Anne Parillaud
Actress Anne Parillaud is a big star in France and on the international art-house circuit. She is still best known for playing the title role in La Femme Nikita (1990) -- a hit woman with high heels. The performance won her a César Award as Best Actress. Her other films have included Map of the Human Heart (1992) and The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). She married electronic composer/musician Jean-Michel Jarre in 2005 and has collaborated with him on recordings and performances.

Other popular French and Belgian actresses: Marie Gillain (My Father the Hero), Isabelle Huppert (Entre Nous) and Catherine Deneuve (The Last Metro).

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