
Jeanne Moreau (January 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, and director. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. She began playing small roles in films in 1949 and eventually achieved prominence as the star of Lift to the Scaffold (UK)/Elevator to the Gallows (USA) (1958), directed by Louis Malle, and Jules et Jim (1962), directed by François Truffaut. Most prolific during the 1960s, Moreau continued to appear in films until her death in 2017, at the age of 89. Moreau was the recipient of a César Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for individual performances, and several lifetime awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 23, 1928
- July 31, 2017 (aged 89)
- Paris, France
- Actor, also director, writer and producer
- 68 on MovieCove · 155 credits in all
What are Jeanne Moreau's films like?
Across their 61 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 6 · Earnest 52
A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 17 · Dark 32
A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 15
Gentle 9 · Charged 34 · Intense 18
Steady 25 · Shifting 30 · Whiplash 6
Straight-faced 48 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2
Slow burn 40 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1
Casual 12 · Engaged 39 · Full focus 10
A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 24 · Heavy 26
A split, not a type: Resolved 25 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 20
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 10 of 35 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Marie Winter in Dr. Schweitzer (1952)
- Heroas Marguerite de Valois in Queen Margot (1954)
- Allyas Alice in Hi-Jack Highway (1955)
- Shapeshifteras Gloria Decrey in Back to the Wall (1958)
- Shapeshifteras Florence Carala in Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
- Heroas Jeanne Tournier in The Lovers (1958)
- Tricksteras Juliette de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
- Shadowas Juliette de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
- Mentoras Juliette de Merteuil in Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
- Mentoras Mère Marie de l'Incarnation in Le dialogue des Carmélites (1960)
- Shadowas Lidia Pontano in La Notte (1961)
- Threshold guardianas Catherine in Jules and Jim (1962)
- Shadowas Eve Olivier in Eva (1962)
- Tricksteras Catherine in Jules and Jim (1962)
- Shapeshifteras Catherine in Jules and Jim (1962)
- Shapeshifteras Jackie Demaistre in Bay of Angels (1963)
- Heroas Célestine in Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
- Heroas Maria II in Viva Maria! (1965)
- Shadowas Mademoiselle in Mademoiselle (1966)
- Heroas Anna in The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
- Heroas Mimi in The Oldest Profession (1967)
- Tricksteras Virginie Ducrot in The Immortal Story (1968)
- Heroas Julie Kohler in The Bride Wore Black (1968)
- Mentoras Renee Vibert in Creezy (1974)
- Shapeshifteras Florence in Mr. Klein (1976)
- Heroas Lady M. in The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)
- Heroas Anna Karamazoff in Anna Karamazoff (1991)
- Threshold guardianas Sister Banville in Map of the Human Heart (1992)
- Heroas Adrienne Mark in The Proprietor (1996)
- Mentoras Nana in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)
- Mentoras Eglantine in A Witch's Way of Love (1997)
- Mentoras Laura in Time to Leave (2005)
- Heraldas Françoise in Disengagement (2007)
- Shadowas Frida in A Lady in Paris (2012)
- Mentoras Candidinha in Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet22
- Tragic13
- Ambiguous17
- Cyclical2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jeanne Moreau's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 68 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (15).
- Elevator to the Gallows (1958) · actor
- The 400 Blows (1959) · actor
- La Notte (1961) · actor
- The Fire Within (1963) · actor
- Jules and Jim (1962) · actor
- Chimes at Midnight (1965) · actor
- Mr. Klein (1976) · actor
- The Trial (1962) · actor
- Bay of Angels (1963) · actor
- The Lovers (1958) · actor
- The Immortal Story (1968) · actor
- Until the End of the World (1991) · actor
- +3 more
Subscription and free streaming for Jeanne Moreau's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
155 credits, 68 with a MovieCove page; 68 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Road to Jericho(2026)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bardot(2025)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Life of Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Belmondo: The Incorrigible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Baden Baden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

L'Habit ne fait pas le moine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Salvo(2013)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
A Lady in Paris(2012)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Lullaby to my Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Gebo and the Shadow(2012)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Bardot mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

A Bad Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Bouquet final (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

Eleanor's Secret(2009)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Face(2009)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Carmel(2009)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Château en Suède (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Sous les vents de Neptune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

One Day You'll Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

To Each His Own Cinema(2007)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Disengagement(2007)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Deep(1970)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Roméo et Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

The Countess of Castiglione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

Time to Leave(2005)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Accursed Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Go West(2005)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
A Cursed Monarchy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Akoibon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Ashes and Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Autogram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Hot House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Love Actually(2003)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Birch-Tree Meadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Cet amour-là (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Bride of Trailer Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Zaïde, un petit air de vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Les Misérables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

The Prince's Manuscript (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

Balzac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

Balzac: A Life of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
A Witch's Way of Love(1997)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Love & Confusions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

The Proprietor(1996)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Catherine the Great(1995)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Beyond the Clouds(1995)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsBelle Époque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

The Clothes in the Wardrobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

A Foreign Field (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

Map of the Human Heart(1992)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
My Name is Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

The Absence(1992)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
See You Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

La nuit de l'océan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

The Lover(1992)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Suspended Step of the Stork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Anna Karamazoff(1991)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
La Femme fardée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Alberto Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

La Femme Nikita(1990)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Architecture of Doom(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Miracle Healing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Le Tiroir secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Agatha Christie’s The Last Seance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Sauve-toi, Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

The Nonentity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

Vivement Truffaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Vicious Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

Lillian Gish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

L'Intoxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

The Trout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Querelle(1982)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Heat of Desire(1981)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Adolescent(1979)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Last Tycoon(1976)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Mr. Klein(1976)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Lumière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Hu-Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

French Provincial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Garden That Tilts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Creezy(1974)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Going Places(1974)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Joanna Francesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Nathalie Granger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Absences répétées(1972)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Dear Louise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Vagabond Humor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Côté cour, côté champs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Monte Walsh(1970)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Countdown to Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Diane's Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Great Catherine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

The Immortal Story(1968)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Bride Wore Black(1968)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Oldest Profession(1967)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Mademoiselle(1966)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Chimes at Midnight(1965)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Viva Maria!(1965)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Car That Became a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

The Yellow Rolls-Royce(1964)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Train(1964)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Diary of a Chambermaid(1964)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Mata Hari, Agent H21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

The Victors(1963)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Fire Within(1963)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Bay of Angels(1963)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Banana Peel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Eva(1962)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Trial(1962)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Jules and Jim(1962)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
La Notte(1961)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Seven Days… Seven Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Five Branded Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Dangerous Liaisons(1959)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The 400 Blows(1959)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Lovers(1958)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Three Days to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

Back to the Wall(1958)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Elevator to the Gallows(1958)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Not Delivered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Strange Mr. Steve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Demoniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Until the Last One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

The Wages of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Hi-Jack Highway(1955)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
M'sieur la Caille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Les Hommes en blanc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Queen Margot(1954)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Bed(1954)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Scheming Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Touchez pas au grisbi(1954)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Inside a Girls' Dormitory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Julietta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Dr. Schweitzer(1952)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La Joie de vivre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

The Man in My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Three Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Last Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 155 titles from 1949 to 2026; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office
La Femme Nikita (1990)

Highest rated
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Most popular right now
The Adolescent (1979)
Film career
Peak 1991 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 21 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1954Screen debut· Touchez Pas au Grisbi
- 1958First top-billed film· Elevator to the Gallows
- 1962Career best· Jules and Jim
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Jeanne Moreau's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 68; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up30
- 50th to 74th19
- 25th to 49th14
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
32 of their 68 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved11
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser32
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed19
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 49 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jeanne Moreau's work okay for kids?
Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Jeanne Moreau work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jeanne Moreau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Orson Welles shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Orson WellesShared titles: Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie (2018), The Deep (1970), The Immortal Story (1968), The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967), Chimes at Midnight (1965), The Trial (1962)See all 6 shared titles with Orson Welles

- Louis MalleShared titles: Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie (2018), Viva Maria! (1965), Elevator to the Gallows (1958), The Lovers (1958)See all 4 shared titles with Louis Malle

- François TruffautShared titles: Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie (2018), François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993), The Bride Wore Black (1968), Jules and Jim (1962)See all 4 shared titles with François Truffaut

- Amos GitaiShared titles: Carmel (2009), Disengagement (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Amos Gitai

Writers
- Marguerite DurasShared titles: The Lover (1992), The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Marguerite Duras

- Frédéric DardShared titles: The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991), Back to the Wall (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Frédéric Dard
- Jean GenetShared titles: Querelle (1982), Mademoiselle (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Genet

- Louise de VilmorinShared titles: The Immortal Story (1968), The Lovers (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Louise de Vilmorin
Actors
- Michael LonsdaleShared titles: Gebo and the Shadow (2012), Mr. Klein (1976), The Bride Wore Black (1968)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Lonsdale

- Patrick DewaereShared titles: A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982), Heat of Desire (1981), Going Places (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Patrick Dewaere

- Alain DelonShared titles: Mr. Klein (1976), Creezy (1974), The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Delon

- Suzanne FlonShared titles: Mr. Klein (1976), The Train (1964), The Trial (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Suzanne Flon

Composers and cinematographers
- Michel LegrandShared titles: Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981), The Oldest Profession (1967), Bay of Angels (1963), Eva (1962), A Woman Is a Woman (1961)See all 5 shared titles with Michel Legrand

- Philippe SardeShared titles: The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991), A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982), The Adolescent (1979), Creezy (1974)See all 4 shared titles with Philippe Sarde

- Raoul CoutardShared titles: The Bride Wore Black (1968), The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967), Jules and Jim (1962), A Woman Is a Woman (1961)See all 4 shared titles with Raoul Coutard

- Henri DecaëShared titles: Viva Maria! (1965), Eva (1962), Elevator to the Gallows (1958), The Lovers (1958)See all 4 shared titles with Henri Decaë

Producers
- Alain PoiréShared titles: Heat of Desire (1981), Absences répétées (1972), Back to the Wall (1958)See all 3 shared titles with Alain Poiré

- Oscar LewensteinShared titles: The Bride Wore Black (1968), The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967), Mademoiselle (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Oscar Lewenstein
- Laurent TruchotShared titles: Carmel (2009), Disengagement (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Laurent Truchot
- Pierfrancesco FiorenzaShared titles: Carmel (2009), Disengagement (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Pierfrancesco Fiorenza
Mixed roles
- Jean-Louis RichardShared titles: Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie (2018), The Bride Wore Black (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-Louis Richard

- Michelangelo AntonioniShared titles: Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie (2018), La Notte (1961)See all 2 shared titles with Michelangelo Antonioni

- Miles DavisShared titles: Jeanne Moreau, l'affranchie (2018), Elevator to the Gallows (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Miles Davis

- Bertrand TavernierShared titles: François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993), The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Bertrand Tavernier







