Once the face of Chanel No. 5 perfume, Yves Saint Laurent Le Smoking tuxedo, Louis Vuitton luggage, and the country of France (her likeness was used for Marianne, the national emblem of freedom), Catherine Deneuve and her arresting brand of sangfroid blonde beauty were catapulted into icon status after she burst onto the scene, bow in hair, in the 1964 Jacques Demy musical film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Today, the French actress and eternal muse turns 71. And, although she was once quoted as saying, “People expect a lot more from someone they think looks interesting,” we would venture to say that in her 50-plus years in the spotlight, Deneuve has not disappointed.
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