title

Career timeline

Halmeoni
IslandThe Opera! Arias for an EclipseSalamandreNe crains pas le bruit de mes ailesNe crains pas le bruit de mes ailes · Director
Jane Birkin by FriendsAmerican StarRachel's GameBack to AlexandriaE Trema Ancora, the Other Voice of Luchino Visconti
Beau gesteMr. Blake at Your Service!Passion Fanny ArdantThe PalaceAmusia
The Young LoversThe Colors of FireThe Green Shutters
Good Morning MidnightLes Damnés de la Commune
DNA
La Belle ÉpoqueThe Bare Necessity
Diary of My MindMy Mother Is CrazyVostok N°20Ondes de choc
Waiting for YouLola PaterMagie noire · DirectorNight Shift
Stalin's Couch · DirectorStalin's Couch · WriterFiveFor This Is My BodyCroque monsieur
Chic!
ResistanceCasanova VariationsObsessive Rhythms · ScreenplayObsessive Rhythms · DirectorAlliés Nés
The Great BeautyBright Days AheadThe Lanzac ClanRasputin
Second ChancesMiroir mon amourThe Lookout
Chimères absentesChimères absentes · DirectorYou Never Left
La Traversée du désirVisageTresorAshes and Blood · ScreenplayAshes and Blood · Director
Il DivoHello Goodbye
The SecretsCrossed TracksThe Trial Begins
Paris Je T'aime
French BeautyMag Bodard, un destin
Words in ProgressFrançois Truffaut, une autobiographieThe Scent of BloodDe Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleursEl año del diluvio
SarahNathalie...
Heart of the Festival8 WomenCallas Forever
Don't Tempt MeChange My Life
The Libertine
The Frenchman's SonHard OffAugustin, King of Kung-FuBalzacBalzac: A Life of Passion
Vivement dimancheElizabethThe Dinner
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
DesireWhat a DragRidicule

Full Filmography

150 titles
  • Halmeoni (2028) as Catherine Lamouette
  • Island (2025) as Ada
  • The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse (2025) as Proserpina
  • Salamandre (2025)
  • Ne crains pas le bruit de mes ailes (2025) as Keeper (voice)
  • Ne crains pas le bruit de mes ailes (2025) Director
  • Jane Birkin by Friends (2024) as Self
  • American Star (2024) as Anne
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  • Rachel's Game (2024) as Rachel Zimmerman
  • Back to Alexandria (2024) as Fairouz
  • E Trema Ancora, the Other Voice of Luchino Visconti (2024) as Narrator
  • Beau geste (2023) as Self
  • Mr. Blake at Your Service! (2023) as Nathalie Beauvillier
  • Passion Fanny Ardant (2023) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
  • The Palace (2023) as The Marquise
  • Amusia (2023)
  • Rainier III par lui-même (2023) as Narrator (voice)
  • My Motherland (2023) as France Cohen
  • The Young Lovers (2022) as Shauna Loszinsky
  • The Colors of Fire (2022) as Solange Gallinato
  • The Green Shutters (2022) as Jeanne
  • Good Morning Midnight (2021)
  • Les Damnés de la Commune (2021) as Mère de Victorine (voice)
  • DNA (2020) as Caroline
  • La Belle Époque (2019) as Marianne Drumond
  • The Bare Necessity (2019) as Thérèse Perdrix
  • Diary of My Mind (2018) as Esther Fontanel
  • My Mother Is Crazy (2018) as Nina Renner
  • Vostok N°20 (2018) as (voice)
  • Ondes de choc (2018) as Esther Fontanel
  • Waiting for You (2017) as Madeleine Brown
  • Lola Pater (2017) as Lola
  • Magie noire (2017) Director
  • Night Shift (2017)
  • Stalin's Couch (2016) Director
  • Stalin's Couch (2016) Writer
  • Five (2016) as Fanny (uncredited)
  • For This Is My Body (2016) as La femme
  • Croque monsieur (2016) as Coco
  • Chic! (2015) as Alicia Ricosi
  • Resistance (2014) as The Countess
  • Casanova Variations (2014) as Lucrecia
  • Obsessive Rhythms (2014) Screenplay
  • Obsessive Rhythms (2014) Director
  • Alliés Nés (2014) as Mother
  • Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
  • The Session (2014) as Comtesse de Castiglione
  • The Great Beauty (2013) as Fanny Ardant (uncredited)
  • Bright Days Ahead (2013) as Caroline
  • The Lanzac Clan (2013) as Elisabeth Lanzac
  • Rasputin (2013) as L'Impératrice Alexandra
  • Second Chances (2012) as Elisabeth Andrieu
  • Miroir mon amour (2012) as La reine
  • The Lookout (2012) as Giovanni's Wife (uncredited)
  • Chimères absentes (2010) as Makvina
  • Chimères absentes (2010) Director
  • You Never Left (2010)
  • La Traversée du désir (2009) as Self
  • Visage (2009) as The Producer / Queen Herodias
  • Tresor (2009) as Françoise Lagier
  • Ashes and Blood (2009) Screenplay
  • Ashes and Blood (2009) Director
  • Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water (2009) as Self / The producer / Queen Herodias
  • Il Divo (2008) as French Ambassador's Wife (uncredited)
  • Hello Goodbye (2008) as Gisèle Gaash
  • The Secrets (2007) as Anouk
  • Crossed Tracks (2007) as Judith Ralitzer
  • The Trial Begins (2007) as Caterina
  • Paris Je T'aime (2006) as Fanny Forestier (Pigalle)
  • French Beauty (2005) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mag Bodard, un destin (2005) as Self
  • Words in Progress (2004)
  • François Truffaut, une autobiographie (2004) as Self
  • The Scent of Blood (2004) as Silvia
  • De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • El año del diluvio (2004) as Schwester Consuelo
  • Sarah (2003) as Sarah Bernhardt
  • Nathalie... (2003) as Catherine
  • Heart of the Festival (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • 8 Women (2002) as Pierrette
  • Callas Forever (2002) as Maria Callas
  • Don't Tempt Me (2001) as Marina D'Angelo
  • Change My Life (2001) as Nina
  • The Libertine (2000) as Madame Therbouche
  • The Frenchman's Son (1999) as Anne
  • Hard Off (1999) as Marie Langmann, épouse de Claude
  • Augustin, King of Kung-Fu (1999) as Fanny Ardant
  • Balzac (1999) as Eve Hanska
  • Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999) as Eve Hanska
  • Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
  • Elizabeth (1998) as Mary of Guise
  • The Dinner (1998) as Flora
  • Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés (1997)
  • Desire (1996) as Odette
  • What a Drag (1996) as Evelyne, dite Eva
  • Ridicule (1996) as Madame de Blayac
  • Lo + plus (1995) as Self - Guest
  • Sabrina (1995) as Irene
  • One Hundred and One Nights (1995) as The Star That Turns at Night
  • Beyond the Clouds (1995) as Patricia
  • To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (1995) as Self (uncredited)
  • Colonel Chabert (1994) as Gräfin Ferraud
  • François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (1993) as Self
  • Amok (1993) as She
  • Afraid of the Dark (1991) as Miriam
  • Nothing But Lies (1991) as Muriel
  • Adventure of Catherine C. (1990) as Catherine Crachat
  • La Grande Cabriole (1989) as Laure-Adélaïde de Chabrillant
  • Australia (1989) as Jeanne Gauthier
  • Pleure Pas My Love (1989) as Roxane
  • Love and Fear (1988) as Velia
  • L'altro enigma (1988) as La veggente
  • The Family (1987) as Adriana
  • Mélo (1986) as Christiane Levesque
  • The Nonentity (1986) as Mlle Lotte
  • Family Business (1986) as Marianne, the Mother
  • Les enragés (1985) as Jessica Melrose
  • Cinecittà Cinecittà (1985) as Fanny Ardant
  • Cinecittà Cinecittà (1985) as Gabriella
  • Next Summer (1985) as Dina
  • Vivement Truffaut (1985) as Self / Barbara (archive footage)
  • Love Unto Death (1984) as Judith Martignac
  • Swann in Love (1984) as Duchesse de Guermantes
  • Desiderio (1984) as Lucia
  • Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) as Livia Cerasquier
  • Confidentially Yours (1983) as Barbara Becker
  • André Delvaux directs Benvenuta (1983) as Self
  • Benvenuta (1983) as Benvenuta
  • Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
  • Le Chef de famille (1982) as Katy
  • The Woman Next Door (1981) as Mathilde Bauchard
  • Bolero (1981) as Véronique
  • Les Bons Bourgeois (1981) as Philomène
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (1981) as Madeline Usher
  • La muse et la madone (1979) as Natacha
  • The Dogs (1979) as Nurse
  • Les Dames de la côte (1979) as Fanny Villatte
  • Le Mutant (1978) as Jeanne Laurent
  • Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - President
  • Marie, the Doll (1976) as Marie-Paule
  • Apostrophes (1975) as Self
  • Numéro un (1975) as Self
  • Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
  • Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
  • Jannah as Madame Isabelle
  • She Was Staring and Saw Nothing Director
  • She Was Staring and Saw Nothing Writer
  • La Bonne chaleur de l'animal
  • After
  • Modigliani - Il principe

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Fanny Ardant best known for?

Fanny Ardant is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Halmeoni (2028), The Opera! Arias for an Eclipse (2025), American Star (2024), Beau geste (2023).

When and where was Fanny Ardant born?

Fanny Ardant was born on March 22, 1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France.

How many credits does Fanny Ardant have?

Fanny Ardant has accumulated over 150 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1972 to 2028.

What is Fanny Ardant's background in cinema and television?

Fanny Ardant is a French actress and filmmaker. She was born on 22 March 1949 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. Her full name is Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant. She is the daughter of a cavalry officer and his wife. Ardant grew up in Monte Carlo, where she attended a convent school. She has appeared in numerous films ...

Fanny Ardant by the numbers

150credits
132films
18TV series
1972–2028active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (150) Born on March 22

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