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# Carole Bouquet

Actor. Born 18 August 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 August 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
- **Also known as:** 卡洛尔·布盖, 卡洛尔布盖, Кароль Буке, کارول بوکه
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Bouquet, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106607, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000962/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10500

## Coming up

- *Love Lessons* (2026-11-25), as Nadège

## Fi1m on Carole Bouquet

> Carole Bouquet has been cast, again and again, as the poised, unsmiling woman with something going on behind the face. It gave a Roger Moore Bond its one serious person, and gave Bertrand Blier a face to build his satires around.

Melina Havelock buries her parents in Corfu, picks up a crossbow and does not smile again for most of *For Your Eyes Only* (1981). That is the right choice for a woman in mourning and an awkward one for a Roger Moore Bond, where everyone else is having a lovely time and Moore cannot stop being pleasant. The script seems to know it and keeps the two of them apart for much of the middle. Elizabeth Waller dresses her in black and white against Moore's cream, so you can tell at a glance who is grieving. We believed the mourning; the film around her is less sure what to do with it.

That stillness was there from the start. Bouquet was not yet twenty, and had spent only a short time at the Paris Conservatoire, when Luis Buñuel cast her as Conchita in *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977), a debut she has since called a miracle. Bertrand Blier saw what could be done with a face that gives nothing away and used it three times, first in *Buffet Froid* (1979), where the deadpan turns out to work as well for absurdist comedy as for mourning, and then in *Too Beautiful for You* (1989), his satire on beauty and desire, with Bouquet as Florence Barthélémy. Gérard Depardieu has been opposite her in six films, more than any other actor, and the pairing makes sense: he fills a room and she declines to.

The cost of the face was a decade of being cast for it rather than for what she could do with it. She has said as much: “It took me such a long time to get strong parts, but now I can’t get to be just a normal woman with a little bit of charm.” Hollywood sent scripts with monsters in them and she turned them down for French work. Later came *Wasabi* (2001), opposite Jean Reno, and steady work in French cinema, television and theatre through the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

Start with the Bond, since it is the one we can point you to, and she is the reason it remembers it is about a dead man on a boat. Then go to Blier, where the face is asked to do more than mourn. Do not expect her to warm up. The films that use her best never wanted her to.

## Biography

Carole Bouquet is a French actress and model. She was born on 18 August 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. After studying at the Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique in Paris, she made her film debut in Luis Buñuel's *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977).

Bouquet is known for her role as Melina Havelock in the James Bond film *For Your Eyes Only* (1981). She won the César Award for Best Actress for her performance in *Too Beautiful for You* (1989) and received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for *Rive droite, rive gauche* (1984). She has appeared in numerous French and international films, including *New York Stories* (1989) and *Wasabi* (2001).

In the 1980s and 1990s she was a model for Chanel and the face of Chanel No. 5. She has also worked in theatre and television.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *For Your Eyes Only* (1981), Fi1m 68, as Melina Havelock — [page](https://film.one/film/for-your-eyes-only.md)

## Complete filmography (81)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Love Lessons* (2026), as Nadège
- *The Good Lawyer* (2026), Acting
- *Behind the Palm Trees* (2026), as Clotilde
- *Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2025* (2025), as Carole Bouquet
- *Cat's Eyes* (2024), series, as Hélène Durrieux
- *La Maison* (2024), series, as Diane Rovel
- *Party of Fools* (2024), as Hersilie
- *Escort Boys* (2023), series, as Catherine Vogel
- *Ride Above* (2022), as Madame Cooper
- *The Grand Restaurant IV* (2022), Acting
- *They Love Each Other... Well, Almost!* (2022), as Delphine
- *Elle parle d'Elle* (2021), series, Acting
- *Fantasies* (2021), as Marie (sketch 'Thanatophilie')
- *In Treatment* (2021), series, as Esther
- *I Love You Coiffure* (2020), as Caroline (segment "La réunion de chantier")
- *Family Feud* (2020), as Paula
- *Grand Hôtel* (2020), series, as Agnès Vasseur
- *On a Magical Night* (2019), as Irène Haffner 60 ans
- *Kiss & Tell* (2018), as Lucie
- *La Mante* (2017), series, as Jeanne Deber
- *Do Not Disturb* (2014), as Nathalie Leproux
- *Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui* (2014), Acting
- *Rosemary's Baby* (2014), series, as Margaux Castevet
- *Bad Girl* (2012), as Alice
- *Spin* (2012), series, as Élisabeth Marjorie
- *Unforgivable* (2011), as Judith
- *The Great Restaurant II* (2011), as The Courted Dominatrix Affected by Reality TV
- *Libre échange* (2010), as Marthe
- *Werner et Nenad* (2010), Acting
- *Protect and Serve* (2010), as Aude Lettelier
- *L'Éloignement* (2009), as Denise
- *You'll Miss Me* (2009), as Julia
- *Trouble at Timpetill* (2008), as Mme Drohne
- *Behind the Walls* (2008), as Fil de fer's Mother
- *Perfect Match...* (2007), as Hélène
- *A Perfect Friend* (2006), as Anna
- *Aurore* (2006), as La Reine
- *Hell* (2005), as Marie, la mère
- *Housewarming* (2005), as Chantal Letellier
- *Northeast* (2005), as Hélène
- *Bad Spelling* (2004), as Geneviève Massu, director of studies
- *Red Lights* (2004), as Hélène
- *At Home with the Rozes* (2003), as Béatrice
- *Ruy Blas* (2002), as La reine
- *Blanche* (2002), as Anne d'Autriche
- *Summer Things* (2002), as Lulu
- *Wasabi* (2001), as Sofia
- *Madame De...* (2001), as Madame de...
- *Bérénice* (2000), as Bérénice
- *Lulu Kreutz's Picnic* (2000), as Anna Ghirardi
- *The Bridge* (1999), as Mina
- *In All Innocence* (1998), as Viviane Farnese
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Juliet
- *The Red and the Black* (1997), as Louise de Rénal
- *The Red and the Black* (1997), series, as Louise de Rénal
- *Lucie Aubrac* (1997), as Lucie Aubrac
- *Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés* (1996), Acting
- *Dead Tired* (1994), as Carole Bouquet
- *A Business Affair* (1994), as Kate Swallow
- *Tango* (1993), as Female Guest
- *Donne con le gonne* (1991), as Margherita
- *Too Beautiful for You* (1989), as Florence Barthélémy
- *Bunker Palace Hotel* (1989), as Clara
- *New York Stories* (1989), as Princess Soroya
- *Jenatsch* (1987), as Lucrezia von Planta
- *The Malady of Love* (1986), as Eleonore
- *Double Gentlemen* (1986), as Hélène
- *Spécial police* (1985), as Isabelle Rodin
- *Dream One* (1984), as Rals-Akrai
- *Rive droite, rive gauche* (1984), as Babée Senanques
- *Good King Dagobert* (1984), as Héméré
- *Dagger Eyes* (1983), as Mystère
- *Bingo Bongo* (1982), as Laura
- *Day of the Idiots* (1981), as Carole
- *For Your Eyes Only* (1981), as Melina Havelock — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/for-your-eyes-only.md)
- *Blank Generation* (1980), as Nada
- *The Persian Lamb Coat* (1980), as Valentine
- *Buffet Froid* (1979), as La jeune fille
- *Le vin des Carpathes* (1979), as Lena Andrescu
- *That Obscure Object of Desire* (1977), as Conchita
- *La Famille Cigale* (1977), series, as Béatrice Damien-Lacour

## Gallery

- ![Carole Bouquet](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-c4497af29fea.jpg) Carole Bouquet — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Carole_Bouquet_Cannes_2011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Carole Bouquet à table sur la terrasse d'un restaurant, la nuit, lors des fêtes de fin d'années. Elle porte ses cheveux longs noirs et lisses avec la raie au mi (1982)](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-06bb4926e437.png) Carole Bouquet à table sur la terrasse d'un restaurant, la nuit, lors des fêtes de fin d'années. Elle porte ses cheveux longs noirs et lisses avec la raie au mi (1982) — Pasquale Festa Campanile, Alfio Contini, Intercapital., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Bouquet-Italie-1982.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-7a32f2548684.jpg) Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-10.jpg/1280px-Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-10.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-d8e3a2e433cb.jpg) Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-4.jpg/1280px-Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carole Bouquet](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-4021f1411546.jpg) Carole Bouquet — Image via TMDB
- ![Carole Bouquet](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-6822d7f0580d.jpg) Carole Bouquet — Image via TMDB
- ![Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-a35169326424.jpg) Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-5.jpg/1280px-Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/1028384/gallery-243f9b3edb60.jpg) Carole Bouquet and Mélanie Laurent, actresses, at 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy for the film Un bon avocat (The Good Lawyer). (2026) — LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-6.jpg/1280px-Carole_Bouquet%2C_M%C3%A9lanie_Laurent_at_83rd_Venice_International_Film_Festival-6.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- César Award for Best Actress 1990: César Award for Best Actress (won), for *Too Beautiful for You*
- César Award for Best Supporting Actress 1985: César Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Rive droite, rive gauche*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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