I’ll take another box of Marlboro Reds, please.”
Jeanne Moreau –
Actress, director, chainsmoker.
January 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017.
Aged 89 years.
Most recognized for: “Another French actress we’ve never heard of!?” We know, we know… but apparently she’s a really big deal. Winner of multiple international film awards and seldom seen without a cigarette, she’s been referred to as “The French Bette Davis.” Although she hasn’t appeared in much on our side of the pond, she foolishly turned down some major American roles, including Nurse Ratched and Mrs. Robinson.
