Ardan Fanny: biography, daughters and the personal life of the French actress

Fanny Ardan is a famous European actress who has played in more than sixty films. She decorated with her presence films of the most famous directors of our time. Her life and filmography will be discussed in this article.

Origin

Fanny Margaret Judith Ardan was born in 1949, on March 22, in the city of Saumur, in France. Her dad - Jean-Marie-Ardan - served as a cavalry officer, mother - N. Lecoq - accompanied her children along with the military garrisons throughout Europe. Parents of the future actress met during the war, in Algeria, where Jean-Marie arrived to participate in the training of French officers for the alleged battle with the Germans. Mom Ardan Fanny tried to finish her studies at the law faculty at the university, but due to intense military time she was involved in government work in the civil service. In the bureaucratic corridors of the local administration, the first meeting of Fanny's future parents took place. It was love at first sight. The young people soon got married and lived together a long and happy life.

Childhood

Childhood Ardan Fanny went on a journey across Europe. As a teenager, the girl moved with her family to Monaco, where her father began to work as a military attache. About the years of her early youth, the actress recalls with ecstasy. Jean-Marie was a man highly educated, independent and free. In the house where Fanny was brought up, there was never an army drill and military order. The Ardan family occupied a rather high position at the court to maintain relations with the princely family. Young Fanny often visited the princess Grace. The girl was brought up in a house surrounded by a magnificent garden behind a very high fence. The future actress was not allowed to go anywhere, and she lived with her sisters and brothers away from prying eyes, enjoying peace, comfort and immense parental love.

Choice of life path

In twenty years Ardan Fanny decided to leave her father's house and start living independently. She immediately felt a deep loneliness. Parents were far away, the girl had no friends or relatives nearby. The future actress lived in Spain for a long time, then moved to France and stayed there, in her father's homeland. Fanny entered the University of Political Studies of the city of Provence and a few years later received a diploma in political science. Then she continued her studies in London at the Faculty of International Relations, but suddenly became interested in theater, dropped out of the university and began attending the drama courses Perimoni Jean in Paris. Fanny Ardan, whose photos are presented in this article, debuted on the stage in 1974 in Pierre Corneille's play Polieuvekt.

Becoming a career

The theatrical career of the actress quickly developed. From 1974 to 1980, Fanny was involved in five more productions: Master of the Order of Santiago, Esther, Electra, Golden Head and Good Bourgeois. In 1979, Ardan first performed a role in the feature film - in the movie "Dogs". By that time the girl was already quite a popular actress. Viewers almost every day saw it on television screens in various TV series: "Mutant" (1978), "Muse and Madonna" (1978), "Ego" (1979).

The film "The Neighbor"

Ardan Fanny remembers that her role in the sensational film "The Neigbour" (1981) went to her by accident. At one pathetic event she was sitting with Gerard Depardieu. Director Truffaut Francois, seeing the actors together, immediately decided that he would give this spectacular pair leading roles in his new film. Melodrama "Neighbor" tells about the fate of two adults who had to sacrifice their families for the sake of overwhelming love, to break their own lives and destinies. For the role of Matilda Boshar in this film, the actress in 1982 was nominated for the César Award.

Filmography

Actress Fanny Ardan for her long film career starred in about sixty films. Among them: "Merry Sunday" (1983), "Benvenuta" (1983), "Love to Death" (1984), "Madness" (1985), "Family Council" (1986), "Bastard" (1986), " Family "(1987)," Australia "(1987)," Do not cry, love "(1989)," The Story of Katrin K. "(1990)," The Fear of Darkness "(1991)," Amok "(1993)," The Wife (1995), Sabrina (1995), Desiree (1996), Elizabeth (1998), The State of Panic (1999), The Flight (1999) "The Libertine" (2000), "Callas Forever" (2002), "The Taste of Blood" (2004), "Paris, I Love You" (2006), "Rasputin" (2011), "The best days ahead" (2013) and etc. The talented actress was very lucky with the directors and partners. She has worked extensively in Hollywood and Europe, has worked with François Truffaut, Gerard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Michele Placido, Franco Zeffirelli, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni and many other famous personalities. In 2003, at the next Moscow Film Festival, the actress received a prize named after K.S. Stanislavsky for his faithfulness to the principles of the great theater director. Creative biography Fanny Ardan in 2008 received a new round - the woman tried herself as a director and shot the drama "Ashes and Blood." Two years later, the actress introduced another director's work - the painting "Absinthe for Chimeras" (2010).

Personal life

It is known that the famous actress was never married and brings up three children from different men. Daughters Fanny Ardan are named Lumir (from Lever Dominic, actor), Josephine (from Truffaut Francois, director) and Baladin (from Conversi Fabio, the operator). The actress is called the last love of the famous Truffaut. Fanny Ardan in one of the interviews spoke about her novel with this director. While still a young and inexperienced actress, she received a letter in which Francois Truffaut, who saw her in one of the series, begged for a short meeting. Fanny came on a date, but was clamped, silent and quite quickly left. After a long break, Ardan and Truffaut met on the set of the movie "The Neighbor" in 1981, and their romance began to gather momentum. For the actress, the dubious reputation of the director did not matter, she was absolutely happy with him. Unfortunately, soon François died of an incurable disease. His daughter, Josephine, never saw her famous father. Fanny Ardan, whose personal life is usually not brought to the public debate, claims that even now can fall in love. All her life the actress was looking for a man with whom she will be able to create the same friendly and strong family as her parents had, but this was not possible for the woman.

Attitude towards age

Fanny Ardan in his 65 years continues to often act in films. It is not confused by either the theme or the genre of the film. She does not recognize plastic surgery, she does not hide her age - she wears mini skirts, drinks wine, smokes and laughs loudly. Fanny is slim and looks great. Asked about the secrets of her unfading youth, the actress responds that society imposes a stereotype on modern women, according to which they must be "sexual things" up to eighty years. The fear of losing freshness, grace and attraction forces beautiful ladies to lose their natural attractiveness and charm, to pretend to be someone else. Fanny is free from such fears, she always goes ahead and appreciates the remarkable quality that is characteristic of elderly people - carelessness. The actress knows how to appreciate every moment of her life and wants to reach the advanced years with her head raised proudly, a smile on her face and a glass of wine in her hand.

Fanny Ardan in Russia

Recently, the actress, like her friend, Gerard Depardieu, often visits Russia. In May 2014, Fanny presented in Moscow two of her new works: a solo performance "The Ship" Night "and the picture" Obsessive rhythms. " The actress never ceases to admire the sympathetic Russian public. She watches life in our country not only from the window of a luxury car. Recently, Ardan visited Siberia and is not going to stop there. In June this year, the world-renowned actress headed the jury at the international film festival "Zerkalo" in the city of Ivanovo.