Carole Bouquet
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Carole Bouquet is a French actress and fashion model, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1977. Bouquet was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine
, France.
She is best known internationally for her role as the Bond girl
Melina Havelock in the 1981 movie For Your Eyes Only
, but she also acted in a number of mainstream European films throughout the 1980s and continues to do so in France.
She is also recognized for her work in Luis Buñuel
's surrealist
classic That Obscure Object of Desire
(1977), and in the internationally successful film Too Beautiful For You
(1989), for which she won the César Award for Best Actress
. Also she received a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Rive droite, rive gauche (1984).
Bouquet was a model for Chanel
in the 1980s-1990s. She is the widow of producer Jean-Pierre Rassam
with whom she had a son, Dimitri Rassam. From 1997 to 2005, she dated actor Gérard Depardieu
, with whom she had worked several times. Bouquet was engaged to him from 2003 to 2005.
In 1999 she was also a member of the jury of the 4th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, France.
She is best known internationally for her role as the Bond girl
Bond girl
A Bond girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest, of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game. They occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as "Pussy Galore", "Plenty O'Toole", "Xenia Onatopp", or "Holly Goodhead"...
Melina Havelock in the 1981 movie For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only (film)
For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth spy film in the James Bond series and the fifth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It marked the directorial debut of John Glen, who had worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films. The screenplay by Richard Maibaum...
, but she also acted in a number of mainstream European films throughout the 1980s and continues to do so in France.
She is also recognized for her work in Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish-born filmmaker — later a naturalized citizen of Mexico — who worked in Spain, Mexico, France and the US..-Early years:...
's surrealist
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
classic That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire is a 1977 film directed by Luis Buñuel. Set in Spain and France against the backdrop of a terrorist insurgency, the film tells the story of an aging Frenchman who falls in love with a young woman who repeatedly frustrates his romantic and sexual desires.-Synopsis:A...
(1977), and in the internationally successful film Too Beautiful For You
Trop belle pour toi
Too Beautiful for You is a 1989 French comedy film-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard , a well established BMW car dealer in the South of France, is cheating on his beautiful wife with his ordinary looking temporary secretary .-Cast :* Gérard...
(1989), for which she won the César Award for Best Actress
César Award for Best Actress
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
. Also she received a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Rive droite, rive gauche (1984).
Bouquet was a model for Chanel
Chanel
Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
in the 1980s-1990s. She is the widow of producer Jean-Pierre Rassam
Jean-Pierre Rassam
Jean-Pierre Rassam was a noted French film producer of the 1970s.-Family:Rassam was born in Lebanon. He had a brother named Paul Rassam and a sister named Anne-Marie Rassam. He married Carole Bouquet and the two had a son, Dimitri Rassam. Claude Berri was his brother-in-law...
with whom she had a son, Dimitri Rassam. From 1997 to 2005, she dated actor Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
, with whom she had worked several times. Bouquet was engaged to him from 2003 to 2005.
In 1999 she was also a member of the jury of the 4th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Partial filmography
- La famille Cigale (1977)
- That Obscure Object of DesireThat Obscure Object of DesireThat Obscure Object of Desire is a 1977 film directed by Luis Buñuel. Set in Spain and France against the backdrop of a terrorist insurgency, the film tells the story of an aging Frenchman who falls in love with a young woman who repeatedly frustrates his romantic and sexual desires.-Synopsis:A...
(1977) - Il Cappotto di Astrakan (1979)
- Buffet froidBuffet froidBuffet froid is a 1979 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Bernard Blier and Jean Carmet. The film is a crime thriller but displays a high degree of black humour as contemporary urban life is depicted as alienating and having a dehumanizing...
(1979) - Blank GenerationBlank Generation (1980 film)Blank Generation is a 1980 West German and American co-produced musical film. It was directed and co-written by Ulli Lommel, and it stars Carole Bouquet as the French journalist Nada.-Cast:*Carole Bouquet as Nada*Richard Hell as Billy...
(1980) - For Your Eyes OnlyFor Your Eyes Only (film)For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth spy film in the James Bond series and the fifth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It marked the directorial debut of John Glen, who had worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films. The screenplay by Richard Maibaum...
(1981) - Bingo BongoBingo BongoBingo Bongo is a well known 1982 Italian family comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Adriano Celentano as an Italian Tarzan character escaping across Milan and speaking with all animal's races...
(1982) - Der Tag der Idioten (1982)
- Mystère (1983)
- Le Bon roi DagobertLe bon roi Dagobert (1984 film)Le Bon Roi Dagobert is a 1984 French-Italian film directed by Dino Risi.-Cast and roles:* Coluche - Dagobert I* Michel Serrault - Otarius* Ugo Tognazzi - Pope Honorius and his look-alike* Carole Bouquet - Héméré...
(1984) - Rive droite, rive gauche (1984)
- NemoNemoNemo is a Latin word meaning "no man" or "no one". "Nemo" may also refer to:-Fiction:* Captain Nemo, captain of the submarine Nautilus in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Mysterious Island...
(1984) - Spécial policeSpecial policeSpecial Police does not have a consistent international meaning. In many cases it will describe a police force or a unit within a police force whose duties and responsibilities are significantly different from other forces in the same country or significantly different from other police in the same...
(1985) - Double messieurs (1986)
- La Coda del diavolo (1986)
- JenatschJenatsch (film)Jenatsch is a 1987 French-Swiss drama film directed by Daniel Schmid. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michel Voïta - Christophe Sprecher* Christine Boisson - Nina...
(1987) - New York StoriesNew York StoriesNew York Stories is a 1989 anthology film; it consists of three shorts with the central theme being New York City.The first is Life Lessons, directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Richard Price and starring Nick Nolte. The second is Life Without Zoë, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by...
(1989) - Trop belle pour toiTrop belle pour toiToo Beautiful for You is a 1989 French comedy film-drama film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It tells the story of Bernard , a well established BMW car dealer in the South of France, is cheating on his beautiful wife with his ordinary looking temporary secretary .-Cast :* Gérard...
(1989) - Bunker Palace Hôtel (1989)
- Donne con le gonne (1991)
- Tango (1993)
- A Business AffairA Business AffairA Business Affair is a 1994 romantic comedy film directed by Charlotte Brandstrom and starring Carole Bouquet. Christopher Walken and Jonathan Pryce. The film was produced by the United Kingdom in coordination with France, Germany and Spain and much of the film was shot in London...
(1994) - Grosse FatigueGrosse FatigueGrosse Fatigue is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michel Blanc - Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier* Carole Bouquet - Carole Bouquet* Philippe Noiret - Philippe Noiret...
(1994) - Poussières d'amour – Abfallprodukte der Liebe (1996)
- Lucie Aubrac (1997)
- Le Rouge et le Noir (1997) (TV)
- En plein coeur (1998)
- Un pont entre deux rives (1999)
- WasabiWasabi (film)Wasabi is a 2001 movie directed by Gérard Krawczyk, written and produced by Luc Besson and starring Jean Reno, Michel Muller and Ryōko Hirosue...
(2001) - Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002)
- Blanche (2002)
- Bienvenue chez les RozesBienvenue chez les RozesBienvenue chez les Rozes is a 2003 French comedy film, written and directed by Francis Palluau. It stars Lorànt Deutsch, Jean Dujardin and Clémence Poésy.-Synopsis:...
(2003) - Red Lights (2004)
- Les Fautes d'orthographe (2004)
- Nordeste (2005)
- Travaux, on sait quand ça commence... (2005)
- L'Enfer (2005)