Photo: Francois Durand/GettyFrench actress Catherine Deneuve is in the hospital after suffering a stroke.The actress’ family said in a statement toAgence France-Presseon Wednesday that the 76-year-old had a “very limited stroke which is reversible.”“Happily she has no loss of motor function, although she will of course have to rest for a while,” the statement added.A source tells PEOPLE that the stroke occurred Tuesday afternoon while the actress was on the set of her latest film,De son vivant(In Her Lifetime), in Gonesse, France.The legendary actress began her career in the 1960s and starred in classic films includingBelle de Jour,The Umbrellas of CherbourgandRepulsion.Deneuve was also known for working with famous directors including François Truffaut andRoman Polanski. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in 1993’sIndochine.She was recently seen in the filmThe Truth, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year and also starsEthan Hawkeand Juliette Binoche. Deneuve attended the festival in August alongside her costars.In January 2018, Deneuveapologized after signing an open letterthat characterized the #MeToo movement as a “witch hunt.”Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/GettyIn a September interview inLe Parisiennewspaper, Deneuve reflected on her long career.When asked what it was like to be her, Deneuve said, per a translation: “I don’t know, because I don’t live with Catherine Deneuve! I do not look at myself like that. I do not think about it all the time. And sometimes I forget completely. Because I live quite simply anyway. I dine out with my friends, I go to the cinema … Well, I try not to take a vacation in August on a crowded beach!”When asked what she thought people might say after he death, the actress responded, “That I still worked a lot in my life. They will talk about my long career … Otherwise, I am still in the present, I do not project myself into the future. And the most important thing is that I agree with myself.”
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French actress Catherine Deneuve is in the hospital after suffering a stroke.The actress’ family said in a statement toAgence France-Presseon Wednesday that the 76-year-old had a “very limited stroke which is reversible.”“Happily she has no loss of motor function, although she will of course have to rest for a while,” the statement added.A source tells PEOPLE that the stroke occurred Tuesday afternoon while the actress was on the set of her latest film,De son vivant(In Her Lifetime), in Gonesse, France.The legendary actress began her career in the 1960s and starred in classic films includingBelle de Jour,The Umbrellas of CherbourgandRepulsion.Deneuve was also known for working with famous directors including François Truffaut andRoman Polanski. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in 1993’sIndochine.She was recently seen in the filmThe Truth, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year and also starsEthan Hawkeand Juliette Binoche. Deneuve attended the festival in August alongside her costars.In January 2018, Deneuveapologized after signing an open letterthat characterized the #MeToo movement as a “witch hunt.”Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/GettyIn a September interview inLe Parisiennewspaper, Deneuve reflected on her long career.When asked what it was like to be her, Deneuve said, per a translation: “I don’t know, because I don’t live with Catherine Deneuve! I do not look at myself like that. I do not think about it all the time. And sometimes I forget completely. Because I live quite simply anyway. I dine out with my friends, I go to the cinema … Well, I try not to take a vacation in August on a crowded beach!”When asked what she thought people might say after he death, the actress responded, “That I still worked a lot in my life. They will talk about my long career … Otherwise, I am still in the present, I do not project myself into the future. And the most important thing is that I agree with myself.”
French actress Catherine Deneuve is in the hospital after suffering a stroke.
The actress’ family said in a statement toAgence France-Presseon Wednesday that the 76-year-old had a “very limited stroke which is reversible.”
“Happily she has no loss of motor function, although she will of course have to rest for a while,” the statement added.
A source tells PEOPLE that the stroke occurred Tuesday afternoon while the actress was on the set of her latest film,De son vivant(In Her Lifetime), in Gonesse, France.
The legendary actress began her career in the 1960s and starred in classic films includingBelle de Jour,The Umbrellas of CherbourgandRepulsion.Deneuve was also known for working with famous directors including François Truffaut andRoman Polanski. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role in 1993’sIndochine.
She was recently seen in the filmThe Truth, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year and also starsEthan Hawkeand Juliette Binoche. Deneuve attended the festival in August alongside her costars.
In January 2018, Deneuveapologized after signing an open letterthat characterized the #MeToo movement as a “witch hunt.”
Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty
In a September interview inLe Parisiennewspaper, Deneuve reflected on her long career.
When asked what it was like to be her, Deneuve said, per a translation: “I don’t know, because I don’t live with Catherine Deneuve! I do not look at myself like that. I do not think about it all the time. And sometimes I forget completely. Because I live quite simply anyway. I dine out with my friends, I go to the cinema … Well, I try not to take a vacation in August on a crowded beach!”
When asked what she thought people might say after he death, the actress responded, “That I still worked a lot in my life. They will talk about my long career … Otherwise, I am still in the present, I do not project myself into the future. And the most important thing is that I agree with myself.”
source: people.com
