Childhood.
The girl was born in the Ardan family in 1949, on March 22 in Saumur. Father served as a cavalry officer, whose duties included escort of the first persons staying at the royal courts of European monarchs. The family had to move many times, visit different countries, travel with high-ranking people. Of course, the witness of such a life turned out to be little Fanny.
Finally, as a sign of respect after a lengthy service, the actress's father Ardan is transferred and appointed Prince of Monaco as the palace's administrator. There, little Fanny lived and was brought up with Princess Grace almost until her seventeenth birthday.
Absorbing the environment, Fanny seriously prepared for the life of the diplomat and assumed a political career. At first she was trained in the Lyceum at the Catholic Church, and then successfully graduated from the Sorbonne University in the Faculty of Political Science.
Theaters.
However, all the plans of Fanny's political career collapsed when she was carried away by theater and life on stage. She decided to study with Jean Perimon, who taught theater courses. And already in 1974 the French theater-goers saw the actress Fanny Ardan in the play "Polievkt", which premiered in Paris. In subsequent years, her life was filled with numerous productions and tours. Without thinking about the movie, she gave all her strength to dramatic roles based on the classics - Racine, Claudel, Monterlan.
Successful acting and the inimitable beauty of Fanny attracted the attention of famous directors. In 1979 Ardan made his debut in the cinema, successfully playing the main role in the painting by Alain Zheshua "Dogs".
Cinema.
In 1981, Fanny appeared on television in the TV series "Ladies from the shore" directed by Nina Kompaneets. Then the actress noticed the famous French director Francois Truffaut. Famous not only for his creativity, but also for the love of beautiful women, he could not pass by such breathtaking beauty. Truffaut was simply fascinated by the actress, and after a closer acquaintance, Fanny was struck by his level of education and sharpness of mind.
Truffaut offers Ardan a major role in his new film "Neighbor". Partner Fanny is the famous French actor Gerard Depardieu. In her interviews, the actress repeatedly thanked fate for the fact that she was lucky to withdraw from Gerard. His talent and sincerity made it possible to forget the inexperienced Fanny about the existence of a movie camera, and she organically and competently played her part. The picture goes on screens in 1981, and in 1982 for the role played in the film Ardan is nominated for the national award in the field of cinema - "Cesar".
Personal life.
Acquaintance with François Truffaut and shooting in his film play an important role in the life of the actress. They closely communicate, become close and in 1983, Fanny made her daughter Josephine happy with the birth.
The birth of the little one did not prevent the further career of actress Fanny. In 1983, she was invited to shoot Alain Rene in her film "Life is a novel", and in 1984 the screenshots of Nadine Trintinyan's painting "The Future of Summer." Creativity together with Renee is quite fruitful, and in the following years two more films by this director are published - in 1985, "Love to Death" and "Melodrama" in 1986.
Peak filming.
Characteristic strong women - the heroine of actress Ardan did not become her only role. What other interesting moments is the biography of actress Fanny Ardan?
She tried herself in comic roles, starring in 1986 in the films "Family Council" Costa Gavras and "The Abyss" by M. Deville. Unusual characters are the characters of Fanny Ardan in the film Pierre Belo "The Adventures of Catherine K." in 1990, and in the film "Amoca" directed by Joel Forge, released in 1993.
In 1996, Fanny Ardan again appeared on television after a short break. She starred in the pictures "Laughing" by P. Lecomte and "Evening outfit" by G. Aghiyon. For an unusual, slightly outrageous role in the "Evening outfit", the actress was nominated for the César Award as the performer of the best female role. The film "Laughing" P. Lecomte won the universal love of critics, he was recognized as the best and was honored to open his Cannes Film Festival. Later, this film was nominated for an Oscar.
The following years became no less productive for Fanny Ardan. She starred in the films Elizabeth (1998), The State of Panic (1999), The Libertine (2000), "No Message from God" (2001), "Change My Life" (2001), "8 Women" ( 2001).
Despite the numerous nominations at various festivals, Ardan never received the coveted awards. Perhaps, assessing this circumstance, as well as taking into account the wonderful roles of the actress, she was awarded the honorary prize of K. Stanislavsky "Believe" in 2003 at the Moscow festival after the demonstration of the picture with Fanny Ardan in the main role "Callas Forever". Only selected actors receive this award for their rare talent and acting skills.
After "Callas Forever" the films "Natalie", "Taste of Blood", "Paris, I Love You", "Railway romance", "Secrets", "Hello-bye", "Amazing", "Faces" came out on the screens. All these roles are surprisingly multifaceted, which again and again confirms the extraordinary talent of the actress. In 2011, at the Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival for achievements in cinematography, Fanny Ardan receives the Paradjanovsky Thaler Award.
Especially for the show in the House of Music for the festival "Vladimir Spivakov invites ..." Kirill Serebryannikov staged a bright and memorable premiere of "Jeanne d'Arc at the stake". And of course, in the role of warrior, the audience was presented inimitable Fanny Ardan. Despite her age (more than 50), Fanny, proud and elegant, looked like a goddess, a true symbol of France.