Anne Parillaud facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anne Parillaud
Parillaud in 2014
Born	(1960-05-06) 6 May 1960 (age 64) Paris, France
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–2012
Spouse(s)	Luc Besson ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1991)​ Jean Michel Jarre ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2010)​
Children	3

Anne Parillaud (French: [an paʁijo]; born 6 May 1960) is a French actress who has been active since 1977. She is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film La Femme Nikita.

Biography

Parillaud was born in Paris. While in school she studied ballet and her ambition was to become a lawyer, but a role during summer vacation – when she was only 16 – in Michel Lang's L'hôtel de la plage (1978) launched her into the world of film. She had a three-year relationship with actor Alain Delon and co-starred with him in his only two films as director, Pour la peau d'un flic (1981) and Le Battant (1983).

She met director Luc Besson and they started a relationship. They married in 1986, but the couple separated shortly after he directed her in La Femme Nikita (1990). La Femme Nikita was an especially intense experience for Parillaud.

In preparation for the role, she underwent three months of judo lessons and target practice to hone her skills as a government assassin: "I hate guns, I hate violence, I hate judo." Her early ballet training also came in handy for one amusing scene though she modestly downplays her physical gifts, saying only, "I have a chewing gum kind of body. I just forget about the bones." Despite the glamour and danger of her character, Parillaud cautions, "It never happens to me, this kind of story."}}

After the international success of La Femme Nikita, Parillaud left France to star in three films abroad: Map of the Human Heart, Innocent Blood, and Frankie Starlight. She has said regarding the experience of playing a vampire in John Landis's Innocent Blood:

I fell in love with Marie in Innocent Blood because she wasn't born a vampire; she never decided she wanted to be. For me, it was a parable to talk about how you deal with this problem, which is when you are different. You think or you live or you want something different from everyone else. People don't follow you, because it's scary. You are quite alone in your choices.

In 2010 she starred in the French psychological thriller In Their Sleep which was directed by Caroline du Potet and Eric du Potet.

Personal life

Parillaud's first husband was Luc Besson, with whom she has a daughter, Juliette Besson, born in 1987. She became an actress.

In 2005, Parillaud married Jean Michel Jarre. They divorced in 2010.

Selected filmography

Parillaud at Cannes in 1998

Awards

• César Award for Best Actress in 1991 for La Femme Nikita
• David di Donatello Awards for Best Foreign Actress in 1991 for La Femme Nikita
• Paris Film Festival for Best Actress in 2004 for Deadlines
• Tokyo International Film Festival for Special Mention in 1993 for Map of the Human Heart

See also

In Spanish: Anne Parillaud para niños