| BIOGRAPHY
Best known in the U.S. as Johnny Depp's significant other (and
mother of his child), the gorgeous, toothy singer/actress Vanessa
Paradis has actually been on the European radar since she was
seven years of age, when she appeared on a French TV talent show
(courtesy of her uncle, a record producer) and sang "Emilie
Jolie." Born in the Paris suburb of St. Maur, Paradis grew
up to become an international sensation as a pop singer and actress,
particularly in France, where she has a success level akin to
that of Madonna or Cher in the United States.
In 1986, at a mere 14 years of age, Paradis had her first big
hit in Europe when composer Franck Langloff and lyricist Etienne
Roda-Gil wrote a song for her entitled "Joe Le Taxi."
The following year, she released her first album, M & J, which
played to great success and broadened her exposure overseas. She
went on to appear in her first film, Noce Blanche, in 1989, and
her second album, Variations Sur le Meme T'aime was released the
following year.
In 1991, Paradis signed a lucrative contract with Chanel to be
the spokesperson for Coco, their latest endeavor. The ads for
the fragrance famously modeled the singer after a bird in a cage,
with photography by Jean-Paul Goude. Paradis followed this modeling
stint with a third album, on which she collaborated with rock
singer Lenny Kravitz, who boosted her image stateside.
Paradis continued to impress movie audiences with her turn opposite
Gérard Depardieu in the 1995 film Elisa, but it wasn't
until 1999's La Fille Sur le Pont, a dreamy black-and-white romance
directed by Patrice Leconte, that she achieved worldwide status
as an emerging actress. Playing the object of affection of acclaimed
French actor Daniel Auteuil, Paradis earned rave reviews and a
place in the hearts of smitten men all over the world. |
FILMOGRAPHY
Gypsy's Curse, The (2005)
Mon ange (2005)
Atomik Circus (2004)
Fille sur le pont, La (1999)
Une chance sur deux (1998)
Plaisir (et ses petits tracas), Le (1998)
Un amour de sorcière (1997)
Élisa (1995)
Noce blanche (1989)
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