Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling is a British Actrice born the February 5th 1946 with Sturmer in the Essex. Girl of Godfrey Rampling, Colonel of the British army which was medal-holder in Athlétisme with the Olympic Games of summer of 1936, it is 8 years old when its family settles with Fontainebleau. Registered at the elementary school, she learns French there. Of return in England, the teenager occurs in variety turns with her sister, then briefly works like mannequin.

In 1972, she marries the actor Bryan Southcombe. They live in " spare with trois" , with a mannequin. They will have a son, Barnaby, then will divorce in 1976. Barnaby is director of television today and is a certain success. In 1978, she marries the type-setter Jean-Michel Jarre with whom she has a child, David Jarre. She will separate from Jean Michel Jarre in 1997. It should be said that the female conquests of the type-setter will be spread out regularly in the tabloid press. His/her new companion, Jean-Christmas Pack, is a business man. It was deeply marked by the death of her Sarah sister. The family will preserve the secrecy of the circumstances of the death of Sarah (who committed suicide in Argentina in 1966, at age the 23 years, after having been confined prematurely) until the death of their mother, which has occurred in 2001.

Like Jane Birkin and Jacqueline Bisset, it makes its beginnings with the screen in the film-headlight of Swinging London, Knack… or how to have it , in 1965, then turns in comedies to success while taking courses of dramatic art in Royal Short School. But, very marked by the sudden death of her sister, it decides to leave Great Britain. Installed in Italy, Charlotte Rampling made there her first outstanding meeting, that of Luchino Visconti, which directs it in 1969 in Damnés . The actress proves very early that it does not have cold with the eyes, passing from universe SF of Zardoz (Boorman) to that, SM, of Night porter , the film which reveals it with the general public in 1974. In this success-scandal of Liliana Cavani, it incarnates an survivor of the Nazi camps who maintains a strange relation with her ex-torturer. Enjoying to explore through its roles the most turbid zones of the human heart, it will be éprendra of a chimpanzee in front of the camera of Oshima ( max my love , 1985). The Americans are not insensitive with the charm of enigmatic Rampling, which dissolves Woody Allen ( Stardust Memories , 1980), Robert Mitchum ( Adieu, my pretty ) and plays the femmes fatale at Sidney Lumet ( the Verdict ).

Having elected residence in France at the end of the years 1970, it turns there with Boisset ( a mauve taxi ), Lelouch ( Viva the life! ) and Deray (the whodunnit One dies only twice in 1985). Less present on the screens in the years 1990, it delivers into 2000 services noticed in the Cherry orchard (according to Tchekhov) and the Signs singular & Wonders of Jonathan Nossiter. The following year, Charlotte Rampling makes a bright comeback thanks to Under sand , portrait of a woman disabled after the disappearance of her husband, signed François Ozon, scenario writer whom it will then find for Swimming pool . It is at the time even or César of honor comes to reward the unit for its career (in 2001) as it becomes again an actress of foreground, illustrating itself as well in the comedy ( Embrassez which you will want , 2002) that in the thriller (Lemming), the film of author ( Towards the south , 2006) that Hollywood entertainment ( BASIC instinct 2 ).

The February 24th 2001, it receives César of honor at the time of the 26e ceremony of the trophies of the French cinema. Knight of the Legion of honor in 2002. Better European actress 2003, at the 16th European prices of the cinema of Berlin, for its role in Swimming pool .

The British actress chaired 9 the February 19th 2006 the jury of Berlinale, succeeding the German Réalisateur Roland Emmerich, realizer with Hollywood of Universal Soldier and Independence Day and which chaired the jury in 2005.

The January 25th 2006, it was with the poster of Towards the south of Laurent Cantet, then the March 29th, in BASIC Instinct 2 , with dimensions of Sharon Stone.

It supports the candidature of Nicolas Sarkozy for the French presidential election of 2007 and takes part in particular in the meeting organized on May 29th with the General sports Palate of Paris-Bercy.

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