Anne Parillaud was born in Paris, France on May 6, 1960 and even though
all her travels took her to many lands, is still a Paris resident. Anne
studied ballet in school, and her first appearance was in the film
Un amour de sable (1977) where
she played "La jeune fille avec un petit chat" ("The girl with a
kitten"). However, her first real role was as "Estelle" in
Holiday Hotel (1978)
and, even though she had only appeared in this film during summer
vacation, by then she had caught the show business bug. Anne was in
eight other films, and then she gave her breakout performance in her
signature role as "Nikita" in the wildly popular
La Femme Nikita (1990), which spun off the American
remake
Point of No Return (1993)
starring
Bridget Fonda, and the USA
Network television series
La Femme Nikita (1997)
starring
Peta Wilson. Anne had taken judo
lessons for three months to prepare for this part. Anne said that when
acting, she can abandon herself; indeed the character Nikita is nothing
like her. Anne hates guns and even said of Nikita: "For a while, she
was in me like a demon".
When it comes to which films and directors to work with, Anne has her
one rule: it must touch her heart. Obviously director
Luc Besson touched her heart, they had a
daughter together, but the couple separated shortly after
La Femme Nikita (1990); (in 1997, Besson was
briefly married to
Milla Jovovich, but
they divorced). Anne traveled to America to do several films, including
Innocent Blood (1992), in which
she plays a French vampire. She said of her character "Marie", that she
wasn't born a vampire, didn't decide to be one; in that sense, the
movie is a parable about dealing with the problem of being different in
society. And difference equates to loneliness. Anne is still busy
appearing in movies. Offscreen, Anne enjoys simple pleasures such as
dancing, and talking with friends. And she is always led by her heart,
Anne says she is someone who lives by impulse first. Her many fans
would say it seems she has made a lot of right choices.
L'assistant
Ballerina(2025)as Prague Concierge
À la Recherche(2023)as Ariane
H24(2020)as Gabrielle
Millefeuille(2016)as Élodie
Confession(2015)as The woman
The Names of Love(2010)
Map of the Human Heart(1992)
L'académie des 9(1982)
C à vous(2009)as Self
La nuit des Molières(1987)as Self - Presenter
Quelle époque !(2022)as Self
20h30 le dimanche(2011)as Self
L'invité(2000)as Self
Aux arts et cætera(2022)as Self
L'âge d'or de la pub(2023)as Self
Deneuve, la reine Catherine(2022)as Self
Un jour, un destin(2007)as Self
Lundi en histoires(2014)as Self
