Agnes Varda

Director

Birthday May 30, 1928

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Belgium

DEATH DATE Mar 29, 2019 (90)

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About

Director whose work dealt with issues of feminism, such as 1962's Cleo from 5 to 7. She was a pioneer of the French New Waves movement. In 2017, she directed and starred in the documentary Faces Places. 

Before Fame

She worked as the official photographer for the Theatre National Populaire in Paris.

Trivia

Her documentary-style feature film Vagabond/Without Roof or Rule won her the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1985.

Family Life

Her father Eugene came from a family of Greek refugees from Asia Minor. She had two children named Mathieu and Rosalie.

Associated With

She was one of the five people who attended the burial of Doors frontman Jim Morrison.