Born Catherine Fabienne Dorléac on the 22nd October 1943 in Paris, France, she is an award-winning actress, best known to the world for such roles as Séverine Serizy / Belle de Jour in the drama film “Belle de Jour” (1967), then as Eliane in the romantic drama “Indochine” (1992), which earned her an Academy Award- nomination, and as Suzanne Pujol in the comedy film “Potiche” (2010), among many other differing appearances.
Have you ever wondered how rich Catherine Deneuve is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Deneuve’s net worth is as high as $75 million, earned mostly through her successful career in the entertainment industry as an actress, though she was also a model in her youth, and had success in music, which also added to her wealth. Her career started in the mid- ‘50s.
Catherine Deneuve Net Worth $75 Million
Catherine is the middle daughter of French actors Maurice Dorléac and Renée Simonot. Her older sister, Françoise, born in 1942 and passed away in 1967, was also an actress, and the two appeared together in the musical “The Young Girls of Rochefort” in 1967. Her younger sister, Sylvie also worked as an actress but without much success. Catherine also has an older maternal half-sister – Danielle – from her mother’s relationship with French stage and film actor Aimé Clariond, but Catherine’s father later adopted Daniele. Her parents are devout Christians, and sent Catherine to Catholic schools before she began her acting career.
She made her debut in the film “The Twilight Girls” in 1957, appearing with sister Sylvie, and then waited three years for her next film roles, as Catherine in the film “Ladies Man”, and Dany in the film “The Door Slams”, both in 1960. She came to prominence in 1963, when she was cast as Justine Morand, la vertu in the drama film “Vice and Virtue” in 1963, and the following year she starred in the musical “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”, next to Non Castelnuovo and Anne Vernon. Three years later she was cast as prostitute Belle de Jour in the film of the same name, which earned her a BAFTA nomination. She drew attention to herself throughout the ‘60s and ’70s by appearing in such films as “Manon 70” (1968), “The April Fools” (1969), then the Academy Award- nominated drama “Tristana” (1970), “Hustle” in 1975 with Burt Reynolds, and “Beach House” (1977), among many others, all of which added to her wealth.
Little by little she was erasing her limits in the USA, making a great impact in the ‘80s on the Hollywood industry with such films as the horror “The Hunger” (1983) starring next to David Bowie and Susan Sarandon, and “Scene of the Crime” in 1986. In 1992 she had one of her most prominent roles, as Eliane in the romantic drama “Indochine”, in which she starred with Vincent Perez and Linh Dan Pham and the following year portrayed Emilie in the romantic drama “My Favorite Season”, while in 1996 she was the lead female star in the crime-drama “Thieves”.
She started the ‘2000s with the lead role in Lars Von Trier’s musical drama “Dancer in the Dark” (2000), with Björk and David Morse, receiving a Golden Satellite Award- nomination in the category Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama, and in 2002 was one of the eight lead roles in the comedy-crime film “8 femmes”, next to Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, and Danielle Darrieux. Two years later she portrayed Cécile in the romantic drama “Changing Times“, next to Gérard Depardieu, which also added to her wealth, and then in 2009 had the lead role in the drama film “The Girl on the Train”. She continued to work as an actress into the 2010s, and in the most recent decade, Catherine had success with such films as “Potiche” (2010, “Beloved” (2011), “Lines of Wellington” (2012), then “In the Courtyard” (2014), and “3 Hearts”, also in 2014, while most recently she portrayed Martine in the Golden Globe Award- nominated comedy fantasy “The Brand New Testament” (2015). Catherine now works on several films, including “Tout nous sépare”, which will be released late in 2017, and “Mauvaises herbes”, “Le dernier vid-grenier de Claire Darling”, scheduled for release in 2018.
Aside from acting, Catherine is also a famed model; she posed nude for Playboy early in her career, in 1963 and 1965, and modeled a skincare line in 1992. In recent years, she was a part of a Louis Vuitton video campaign, called Connected Journeys, made to celebrate the launching of Tambour Horizon smartwatch brand. Furthermore, Catherine was used as the face of Marianne, a French symbol of liberty, in between 1985-1989, while in 1986 she launched a fragrance line, Deneuve, and has also designed shoes, glasses, greeting cards, and jewelry as well, which also added to her wealth.
Regarding her personal life, Catherine was married to director/producer David Bailey from 1965 until 1972. She has two children, one with screenwriter/ director Roger Vadim, born in 1963, and one with Marcello Mastroianni, an actor, born in 1972.
Catherine is well known for her philanthropic activities; she was a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Safeguarding of Film Heritage in between 1994 to 2003, then she is a part of Children Action, Oprhelins Roumains, Children of Africa, and Reporters Without Borders organizations, and has supported a number of charities that put all effort in finding cure for AIDS and cancer.
Also, all the profit she earned from representing Marianne she gave to Amnesty International. These are a few of Catherine’s philanthropic activities, as she remains active in the community until the present day.
