Annie Girardot

Annie Suzanne Girardot (25 October 1931  28 February 2011) was a French actress. She often played strong-willed, independent, hard-working, and often lonely women, imbuing her characters with an earthiness and reality that endeared her to women undergoing similar daily struggles.

Annie Girardot
Girardot in 2005
Born
Annie Suzanne Girardot

(1931-10-25)25 October 1931
Paris, France
Died28 February 2011(2011-02-28) (aged 79)
Paris, France
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1950–2008
Spouse
Renato Salvatori
(m. 1962; died 1988)

Over the course of a five-decade career, she starred in nearly 150 films. She was a three-time César Award winner (1977, 1996, 2002), a two-time Molière Award winner (2002), a David di Donatello Award winner (1977), a BAFTA nominee (1962), and a recipient of several international prizes including the Volpi Cup (Best actress) at the 1965 Venice Film Festival for Three Rooms in Manhattan.

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