Born: August 18, 1957

French model/actress Carole Bouquet studied philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris before making her film debut in Luis_Buñuel's That Obscure Object of Desire. In a role shared with Ángela_Molina, she played Conchita, the title character who so intrigues leading man Fernando_Rey. The next year she appeared in Bertrand_Blier's black comedy Buffet_Froid (Cold_Cuts), starring Gérard_Depardieu. Mostly acting in her native France, North American audiences may remember her as Bond Girl Melina Havelock in For_Your_Eyes_Only. In 1990, she won a César for Best Actress as the scorned wife in Blier's Trop_Belle_Pour_Toi (Too Beautiful for You). Throughout the '90s, she was a spokesmodel for Chanel No. 5 perfume and appeared in numerous French films, including Michel_Blanc's Grosse_Fatigue (Dead_Tired) as a parody of herself. After 2000, she starred in some memorable French comedies, including Wasabi with Jean_Reno and Embrassez_Qui_Vous_Voudrez with Charlotte_Rampling. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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