Was prime Catherine Deneuve the best-looking French woman ever?

she has perfect white supremacist features. Couldn't pick a person of color?

Yes plus talent and taste.

No. But made the most of her looks. Chic.

One of the top 5 most beautiful blonde movie actresses.

Catherine Deneuve was an ideal. Being an the face of a nation in cinema, she became an international star and an international ideal. And she was classically gorgeous.

Very photogenic for sure. The camera loves some people. I've heard/read she was breathtaking in person too. Cameras don't always capture it.

R4, who are your full top 5?

Here's a whole bunch. Deneuve never did anything for me. Elegant, boring.

Bardot when young, obviously.

I'd say the young Isabelle Adjani.

Capucine, too bad about her illness.

Capucine's look was similar to Grace Kelly. Beautiful but not striking. Maybe "classic beauty"? Lovely, but not special.

I always thought she was too 'perfect' - but gorgeous undeniably.

I loved her in The Hunger.

Brigitte Bardot's looks had a youthful cliff that you know was going to happen. By her 30's, she wasn't much. Same thing with her look-a-like Claudia Schiffer. They turned into ugly trolls.

Catherine's face was the equal to Grace Kelly's, in my opinion.

R12, what do you think is the resemblance between Grace Kelly and Capucine?

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R15 They are both beautiful, beautiful women with equally defined features but nothing jumps out. Simone Signoret is more beautiful than either Capucine or Grace Kelly but none of them measure up to Deneuve's beauty.

R17, who do you think is the most beautiful woman ever?

R18 Deneuve.

I'm not R17 but my choice is Audrey Hepburn.

Christy T, In the 90s - even with that mess of a nosejob.

Naomi Campbell circa 92, ditto Helena Christensen.

What about Ines de la Fressange?

Hedy Lamarr was breath taking and quite a brain inside that noggin. She was an inventor that helped helped create a radio frequency device that could not be deciphered by the Nazi's.

When this ad came out in the early 70s it made such a splash that Johnny Carson mentioned in his monologue how stunning she was.

Hepburn and Lamarr weren't French.

What does the Nazi possess?

R10, I agree — Isabelle Adjani, the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in person.

A young Bardot would have made a great Tina recast.

R17, when did Simone Signoret look her best?

I commented to my neighbor in Paris that I thought Deneuve was very beautiful. She replied “Oh! She is having surgery EVERY DAY!”

R11 Capucine was so beautiful, and so funny in the Pink Panther. I loved her performance in that old film.

Madame Pompadour was such a sensation that people in France clamored for totems of her to grace their homes. Busts, statues, paintings…

Loved Capucine. She even had a teensey bit of Joan Crawford going on.

I'd go with Eva Green. Insanely beautiful.

R28 Simone was beautiful in her youth and she retained her sexy confidence and natural beauty as she aged. I loved her in Games, an excellent film with James Caan, Katherine Ross, and Don Stroud which was an American remake of her movie Les Diaboliques. She allowed herself to age in films.

Simone had it all. Elizabeth Taylor is the only American actress who retained the same sexiness as she aged.

Catherine Deneuve or Brigitte Bardot?

Anouk Aimee was most beautiful. Eva Green is right up there too.

Did Catherine Deneuve ever date Alain Delon?

My friend thinks that Morgan Fairchild looks like Catherine Deneuve.

Does anyone agree?

She had the looks, her sister Francoise Dorleac had the charisma.

R38 No.

[quote] My friend thinks that Morgan Fairchild looks like Catherine Deneuve.

Penny Mordaunt does resemble her however.

Oh honey, Catherine Deneuve in her prime - she was absolutely stunning, no doubt about it! Those cheekbones, that elegance, that effortless French charm. It’s no wonder she became an icon of beauty and style. But when it comes to being *the* best-looking French woman ever, well, that’s a tough one! France has blessed us with so many incredible beauties over the years, each with their own unique je ne sais quoi.

I mean, how do you compare Deneuve to Brigitte with her wild, untamed spirit? Or the ethereal, timeless grace of Audrey Tautou? And let’s not forget the legendary Jeanne Moreau, who had that mysterious, magnetic quality that just drew you in.

So while Catherine was certainly one of the most gorgeous women to ever grace the screen, I think it’s impossible to crown just one. Each of these women, in their own way, captured something truly special. Vive la beauté française, darling!

Emmanuelle Beart

I didn't know she was inChanel advertisements, being so close to YSL.

Ava Gardner in her prime.

It is apparent reading comprehension skills are lacking on this thread.

At first I thought it said "prim Catherine Deneuve."

Her beauty is not some cold, distant ideal; it’s a living, breathing force that draws you in and refuses to let go. Catherine is nothing more than a polished, controlled facade, but Isabelle is a true, rare jewel; a dazzling, untamed force of nature. That is what makes a REAL icon. Adjani is the kind of legend that leaves an indelible mark on cinema, something Deneuve could never hope to achieve.

She was no Capucine.

R10 *

Her face does look like Grace Kelly's, IMO. Same eyes as Sharon Tate.

If we’re talking about French, no. Bardot and Adjani were stunning.

Sylvie Vartan looked like Barbie in the 1960s and she had the cool gap teeth.

I always thought Stephane Audran was striking

In the 50s, even the US tried pushing Danielle Darrieux as the French superstar. She even took over for Hepburn in Coco on Broadway.

I saw Deneuve in person once (mid 80's). She was promoting her new perfume at our mall. She drew a huge crowd, and she was stunning to see in person.

Agree about Adjani. I also think the young Carole Bouquet was very striking.

What does DL think of Charlotte Casiraghi's looks? Too masculine?

R57, she's very feminine and delicate looking

That’s who Deneuve reminds me of, Sharon Tate!

1960s Catherine Deneuve is the apotheosis of "pretty". She has perfect skin, perfect eyes, perfect symmetry, perfect hair. She is EXTREMELY good-looking but she doesn't animate any more effectively than she appears in still photos. You're right, R59, Sharon Tate is very similar, only she appears more interesting because we back-read her tragic death onto her face.

For me, beautiful women have many perfections, but offset by some imperfections and augmented by visible personality traits, all of which give them something extra beyond pretty. Audrey Hepburn, Julia Roberts and Diana, none of them pretty, but all beautiful when grave, and absolutely self-illuminated when they smile.

Yes!

Prime Emanuelle Beart

R60, yes Diana Ross had an interesting face

Jeanne Moreau was an ugly hag who always looked angry and depressed.

Emmanuelle Beart has ruined her face with all kinds of shitty procedures.

...to the point where she now resembles an opossum

Adjani and Beart both had too much work.

But Adjani still looks like a resemblance of her former self.

I also think Adjani had a look that would never age well. The dark hair, the deep blue eyes, the alabaster skin. However, the young Adjani was beyond breathtaking and perhaps that's why the comparison is so cruel.

Does anyone think that Isabella Adjani and Molly Ringwald lookalike?

No, you're blind.

I could peel you like a pear and God himself would call it justice.

She's beautiful but her looks are boring.

According to a podcast I listened to, one of the reasons Polanski fell for Sharon Tate was because of her resemblance to Catherine Deneuve. He directed Catherine in “Repulsion” and supposedly wanted to have an affair, but she turned him down.

Cecily Strong did such a great Deneuve.

other ethnic types are more beautiful but no women are more elegant and chic than the French.

Yes. Thread closed.

No. That would be Sophie Marceau to me. But CD had the glamour.

R75 that was actually pretty funny for modern day SNL.

Juliette Binoche also deserves a mention. I tend to like brunettes (both men and women) more than blonds anyway

Juliette is stunning and an amazing actress to boot, which Deneuve is not.

Candice Bergen did the Chanel commercial on the first season of SNL.

The needle on my beauty detector must be broken, because I'm looking at pics of Adjani on the Internet, and to my eyes, she could have been a receptionist at a phone company.

Deneuve in Umbrellas of Cherbourg was breathtaking.

Sandrine Bonnaire was oddly lovely in her youth--Vagabond captures her in the full glory of her elfin cuteness, complete with gray teeth!

No one thinks of Deneuve as an “actress” yet she’s the centerpiece of a number of great movies, including Repulsion, Belle de jour and Tristana. Her chilly, otherworldly glow is enough. As someone said of another star, she has only one note, but it’s a really good note.

Why are some people saying that Catherine Deneuve is not a good actress?

^^Uh...because she's like an automaton.

R86, why an automaton?