Catherine Deneuve was born on October 22, 1943, in Paris, France, into a family deeply rooted in the performing arts. Her full name is Catherine Fabienne Dorléac. Acting was almost a family tradition—her parents, Maurice Dorléac and Renée Simonot, were both stage and screen actors. Her mother also worked as a voice actress, dubbing American films into French.
Growing up in postwar Paris, Catherine’s childhood was filled with creativity and exposure to cinema and theater. She and her three sisters—Françoise, Sylvie, and Danielle—were all drawn to acting from an early age. The Dorléac household was cultured but modest, and her parents encouraged discipline and professionalism alongside artistic expression.
Catherine was described as quiet, reserved, and observant as a child, traits that later defined her screen persona. Unlike her more outgoing sister Françoise Dorléac, Catherine was shy and introspective, preferring to watch and listen rather than perform at first.
Her entry into film came early—she made her screen debut at age 13, in Les Collégiennes (1957), almost by chance, after accompanying her sister to a casting call. By her late teens, she had already begun to develop the cool, elegant style that would make her one of Europe’s greatest film icons.
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