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Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Actor, also director, writer and producer · Died July 31, 2017, aged 89 · Paris, France

Jeanne Moreau (January 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. She began playing small roles in films in 1949 and eventually achieved prominence as the star of Lift to the Scaffold (UK)/Elevator to the Gallows (USA) (1958), directed by Louis Malle, and Jules et Jim (1962), directed by François Truffaut. Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films until her death in 2017, at the age of 89. Moreau was the recipient of a César Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for individual performances, and several lifetime awards.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 23, 1928
Died
July 31, 2017 (aged 89)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and producer
Titles
68 on MovieCove · 155 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Jeanne Moreau's films like?

Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 61 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 17 · Dark 32

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 15

Gentle 9 · Charged 34 · Intense 18

Steady 25 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 6

Straight-faced 48 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

Slow burn 40 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

Casual 12 · Engaged 39 · Full focus 10

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 26

A split, not a type: Resolved 25 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 20

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 35 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 35
Mentor
7 of 35
Shapeshifter
5 of 35
Shadow
5 of 35
Trickster
3 of 35
Ally
2 of 35
Threshold guardian
2 of 35
Herald
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
32
Contemplative
20
Romantic
10
Dread
10
Other
48

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic13
  • Ambiguous17
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jeanne Moreau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (15).

Subscription and free streaming for Jeanne Moreau's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

155 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 68 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Bardot(2025)

    as archive footage

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Life of Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Belmondo: The Incorrigible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Baden Baden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Thanks

  • L'Habit ne fait pas le moine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Madeleine

  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as (voice)

  • Salvo(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • A Lady in Paris(2012)

    as Frida

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Lullaby to my Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Gebo and the Shadow(2012)

    as Candidinha

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Bardot mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • A Bad Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Gaby

  • Bouquet final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Marie

  • Eleanor's Secret(2009)

    as Aunt Eléonore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Face(2009)

    as Jeanne

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Carmel(2009)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Château en Suède (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Agathe Falsen

  • Sous les vents de Neptune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Josette

  • One Day You'll Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rivka

  • To Each His Own Cinema(2007)

    as The old woman / Self (segment "Trois Minutes")

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Disengagement(2007)

    as Françoise

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Deep(1970)

    as Ruth Warriner

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Roméo et Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Laurence

  • The Countess of Castiglione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Principessa Sisi Altieri

  • Time to Leave(2005)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • The Accursed Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mahaut d'Artois

  • Go West(2005)

    Associate Producer · as Novinar

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • A Cursed Monarchy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mahaut d'Artois

  • Akoibon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Madame Paule

  • Ashes and Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as French Narrator (voice)

  • Autogram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Jeanne Moreau

  • Hot House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Léo

  • Love Actually(2003)

    as Taxi Passenger at Marseille Airport (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Birch-Tree Meadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • Cet amour-là (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Marguerite Duras

  • Bride of Trailer Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as (archive footage)

  • Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Anna Shermann

  • Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Songs · as Lisa (old)

  • Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mère Innocente

  • The Prince's Manuscript (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Alessandra Wolf (Licy)

  • Balzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charlotte-Laure

  • Balzac: A Life of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Charlotte-Laure

  • Ever After: A Cinderella Story(1998)

    as Grande Dame

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • A Witch's Way of Love(1997)

    as Eglantine

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Love & Confusions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Libra

  • The Proprietor(1996)

    as Adrienne Mark

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Catherine the Great(1995)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Beyond the Clouds(1995)

    as Friend

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as Mr. Cinéma's First Ex-wife

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Belle Époque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Récitante

  • The Clothes in the Wardrobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lili

  • A Foreign Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Angelique

  • Map of the Human Heart(1992)

    as Sister Banville

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • My Name is Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rose

  • The Absence(1992)

    as Writer's Wife

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • See You Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Tete

  • La nuit de l'océan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Hélène Sauveterre

  • The Lover(1992)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Suspended Step of the Stork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as The Woman

  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Until the End of the World(1991)

    as Edith Farber

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Anna Karamazoff(1991)

    as Woman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • La Femme fardée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as La Doria

  • Alberto Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Baroness

  • La Femme Nikita(1990)

    as Armande

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • The Architecture of Doom(1989)

    as French narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Angelique

  • Miracle Healing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sabine

  • Le Tiroir secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Vivi

  • Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Madame Exe

  • Sauve-toi, Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Marie-Aude Schneider

  • The Nonentity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Barbesitzerin

  • Vivement Truffaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Narrator / Self / Catherine

  • Vicious Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Ines

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Lili

  • Lillian Gish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer · as Self

  • L'Intoxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Marie-Pierre

  • The Trout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Lou

  • Querelle(1982)

    as Lysiane

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • A Thousand Billion Dollars(1982)

    as Madame Benoît-Lambert

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid(1981)

    as Lili Marlene

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Heat of Desire(1981)

    as Hélène

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Adolescent(1979)

    Director · Writer · as La narratrice (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • The Last Tycoon(1976)

    as Didi

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Klein(1976)

    as Florence

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Writer · as Sarah

  • Hu-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Sylvana

  • French Provincial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Berthe

  • The Garden That Tilts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Maria

  • The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

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

  • Creezy(1974)

    as Renee Vibert

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Going Places(1974)

    as Jeanne Pirolle

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Joanna Francesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Joana

  • Nathalie Granger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as L'autre femme

  • Absences répétées(1972)

    as La voix de la nostalgie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Dear Louise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Louise

  • Vagabond Humor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Myriam Bingeot

  • Côté cour, côté champs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lady with Little Dog (uncredited)

  • Monte Walsh(1970)

    as Martine Bernard

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Countdown to Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Madeleine

  • Diane's Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Diane Vallier

  • Great Catherine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Catherine

  • The Immortal Story(1968)

    as Virginie Ducrot

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The Bride Wore Black(1968)

    as Julie Kohler

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • The Oldest Profession(1967)

    as Mimi Guillotine (segment "Mademoiselle Mimi")

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Mademoiselle(1966)

    as Mademoiselle

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Chimes at Midnight(1965)

    as Doll Tearsheet

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Viva Maria!(1965)

    as Maria II

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Car That Became a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as The Marchioness of Frinton (archive footage)

  • The Yellow Rolls-Royce(1964)

    as The Marchioness of Frinton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • The Train(1964)

    as Christine

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Diary of a Chambermaid(1964)

    as Céléstine

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Mata Hari, Agent H21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Mata Hari

  • The Victors(1963)

    as French Woman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Fire Within(1963)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Bay of Angels(1963)

    as Jacqueline 'Jackie' Demaistre

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Banana Peel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Cathy / Mme Volney

  • Eva(1962)

    as Eva Olivier

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Trial(1962)

    as Marika Burstner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Jules and Jim(1962)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • La Notte(1961)

    as Lidia

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Le dialogue des Carmélites(1960)

    as Mother Marie of the Incarnation

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Seven Days… Seven Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Anne Desbarèdes

  • Five Branded Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Ljuba

  • Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Dangerous Liaisons(1959)

    as Juliette Valmont

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The 400 Blows(1959)

    Thanks · as La Femme avec le chien

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Lovers(1958)

    as Jeanne Tournier

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Three Days to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jeanne Fortin

  • Back to the Wall(1958)

    as Gloria Decrey

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Elevator to the Gallows(1958)

    as Florence Carala

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Not Delivered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Jacqueline Tourieu

  • The Strange Mr. Steve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Florence

  • Demoniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Agnès Vanaux

  • Until the Last One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Gina

  • The Wages of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Angèle Ribot

  • Hi-Jack Highway(1955)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • M'sieur la Caille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Fernande

  • Les Hommes en blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Marianne Déjazet

  • Queen Margot(1954)

    as Marguerite de Valois, "La Reine Margot"

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Bed(1954)

    as Jeanne Plisson (segment "Billet de logement, Le")

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Scheming Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Mona Rémi, la femme de Paul

  • Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Inside a Girls' Dormitory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Julie, la serveuse

  • Julietta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Rosie Facibey

  • Dr. Schweitzer(1952)

    as Marie Winter

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • La Joie de vivre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Marianne

  • The Man in My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Suzanne Dubreuil

  • Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as La môme Pâquerette

  • Three Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Martine Annequin

  • Last Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Michèle

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 155 titles from 1949 to 2026; peak year 1991.

Film career

19492026

Peak 1991 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 21 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting151 of 155: 146 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stDirecting3 of 155: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 155: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 155: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 155: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

155 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s25 · 25 acting · 1 crew1960s26 · acting1970s18 · 18 acting · 2 crew1980s17 · 16 acting · 1 crew1990s26 · acting2000s27 · 26 acting · 3 crew2010s10 · 8 acting · 2 crew2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 25% of 52 roles
545964697994

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jeanne Moreau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 68; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Midcredits score across 68 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed19

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 49 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jeanne Moreau's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles21–59 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles16–73 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles5–63 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles19–48 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles29–55 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jeanne Moreau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jeanne Moreau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Orson Welles shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles