Still of Fanny Ardant in Ridicule (1996)
Caption: Still of Fanny Ardant in Ridicule (1996)
Actress, Director, Writer
Born: March 22, 1949
Star sign: Aries
Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Known for: Elizabeth (1998), 8 Women (2002), Ridicule (1996), Confidentially Yours (1983)
Source: IMDB
Fanny Ardent was the youngest of 5 children born to a cavalry officer and his wife. She was raised in Monte Carlo where she was educated at a convent school. A voracious reader, she discovered Proust at age 15 and felt as though his writings were for her. When she was 17 her father died and the shock of his loss never left her. Shortly before his ...