| Biography 
Anne Parillaud was born in Paris, France on May 16, 1960,  and  even
  though  all  her  travels  took  her to many lands, is still a Paris
  resident. Anne studied ballet in school, and  her  first  appearance
  was  in  the  film  _Un amour de sable (1977)_ (qv) where she played
  "La jeune fille avec un petit chat"  ("The  girl  with  a  kitten").
  However,  her  first real role was as Estelle in _Hôtel de la plage,
  L' (1978)_ (qv), and even though she had only appeared in this  film
  during  summer  vacation,  by  then she had caught the show biz bug.
  Anne  was  in  8  other  films,  and  then  she  gave  her  breakout
  performance  in  her  signature role as Nikita in the wildly popular
  _Nikita (1990)_ (qv), aka "La  Femme  Nikita"  (1991)  (USA),  which
  spun  off  the  American remake "Point of No Return" (1993) starring
  Bridget Fonda, and the  USA  TV  series  "La  Femme  Nikita"  (1997)
  starring  Peta  Wilson.  Anne had taken judo lessons for 3 months to
  prepare for this part. Anne said that when acting, she  can  abandon
  herself;  indeed  the  character  Nikita  is  nothing like her. Anne
  hates guns and even said of Nikita: "For a while she was in me  like
  a  demon."  When it comes to which films and directors to work with,
  Anne has her one rule: it must touch her heart.  Obviously  director
  Luc  Besson touched her heart, they had a daughter together, but the
  couple separated  shortly  after  "Nikita";  (in  1997,  Besson  was
  briefly   married  to  Milla  Jovovich,  but  they  divorced).  Anne
  traveled to America to do several films, including  _Innocent  Blood
  (1992)_  (qv),  in which she plays a French vampire. She said of her
  character Marie, that she wasn't born a vampire,  didn't  decide  to
  be  one;  in  that  sense, the movie is a parable about dealing with
  the problem of being different in society.  And  difference  equates
  to  loneliness.  Anne  is still busy appearing in movies. Offscreen,
  Anne enjoys simple pleasures  such  as  dancing,  and  talking  with
  friends.  And  she  is  always  led  by  her heart, Anne says she is
  someone who lives by impulse first.  Her  many  fans  would  say  it
  seems she has made a lot of right choices.
 Biography courtesy of the Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com).
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