Jean-Louis Trintignant facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jean-Louis Trintignant
Trintignant at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (1930-12-11)11 December 1930 Piolenc, France
Died	17 June 2022(2022-06-17) (aged 91) Uzès, France
Alma mater	La Fémis
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, racecar driver
Years active	1951–2019
Spouse(s)	Stéphane Audran ​ ​ (m. 1954; div. 1956)​ Nadine Marquand ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1976)​ Marianne Hoepfner ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	3, including Marie

Jean-Louis Trintignant (born December 11, 1930 – died June 17, 2022) was a famous French actor, filmmaker, and racecar driver. He started acting in plays in 1951. Many people thought he was one of the most talented French actors after World War II. He was known for his main roles in many classic European films.

He worked with many important directors like Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke.

Jean-Louis Trintignant became very popular with the movie And God Created Woman (1956). He then starred in the romantic film A Man and a Woman (1966) and The Great Silence (1968). He won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award at the 1968 Berlin Film Festival for his role in The Man Who Lies. He also won the Best Actor award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for the film Z.

Some of his other well-known films include My Night at Maud's (1969), The Conformist (1970), Three Colours: Red (1994), and The City of Lost Children (1995). In 2013, he won the César Award for Best Actor for his role in Michael Haneke's film Amour.

Early Life and Acting Start

Jean-Louis Trintignant was born on December 11, 1930, in Piolenc, France. His father, Raoul Trintignant, was a businessman. Jean-Louis first planned to study law. However, he soon found he loved acting. At age 20, he moved to Paris to study drama. He made his first stage appearance in 1951.

A Look at His Career

Trintignant and his daughter Marie in 1979, on the set of La terrazza

After performing in several plays in the early 1950s, Jean-Louis Trintignant appeared in his first movie in 1955. The next year, he became a star. This happened because of his role with Brigitte Bardot in Roger Vadim's film And God Created Woman.

His acting career was paused for a few years when he had to serve in the military. After serving in Algiers, he came back to Paris. He then continued his work in films. He played the main male role in Claude Lelouch's film A Man and a Woman (1966). This movie became one of the most successful French films around the world for many years.

Jean-Louis Trintignant also worked a lot in Italy. He starred in films by Italian directors like Sergio Corbucci (The Great Silence), Valerio Zurlini (Violent Summer), and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Conformist).

During the 1970s, Trintignant appeared in many movies. These included English-language films like The Outside Man (1971) and Under Fire (1983). After this, he starred in François Truffaut's last film, Confidentially Yours. He also returned to his famous role in the sequel A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986).

In 1994, he starred in Krzysztof Kieślowski's final film, Three Colors: Red. For the rest of his career, he mostly focused on stage acting. He took only a few film roles. After a 14-year break from movies, Trintignant returned to the screen for Michael Haneke's film Amour. Haneke had written the movie especially for him. Trintignant said he chose film projects based on the director. He felt Haneke had amazing control over all parts of filmmaking. He worked with Haneke again in 2017 in the film Happy End.

On July 20, 2018, Trintignant announced he was retiring from movies. But in March 2019, he accepted a role in Claude Lelouch's film The Best Years of a Life. This movie was a follow-up to A Man and a Woman and its sequel.

His Personal Life

Trintignant in 2007

Jean-Louis Trintignant came from a well-off family. His uncle, Louis Trintignant, was a racecar driver who sadly died in 1933 during practice. Another uncle, Maurice Trintignant, was also a famous Formula One driver. Maurice won the Monaco Grand Prix twice and also the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Jean-Louis himself loved rally driving as a hobby. He took part in several high-level rallies in the 1970s and 1980s. He even finished first in his class at the 1981 Monte Carlo Rally. Because he grew up around car racing, director Claude Lelouch chose him to play a racecar driver in the 1966 film A Man and a Woman. In June 2007, he hurt his leg in a motorbike accident.

His first wife was actress Stéphane Audran. His second wife, Nadine Marquand, was an actress, screenwriter, and director. They had three children: Vincent, Pauline, and Marie Trintignant. Sadly, Pauline died as a baby in 1969. Marie became a successful actress, performing with her father in La terrazza when she was 17. She passed away at age 41.

In 2018, Trintignant shared that he had cancer and chose not to get treatment. In November 2021, it was reported that he was slowly losing his eyesight and his health was getting worse. He died at his home on June 17, 2022, at the age of 91.

Filmography

Awards and Special Mentions

Jean-Louis Trintignant won several important awards for his acting:

• Trintignant was nominated for the César Award five times: in 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, and in 2013.

See also

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