Vanessa Paradis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 22, 1972 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France
Biography
Vanessa Chantal Paradis (born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model and actress. Paradis became a star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's highest honours as both a singer and an actress with the Prix Romy Schneider and the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Jean-Claude Brisseau's Noce Blanche, as well as the Victoires de la Musique for Best Female Singer for her album Variations sur le même t'aime. Her most notable films also include Élisa (1995) alongside Gérard Depardieu, Witch Way Love (1997) opposite Jean Reno, Une chance sur deux (1998) co-starring with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, Girl on the Bridge (1999), Heartbreaker (2010) and Café de Flore (2011). Her tribute to Jeanne Moreau at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival during which they sang in duet "Le Tourbillon" became notable in French popular culture. In 2022, she was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Actress for her performance in the play Maman. She has been a muse to numerous musicians and lyricists who each took one of her albums under their aegis, including Étienne Roda-Gil (1988), Serge Gainsbourg (1990), Lenny Kravitz (1992), Matthieu Chedid (2007), Benjamin Biolay (2013), Samuel Benchetrit and The Bees (2018). As a model, Paradis has appeared on more than 300 magazine covers worldwide including Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Madame Figaro, Paris Match, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Premiere, and Marie Claire. Since 1991, she has been a spokesmodel for Chanel chosen by Karl Lagerfeld starting with the birdcage commercial "L'Esprit de Chanel" directed by Jean-Paul Goude. Paradis was made Officier (Officer) in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011 and was named Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur in 2015. Paradis was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, in Paris’ suburbs, to interior designers André and Corinne Paradis. As a child she enrolled in dance lessons, learned the basics of piano, and attended child model casting sessions. At the age of seven, Paradis appeared on the local television program L'École des fans, a talent show for child singers. Paradis recorded her first single, "La Magie des surprises-parties", in 1983 and performed it at an Italian festival in 1985. Although not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she became internationally famous, "Joe le taxi," composed by Franck Langolff in 1987, when she was 14. It was number one in France for 11 weeks and, unusually for a song sung in French, was released in the United Kingdom, where it reached number three. It was taken from her first album M&J (for Marilyn & John) which placed 13th in France, but did not enter the British chart. In March 1989, at age 16, she left high school to pursue her singing career. Paradis released the album Variations sur le même t'aime in 1990, containing a remake of the Lou Reed song "Walk on the Wild Side". The album was written by French composer Serge Gainsbourg, whom she met when she received the best singer award at Victoires de la Musique, on 4 February 1990. In 1990, she won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in Noce Blanche. ... Source: Article "Vanessa Paradis" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Trespassers
Movie · as Lucy Schwob
I'll Forget Your Name
Movie · as Irène
Sugar Bomb
Movie
Out of Control
Movie · as Anaëlle
Class Reunion
Movie · as Anne
Karl
Movie · as Self
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Vanessa Paradis, la soirée
Movie · as Self
Jane Birkin by Friends
Movie · as Self
Étienne Daho Show
Movie · as Self
Juniors
Movie · as Véronique (la mère de Jordan)
Killing Blues
Movie · as Marianne
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Beau geste
TV · as Self · 2 eps
M en rêvalité aux Folies Bergère
Movie · as Self
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Movie
Johnny vs Amber: The US Trial
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
French Tech
Movie · as Albane
Love Song for Tough Guys
Movie · as Suzanne
I Love You Coiffure
Movie · as Patricia (segment "Le Mariage")
Oh Les Filles!
Movie · as Self
Vanessa Paradis à l'Olympia - Basique, le concert
Movie · as Self
Jean Paul Gaultier fait son show
Movie · as Self
Knife+Heart
Movie · as Anne Parèze
Photo de famille
Movie · as Gabrielle, daughter of Pierre and Claudine
On l'appelait Roda
Movie · as Self
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Movie · as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Basique, le concert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Frost
Movie · as Marianne
Maryline
Movie · as Jeanne Desmarais
Dog
Movie · as Hélène
Yoga Hosers
Movie · as Ms. Maurice
Quotidien
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Vanessa Paradis - Love Songs
Movie · as Self
Terra
Movie · as Narrator
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie
Fading Gigolo
Movie · as Avigal
French Women
Movie · as Rose
Rio, I Love You
Movie · as Mulher
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cornouaille
Movie · as Odile
Low Profile
Movie · as Emmanuelle
Dubaï Flamingo
Movie · as Jackie
28 minutes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Café de Flore
Movie · as Jacqueline
A Monster in Paris
Movie · as Lucille (voice)
Belmondo, itinéraire...
Movie · as Self
Heartbreaker
Movie · as Juliette Van Der Beck
Vanessa Paradis: Une Nuit à Versailles
Movie · as Self
Vanessa Paradis – Anthologie 87-2007
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg and His Girls
Movie · as Self - Singer (voice)
C à vous
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Vanessa Paradis. (Idyllique)
Movie · as Self
Vanessa Paradis - Divinidylle Tour
Movie · as Self
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
Movie · as Self
The Key
Movie · as Cécile
The Pink Soldier
Movie · as Made in Asia
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie
The Return of James Battle
Movie · as Concia
My Angel
Movie · as Colette
Lost in La Mancha
Movie · as Self
Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
Movie
Vanessa Paradis au Zénith
Movie · as Self
Du Baptême à Je dis -M-
Movie · as Self
Burger Quiz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NRJ Music Awards
TV · 1 ep
The Girl on the Bridge
Movie · as Adèle
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000
Movie
Half a Chance
Movie · as Alice Tomaso
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie
Pleasure (And Its Little Inconveniences)
Movie · as New Age (voice)
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 4 eps
A Witch's Way of Love
Movie · as Morgane
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Movie
Élisa
Movie · as Marie
Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
Movie
Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania
Movie
Taratata
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The King of Ads
Movie · as L'oiseau Paradis (segment "L'Esprit de Chanel ...")
Les Nuls, l'émission
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Stars 90
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Word
TV · 1 ep
White Wedding
Movie · as Mathilde Tessier
Nulle part ailleurs
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Collaricocoshow
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 14 eps
Bains de Minuit
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Die Spielbude
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fan School
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Cérémonie des César
TV · as Self - President, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 1 ep