Editing Fanny Ardant (section)

== Career ==
[[File:Fanny Ardant - Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind - Press Conference.jpg|thumb|Fanny Ardant at the press conference of ''[[Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind]]'' at Berlinale 2018|left]]
By the early 1980s, Ardant was a major film star, gaining international recognition for her role opposite [[Gérard Depardieu]] in ''[[The Woman Next Door (1981 film)|La Femme d'à côté]]'' (''The Woman Next Door'').<ref>[https://archive.today/20130103045556/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Fanny_Ardant/196507 Fanny Ardant] at Hollywood.com</ref> The film, directed by [[François Truffaut]], brought Ardant her first [[César Award]] nomination for best actress in 1982 and in 1984 she was nominated again for ''[[Vivement dimanche!]]''. Eventually, she became Truffaut's partner, giving birth to their daughter, Joséphine Truffaut, on 28 September 1983. Initially, her youthful beauty brought popularity but over time her sophistication and acting skills made her one of France's most admired actresses. She proved her versatility, playing a comedic role in ''[[Pédale douce]]'' for which she won the 1997 [[César Award for Best Actress]].

Fluent in English and Italian, Ardant has starred in several Hollywood and British films. Her most recent English-language film was the 2002 [[Franco Zeffirelli]] production ''[[Callas Forever]]'', in which she portrayed opera [[diva]] [[Maria Callas]]. It opened the 14th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on 9 January 2003. In 2003, Ardant received the [[Stanislavsky Award]] at the [[25th Moscow International Film Festival]] (for the outstanding achievement in the career of acting and devotion to the principles of Stanislavsky's school).<ref name="Moscow2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2003 |title=25th Moscow International Film Festival (2003) |access-date=1 April 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403123906/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2003 |archive-date=3 April 2013 }}</ref>

In 2009, she became a director and screenwriter, with ''Cendres et sang'' (''[[Ashes and Blood]]''). She also took part in a rare performance of Sardou's ''[[La Haine (drama)|La Haine]]'' on 19 July 2009 at the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier Languedoc Roussillon, with [[Gérard Depardieu]], the concert broadcast on [[France Musique]].<ref>[http://www.festivalradiofrancemontpellier.com/2009/19-la-haine-ardant-depardieu-onm.php Presentation of concert on Festival de Radio France site.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214164556/http://www.festivalradiofrancemontpellier.com/2009/19-la-haine-ardant-depardieu-onm.php |date=14 December 2013 }}</ref>

In 2010, she directed a short feature, ''Absent Chimeras'' (''Chimères absentes'' in French), in which she also stars. She made this short film in order to raise public awareness to the plight of [[Romani people]] in Europe, a cause she personally defends.<ref>[http://eurochannel.com/en/Absent-Chimeras-Fanny-Ardant-France-/-Italy.html Presentation of ''Absent Chimeras'']</ref> In 2011, she starred in the music video for ''[[Elle me dit]]'', the first French single by Lebanese singer [[Mika (singer)|Mika]], and appeared in the play based on [[Joan Didion]]'s 2005 novel ''[[The Year of Magical Thinking]]'' in the [[Théâtre de l'Atelier]], Paris. She also starred in ''Interno Giorno'' that same year by Tommaso Rossellini, acting in both French and Italian. In 2013, she made a cameo appearance as herself in ''[[The Great Beauty]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/great-beauty-cannes-review-526135 | title=''The Great Beauty'': Cannes Review | first=Deborah | last=Young | newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=21 May 2013 | access-date=11 December 2013}}</ref>

In 2018, Ardant starred in the Swiss drama film ''[[Shock Waves – Diary of My Mind]]'' by [[Ursula Meier]]. It was screened in the Panorama section at the [[68th Berlin International Film Festival]]. In 2019, Ardant directed the opera ''[[Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera)|Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk]]'' at the [[Greek National Opera]].