Portrait of Jeanne Moreau

Acting

Jeanne Moreau

Career

Active from 1949 to 2013, busiest in 2005 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
99
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Elevator to the Gallows
Elevator to the Gallows
GoodWatch score87/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • César Awards · Honorary César

    2008 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · BAFTA Fellowship

    1996 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Honorary César

    1995 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    1992 · Won

    The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Leading Actress

    1967 · Won

    Viva Maria!

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    1992 · Nominated · 17th César Awards

    The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Actress

    1988 · Nominated · 13th César Awards

    The Miracle

    Source: Wikidata

  • César Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    1987 · Nominated

    The Patoquet

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

7

The characters Jeanne Moreau played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jeanne Moreau Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 17
  • French Cinema 16
  • Social Commentary 12
  • Psychological Drama 11
  • Character Study 8
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Class Conflict 5
  • French New Wave 5
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 5
  • Slow Burn 4
  • Romantic Entanglements 4
  • Psychological Depth 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

150
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 72
Bardot
Bardot (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as archive footage

2010s

9 titles · average score 61
Baden Baden
Baden Baden (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

Thanks

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

as (voice)

L'Habit ne fait pas le moine
L'Habit ne fait pas le moine (2013)

as Madeleine

Salvo
Salvo (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

Thanks

Gebo and the Shadow
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

as Candidinha

A Lady in Paris
A Lady in Paris (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

as Frida

Lullaby to my Father
Lullaby to my Father (2012)

as Narrator (voice)

Bouquet final
Bouquet final (2011)

as Marie

A Bad Encounter
A Bad Encounter (2011)

as Gaby

2000s

27 titles · average score 61
Eleanor's Secret
Eleanor's Secret (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Aunt Eléonore (voice)

One Day You'll Understand
One Day You'll Understand (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rivka

Disengagement
Disengagement (2007)
GoodWatch score 49

as Françoise

The Countess of Castiglione
The Countess of Castiglione (2006)

TV show · as Principessa Sisi Altieri

Roméo et Juliette
Roméo et Juliette (2006)
GoodWatch score 47

as Laurence

The Accursed Kings
The Accursed Kings (2005)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show · as Mahaut d'Artois

Time to Leave
Time to Leave (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

as Laura

Ashes and Snow
Ashes and Snow (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as French Narrator (voice)

A Cursed Monarchy
A Cursed Monarchy (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mahaut d'Artois

The Birch-Tree Meadow
The Birch-Tree Meadow (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer

Lisa
Lisa (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lisa (old)

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (2000)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Mère Innocente

1990s

26 titles · average score 64
Balzac
Balzac (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Charlotte-Laure

Balzac: A Life of Passion
Balzac: A Life of Passion (1999)
GoodWatch score 56

as Charlotte-Laure

A Witch's Way of Love
A Witch's Way of Love (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Eglantine

I Love You, I Love You Not
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
GoodWatch score 44

as Nana

The Proprietor
The Proprietor (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as Adrienne Mark

The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as Lili

The Absence
The Absence (1993)

as Writer's Wife

The Lover
The Lover (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Narrator (voice)

The Suspended Step of the Stork
The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991)
GoodWatch score 76

as The Woman

The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea
The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lady M

Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

as Edith Farber

Nikita
Nikita (1990)
GoodWatch score 75

as Armande

1980s

17 titles · average score 64
The Architecture of Doom
The Architecture of Doom (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

as French narrator (voice)

Miracle Healing
Miracle Healing (1987)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sabine

Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance
Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance (1986)

as Madame Exe

Sauve-toi, Lola
Sauve-toi, Lola (1986)

as Marie-Aude Schneider

Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle (1985)

as Ines

Screen Two
Screen Two (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lili

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish (1984)

Producer, Director

Querelle
Querelle (1982)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lysiane

The Trout
The Trout (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lou

A Thousand Billion Dollars
A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Madame Benoît-Lambert

Heat of Desire
Heat of Desire (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hélène

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981)

as Lili Marlene

1970s

18 titles · average score 65
The Adolescent
The Adolescent (1979)
GoodWatch score 58

as La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)

Mr. Klein
Mr. Klein (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

as Florence

The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

as Didi

Lumière
Lumière (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sarah

French Provincial
French Provincial (1975)

as Berthe

Hu-Man
Hu-Man (1975)

as Sylvana

Going Places
Going Places (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

as Jeanne Pirolle

Creezy
Creezy (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Renee Vibert

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt")

Nathalie Granger
Nathalie Granger (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

as L'autre femme

Dear Louise
Dear Louise (1972)
GoodWatch score 59

as Louise

Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

as Martine Bernard

1960s

26 titles · average score 69
The Bride Wore Black
The Bride Wore Black (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

as Julie Kohler

The Immortal Story
The Immortal Story (1968)
GoodWatch score 81

as Virginie Ducrot

Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mademoiselle

Viva Maria!
Viva Maria! (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maria II

The Train
The Train (1964)
GoodWatch score 83

as Christine

Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
GoodWatch score 81

as Céléstine

Mata Hari, Agent H21
Mata Hari, Agent H21 (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mata Hari

Bay of Angels
Bay of Angels (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre

Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim (1962)
GoodWatch score 86

as Catherine

Eva
Eva (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

as Eva Olivier

The Trial
The Trial (1962)
GoodWatch score 81

as Marika Burstner

La Notte
La Notte (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

as Lidia

1950s

25 titles · average score 69
Dangerous Love Affairs
Dangerous Love Affairs (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Juliette Valmont

The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as La Femme avec le chien

Elevator to the Gallows
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
GoodWatch score 87

as Florence Carala

The Lovers
The Lovers (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jeanne Tournier

Three Days to Live
Three Days to Live (1958)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jeanne Fortin

Back to the Wall
Back to the Wall (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gloria Decrey

Not Delivered
Not Delivered (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jacqueline Tourieu

Hi-Jack Highway
Hi-Jack Highway (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alice

Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954)
GoodWatch score 84

as Josy

Queen Margot
Queen Margot (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"

The Scheming Women
The Scheming Women (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mona Rémi, la femme de Paul

Inside a Girls' Dormitory
Inside a Girls' Dormitory (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Julie, la serveuse

1940s

1 title
Last Love
Last Love (1949)

as Michèle