Born 22 October 1943
Catherine Deneuve was born in Paris, France, the third of four daughters. She made her movie debut as Catherine Dorleac in Les Collegiennes (1957), but later took her mother's maiden name so she wouldn't be confused with her elder sister, who was also an actress. She continued to appear in minor films until she was given a meaty part in Vice and Virtue. Although the elegant and always radiant Deneuve has never appeared on stage, she is universally hailed as one of the "grandes dames" of French cinema.
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" But that's what I like about film - it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to me the most versatile thing."
2. Monica Belluci
Born 30 September 1964
Born in the Italian village of Città di Castello, Umbria, Bellucci originally pursued a career in the legal profession. While attending the University of Perugia, she modeled on the side to earn money for school, and this led to her modeling career. Although enjoying great success as a model, she made her acting debut on TV in 1990, and her American film debut in Dracula (1992).
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" Being an actress is the sublimation of feminity."
3. Marion Cotillard
Born 30 September 1975
Born in Paris, Cotillard is the daughter of Jean Claud Cotillard, an actor, playwright and director, and Niseema Theillaud, an actress and drama teacher. Raised in Orléans, France, she made her acting debut as a child with a role in one of her father's plays. She studied drama at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique in Orléans. Her turn as Piaf brought Cotillard the Oscar, the César (France's equivalent to the Oscar), a BAFTA award and a Golden Globe among other prizes. Trevor Nunn called her portrayal of "Piaf" "one of the greatest performances on film ever".
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" I have a tendency to often share the point of view of the conspiracy theory.
4. Catherine Zeta Jones
Born 25 September 1969
Catherine Zeta-Jones was born on 25 September 1969, in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Catherine showed an interest early on in entertainment. She first made a name for herself in the early 1990s when she starred in the Yorkshire Television comedy/drama series 'The Darling Buds of May'. She starred in many big-budget blockbusters like Entrapment, The Haunting and Traffic.
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"I like women who look like women. I hated grunge. No one's more feminist than me, but you don't have to look as if you don't give a - you know. You can be smart, bright, and attractive aesthetically to others - and to yourself."
5. Olivia Newton John
Actress/singer Olivia Newton-John was born on September 26, 1948, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Her performance as Sandy Olsson in Grease is ranked #89 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Shortly after the success of Grease was considered for the lead role in a film version of "Evita". She had recorded "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" on her 1977 album, "Making a Good Thing Better".
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"There's a balance in my life. There's reality, and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end."
