Carole Bouquet (born 18 August 1957) is a French actress and model who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1977. She is perhaps best known for playing Bond girl Melina Havelock in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). In 1990, she was awarded the César Award for Best Actress for her role in Too Beautiful for You.
Early life Bouquet was born 18 August 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Career
Bouquet made her film acting debut in Luis Buñuel's surrealist classic That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). Bouquet portrayed the Bond girl Melina Havelock, opposite Roger Moore in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. She received a César Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Rive droite, rive gauche (1984), and won the César Award for Best Actress for her performance in Too Beautiful For You (1989).
In the 1980s, she was a model for French luxury fashion label Chanel, being the face of Chanel No. 5.Sheila Jeffreys, Beauty and Misogyny: Harmful Cultural Practices in the West, London/New York: Routledge, 2005; , p. 65: "the French face of Chanel in the late 1990s".Tilar J. Mazzeo, The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's most Famous Perfume, New York: Harper, 2010, , p. 199: "Carole Bouquet, the 'face' of Chanel No. 5 during the 1980s". She was the face of Chanel No. 5 fragrance from 1986 to 1997.
In 1999, she was a jury member of the 4th Shanghai International Film Festival.
She was a member of the main competition jury of the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
Personal life She was the companion of film producer Jean-Pierre Rassam, with whom she had a son, Dimitri Rassam, also a producer.Costanzo Costantini, Le regine del cinema, Rome: Gremese, 1997, , p. 39 : "Carole Bouquet vive ora con Jean-Pierre Rassam, il produttore siriano o libanese che le ha dato sei mesi fa un figlio, Dimitry [Carole Bouquet now lives with Jean-Pierre Rassam, the Lebanese or Syrian producer, who gave her a son, Dimitri, six months ago]."Catherina Catsaros, Le grand livre des QCM de culture générale volume 2, Paris: l'Etudiant, 2008; , p. 15 : "Carole Bouquet dont le mari Jean-Pierre Rassam (décédé depuis) [Carole Bouquet, whose husband Jean-Pierre Rassam (since deceased)]". In 1987, she gave birth to a son with her companion, photographer Francis Giacobetti. She married immunologist Jacques Leibowitch in 1992; they divorced in 1996. From 1996 to 2005, she was in a relationship with actor Gérard Depardieu.
On 21 May 2014, Bouquet formalized her relationship with Philippe Sereys de Rothschild on the red carpet of the 37th Festival de Cannes, of which she was one of the jury members.
She has been running a winery, Maison Carole Bouquet, on the island of Pantelleria in the Strait of Sicily since 2005.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes1977La famille CigaleBéatrice Damien-LacourTV miniseries1977That Obscure Object of DesireConchita1977Les rebellesNilcaTelefilm1979The Persian Lamb CoatValentine1979Buffet froidThe young woman at the end1979L'Œil de la nuitLenaTV series1980Blank GenerationNada1981For Your Eyes OnlyMelina Havelock1981Day of the IdiotsCarole1982Bingo BongoLaura1983Dagger EyesMystère1984Le bon roi DagobertHéméré1984Rive droite, rive gaucheBabé SenanquesNominated—César Award for Best Supporting Actress1984NemoRals-Akrai1985Spécial PoliceIsabelle Rodin1986Double GentlemenHélène1986The Malady of LoveEleonore1987JenatschLucrezia von Planta1989New York StoriesPrincess SoroyaSegment: "Life Without Zoé"1989Too Beautiful for YouFlorence BarthélémyCésar Award for Best Actress1989Bunker Palace HôtelClara1991Donne con le gonneMargherita1993TangoFemale Guest1994A Business AffairKate Swallow1994Dead TiredAs herself1997Lucie AubracLucie Aubrac1997The Red and the BlackLouise de RénalTelefilm1998In All InnocenceViviane Farnese1999The BridgeMina2000Lulu Kreutz's PicnicAnna Ghirardi2000BéréniceBéréniceTelefilm2001Diamond EarringsMadame deTelefilm2001WasabiSofia2002Summer ThingsLulu2002BlancheAnne of Austria2002Ruy BlasThe QueenTelefilm2003Bienvenue chez les RozesBéatrice2004Red LightsHélène Dunan2004Bad SpellingGeneviève Massu2004Sex and the CityJulietteTV series2005NortheastHélèneStockholm Film Festival – Best Actress2005HousewarmingChantal Letellier2005HellMarie2006AuroreThe Queen2006Un ami parfaitAnna2007Perfect Match...Hélène2008Behind the WallsFil de fer's mother2008Trouble at TimpetillMadame Drohne2009L'ÉloignementDeniseTelefilm2009Je vais te manquerJulia2010Protéger et servirAude Lettelier2010Libre échangeMarthe2010Le mystèreChloé2011ImpardonnablesJudith2012Bad GirlAlice2014Rosemary's BabyMargaux CastevetTV miniseries2014, 2016SpinÉlisabeth MarjorieTV series2014Do Not DisturbNathalie Leproux2017La ManteJeanne Deber/The MantisNetflix Original Series2018Kiss & TellLucie2019On a Magical NightIrène Haffner2020Grand HôtelAgnès VasseurTelevision mini-series2020BoutchouPaula2020I Love You CoiffureCaroline SonnevilleTelefilm2021-2022In TherapyEstherTV series2021FantasiesMarie2022Ils s'aiment...enfin presque !DelphineTV series2022Ride AboveMadame Cooper2023CaptivesHersilie Rouÿ2023Escort BoysCatherine VogelTV series2024Diane RovelTV series2024Cat's EyesHélène DurieuxTV series2025Behind the Palm TreesClotilde2026Love LettersNadège
Theatre Year Production Location1992Old TimesThéâtre Hébertot2002PhèdreThéâtre National de Nice & Théâtre Déjazet2008BereniceThéâtre des Bouffes du Nord2009L'ÉloignementThéâtre Édouard VII2010Lettres à Génica, folies d'amourThéâtre de l'Atelier2014Ashes to AshesThéâtre de l'Œuvre & Théâtre des Célestins2015HomeThéâtre de l'Œuvre
See also List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards
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