Fanny Ardant is one of the most sought-after and famous actresses of our time. In her filmography, there are a huge number of popular and beloved paintings by many. Despite the fact that it would seem that her career and future life is a foregone conclusion, the actress had the strength to find her vocation in life and break out of the standards offered to her.
Fanny Ardant is one of the most famous and sought-after artists. French in origin and manners, she is an example of incredible talent and is distinguished by an innate aristocracy. At the same time, Fanny's entire path to the cinema is an example of hard work and striving for her dreams to become a shining star.
Childhood
The star's biography began on March 22, 1949 in the town of Saumur. She was born into the family of a soldier Jean-Marie Ardant, who was in good standing. Her father was a cavalry officer and often accompanied the top officials of the state on various travels to the royal houses of Europe. Naturally, the family went with him, so little Fanny has traveled half the world since childhood and watched the luxurious life of the ruling families.
When his father left his service, in gratitude for the years of devoted service, he was appointed manager of the palace of the Prince of Monaco. And until the age of 17, the future actress lived here. During this period, she became friends with the daughter of Princess Grace Caroline and was even brought up with her. Naturally, all this affected her worldview.
Fanny did not even think about creativity, in her youth she was seriously going to become a diplomat. All her entourage disposed to absorb political subtleties. But towards the end of her studies, her life took a turn - Fanny woke up to love the theater and the acting path.
Change of priorities
When Fanny was 20 years old, she decided to leave her father's house - it was decided to live independently. But at the same time, she immediately felt loneliness, which was deep. The parents were far away, and the girl had no ordinary friends. At first, Ardan lived in Spain, then moved to France.
The list of her universities, in which she managed to study before becoming an actress, is long. She first studied at the University of Political Studies in Provence. His girlfriend graduated and received a diploma in political science. Then she decided to continue her studies in London at the Faculty of International Relations. But after her passion for theater, her education sharply changed its focus, and the girl went to study at the drama courses of Perimony Jean in Paris. The debut at the theater took place in 1974 - her first performance was "Polyeuct" by Pierre Corneille.
Artist career
Fanny began her career with the theater, where her talent was widely revealed. For 6 years she has been involved in five performances. Among them are "Master of the Order of Santiago", "Esther", "Electra", "Golden Head" and "Good Bourgeois".
And in 1979, Ardan first tried her hand at cinema - she was offered a role in the film "Dogs". At the same time, Fanny during this period was already considered a fairly popular actress. After all, viewers could watch it on television almost every day. She participated in various TV shows, such as "Mutant", "Muse and Madonna", "Ego".
the main role
Fanny Ardant has also starred in such a popular film as The Neighbor during her career. Moreover, this role became her stellar. She herself noted that she got this role by accident. The girl attended one pretentious event, where she was lucky enough to be in the next chairs with Gerard Depardieu.
When director Truffaut François saw the actors together, he realized that such a spectacular couple should get the lead rodi in his film. The melodrama tells the story of the life of two adults who were seized by such an all-consuming love that they had to sacrifice their families for it and even break their lives.
The role of Matilda Beauchard in this film was so successful for Ardant that she received the prestigious Cesar award for her.
Movies in the life of Ardan
The filmography of the star is quite extensive. Over the years of her career and the development of her work, she starred in dozens of films. Among them are such paintings as "Happy Sunday", "Love to Death", "Family", "Don't Cry, Darling", "Fear of the Dark", "Amok", "Behind the Clouds", "Desiree", "State of Panic", "Libertine", "Taste of Blood", "Rasputin", "Better Days Ahead".
Her career is actively developing, the last films with her participation did not come out so late. Critics and experts say that the actress is extremely talented. In addition, she was very lucky, both for directors and partners. She was offered shooting both in Hollywood and in Europe. And among her partners at different times were Francois Truffaut, Gerard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Michele Placido, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroiani and other famous people.
The number of awards the star has is also quite impressive. For example, she even received the Stanislavsky Prize. The award was given to her for her loyalty to the principles of a theater director.
However, within the framework of a simple artist, Fanny Ardan became bored, and her career took a new turn - Ardan tried her hand at directing. For her authorship came the picture "Ashes and Blood". A couple of years later, she presented another work, "Absinthe for Chimeras".
Personal life
The family and personal life of such a popular actress is of interest to many. How she lives, with whom she lives, what happens to her - all these questions worry the fans. It is known that the actress never had an official husband. Moreover, she has three children from different men. Daughter Lumir was born from actor Lever Dominique, daughter Josephine was born from director Truffaut François, daughter Baladin was born from cameraman Conversi Fabio.
The actress became the last love of the famous director Truffaut. The romance between them developed in a rather non-standard way. So, the director, seeing her in one of the series, was so impressed that he asked her about a date. And at this meeting, Fanny was squeezed and shy. She left the date quickly enough. After there was a break, and then after a new meeting, their romance began to rapidly gain momentum. With Truffaut, Ardant was completely happy. However, he was quickly fading away from an incurable disease. Fanny's daughter, born of him, never saw her father.
Ardan now
The actress continues to actively engage in creativity and develop her career as a radio director. She is active and enjoys life.
