Paradis, Vanessa

Born December 22, 1972 in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Mor-de-Fosset ( Val-de-Marne department ) in a family of directors Andre and Corinne Paradis ^[4] . Sister - Alisson Paradis . Since childhood, Vanessa was fond of singing and dancing. Her family was engaged in show business, and at the initiative of her uncle, actor and producer Didier Payne ^[4] , already at the age of seven the girl appeared on French television at the L'école des fans television contest with the song Emilie Jolie . In 1987 , at the age of 14, Vanessa gained European fame with the song "Taxi Driver Joe" ( Joe le taxi ). The next year, she released her equally successful debut album M & J , which became platinum.

In 1989, Vanessa made her film debut in the main female role in the movie "White Wedding" by Jean-Claude Brissot . After that, Vanessa did not act in films for five years. At this time, her albums Variation Sur Le Même T'aime (1990) were released, which became the last major work of Serge Gainsbourg , Vanessa Paradis (1992), Vanessa Paradis Live (1994). At the same time, Vanessa signed a contract with Chanel and began her career as a fashion model, advertising Coco perfumes.

In 1995, she again appears on the screens in the film "Eliza" by Jean Becker, along with Gerard Depardieu . In this project, Vanessa controlled her image more tightly, although she was not ashamed of her erotic scenes:

I find them beautiful and touching. Sex is an important driving spring of this story, and we understood that we could not do without it

She admitted

In 1997, the actress was taken for comedic roles and starred in the mystical comedy "Witching Love" Rene Manzoni with Jean Reno . In 1998 - in the film “One Chance for Two” by Patrice Leconte , her partners here are Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon . Patrice continues to work with Vanessa, and in 1999, “Girl on the Bridge” comes out with the posters “Vanessa Paradis and Daniel Otay ”.

In 2000, the singer's new album "Bliss" was released, followed by a tour of "Vanessa Paradis au Zenith".

In 2004, Vanessa returned to the cinema, playing in the film "Atomic Circus, the Return of James Bataille" by the Poirot brothers. In 2005, she participated in the first film of Serge Friedman , screenwriter for Girls on the Bridge, titled My Angel. Then, in 2005, Vanessa took part in the dubbing of the animated film "Magic Adventure."

In 2005, Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp worked on a joint project - the film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote ", in which Vanessa Paradis was to play the role of Dulcinea, and Johnny Depp - the Spirit of the King. However, due to numerous problems, the film was not completed.

In 2007, Vanessa's new album "Divinidylle" was released.

Personal life

In 1998-2014, Vanessa was actually married to actor Johnny Depp . The former couple has two children - daughter Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born May 27, 1999) and son John Christopher “Jack” Depp (born April 9, 2002) ^[5] .

Since June 30, 2018, Vanessa has been married to director Samuel Benshetry, whom she met 19 months before their wedding ^[6] .

• 1988 - M & J , (Etienne Roda-Gil and Frank Langolf ). Famous songs: Joe le taxi , Marilyn et John , Maxou .
• 1990 - Variations sur le même t'aime ( Serge Gainsbourg ). Famous songs: Tandem , Dis-lui toi que je t'aime .
• 1992 - Vanessa Paradis ( Lenny Kravitz ). Famous Songs: Sunday mondays , Natural high .
• 1994 - Vanessa Paradis Live
• 2000 - Bliss . Famous song: Commando
• 2001 - Vanessa Paradis au Zénith
• 2007 - Divinidylle
• 2008 - Divinidylle Tour
• 2009 - Best of Vanessa Paradis
• 2010 - Une nuit à Versailles
• 2013 - Love songs
• 2018 - Les sources

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