Personal Life
Deneuve speaks fluent French, Italian, English and is semi-fluent in German. Her hobbies and passions include gardening, drawing, photography, reading, music, cinema, fashion, antiques and decoration.
In 1961, at age 17, Deneuve moved in with director Roger Vadim, who at 33 was nearly twice her age. They had a son, Christian Vadim (b. 18 June 1963), when Deneuve was 19 and Vadim was 35. The pair ended their relationship a month later.
On August 19, 1965, the 21-year old Deneuve married British photographer David Bailey. They divorced in 1972 but remain friends, and Deneuve has since said "Marriage is obsolete and a trap."
Following her separation from Bailey, Deneuve had a relationship with actor Marcello Mastroianni, with whom she co-starred in four films. At age 28, Deneuve gave birth to their daughter, Chiara Mastroianni (b. 28 May 1972). The couple split in 1975 but remained friends. Deneuve was present at his bedside when he died of pancreatic cancer on December 19, 1996.
Deneuve also had a brief relationship with actor Clint Eastwood in 1966 while on a break from Bailey, and dated director François Truffaut in the late 1970s.
She had an on-and-off, long-term relationship with Canal+ tycoon Pierre Lescure during the 1980s and '90s.
In an August 2007 interview, the intensely private Deneuve stated that she was in a relationship but would not disclose the name of her partner.
Deneuve has four grandchildren. She became a grandmother for the first time at age 43 in September 1987, when Christian's 18-year-old girlfriend gave birth to their son Igor. Her other grandchildren are: Milo (b. 1996, Chiara's son with Pierre Torreton), Anna (b. 2003, Chiara's daughter with Benjamin Biolay), and Lou (b. 2010, Christian's daughter with Julia Livage).
Deneuve is a longtime cigarette smoker and has expressed her frustration with the increasing bans on smoking. During a press conference held in a Madrid hotel in March 2011 to promote Potiche, she was told to put out her cigarette and refused by saying she would pay the fine instead. "I think it is all very excessive", Deneuve told reporters.
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