1 'Belle de Jour' (1967) While the French star has landed roles in a good number of remarkable, truly unforgettable films that have helped shape cinema — particularly French cinema — Deneuve's role in Belle de Jour endures as the most iconic.

In 1992 when, at the age of 49, Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of a plantation owner in 1930s Indochina in "Indochine" (1992).

Attended Catholic schools up to age of 12, says she believes in God although does not practice religion. In September 2020, Deneuve's mother, Renée Simonot, turned 109 years old.

When Vadim subsequently met the elegant Catherine Deneuve, she was 17. “We fell in love in an evening,” he later recalled. They lived together but did not wed. He made two films with her, including “Vice and Virtue,” and she bore him a son.