Anne Parillaud

Anne Parillaud

actress, director, soundtrack

Anne Parillaud was born on May 06, 1960 in France. Anne Parillaud's big-screen debut came with L'Hôtel de la plage directed by Michel Lang in 1978. Anne Parillaud is known for Nikita directed by Luc Besson, Anne Parillaud stars as Nikita and Marc Duret as Rico. Anne Parillaud has got 4 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Anne Parillaud achieved is Paris Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Anne Parillaud plays is Delicate Gravity which will be released on Jun 23, 2013.

Anne Parillaud was born in Paris, France on May 6, 1960 and even though all her travels took her to many lands, is still a Paris resident. Anne studied ballet in school, and her first appearance was in the film Un amour de sable (1977) where she played "La jeune fille avec un petit chat" ("The girl with a kitten"). However, her first real role was as "Estelle" in L'Hôtel de la plage (1978) and, even though she had only appeared in this film during summer vacation, by then she had caught the show business bug. Anne was in eight other films, and then she gave her breakout performance in her signature role as "Nikita" in the wildly popular Nikita (1990), which spun off the American remake Nom de code: Nina (1993) starring Bridget Fonda, and the USA Network television series Nikita (1997) starring Peta Wilson. Anne had taken judo lessons for three months to prepare for this part. Anne said that when acting, she can abandon herself; indeed the character Nikita is nothing like her. Anne hates guns and even said of Nikita: "For a while, she was in me like a demon".When it comes to which films and directors to work with, Anne has her one rule: it must touch her heart. Obviously director Luc Besson touched her heart, they had a daughter together, but the couple separated shortly after Nikita (1990); (in 1997, Besson was briefly married to Milla Jovovich, but they divorced). Anne traveled to America to do several films, including Innocent Blood (1992), in which she plays a French vampire. She said of her character "Marie", that she wasn't born a vampire, didn't decide to be one; in that sense, the movie is a parable about dealing with the problem of being different in society. And difference equates to loneliness. Anne is still busy appearing in movies. Offscreen, Anne enjoys simple pleasures such as dancing, and talking with friends. And she is always led by her heart, Anne says she is someone who lives by impulse first. Her many fans would say it seems she has made a lot of right choices.

  • Birthday

    May 06, 1960
  • Place of Birth

    Paris, France
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

4 wins & 4 nominations

Paris Film Festival
2004
Deadlines (2004)
Winner - Best Actress
Deadlines (2004)
Tokyo International Film Festival
1993
Map of the Human Heart (1992)
Winner - Special Mention
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