Trivia

Partner with François Truffaut (1981-1984). François died in 1984.

Grew up in Monaco until the age of 17 when she started studying international relations in Aix-en-Provence.

The Dutch artist Jan Cremer named a painting of a tulip after her: Tulip Fanny Ardant.

Learned of François Truffaut's death while filming Les enragés (1985). She refused to stop filming.

French singer Vincent Delerm wrote song "Fanny Ardant Et Moi" ("Fanny Ardant and me").

She is fluent in French, Italian, Spanish and learned to speak English while filming Callas Forever (2002).

Last muse and companion of François Truffaut who died on 21 October 1984.

On September 28th 1983 gave birth to her daughter Joséphine with companion François Truffaut.

Made her stage debut in 1974.

On April 4, 1975 gave birth to her first daughter named Lumir. Father is Dominique Leverd.

In 1990 gave birth to her third daughter named Baladine. Father is Fabio Conversi.

She is a really passionate reader like her former companion François Truffaut. They both loved Honoré de Balzac, Marcel Proust, Arthur Miller and James and Fanny liked Julien Gracq, Jane Austen, Elsa Morante, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Her brother Frédéric Ardant is godfather of her daughter Joséphine (born September 28th 1983), fathered by François Truffaut. Frédéric died from brain tumor on 15 December 2007, at 62 years old.

The daughter of a colonel in the cavalry, she first followed her father in his various missions around Europe. He was once an adviser to Prince Rainer's personal guard.

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990.

In her early twenties her interest turned to acting.

Sister of Frédéric Ardant and Véronique Ardant.

Daughter of Jean-Marie Ardant who died in 1976 and N. Lecoq.