Fanny Ardant

Ardant in 2007, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant

Place of Birth: Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France

Date of Birth: 22 March, 1949

Ethnicity: French

Fanny Ardant is a French actress. She has appeared in more than eighty motion pictures since 1976. Fanny is the daughter of Jacqueline Lecoq and Jean Marie Ardant. Fanny’s father was a cavalry officer who was related to Colonel Charles Ardant du Picq.

Fanny has three children, including a daughter with her partner, late director François Truffaut.

Fanny’s paternal grandfather was Maurice Ardant (the son of Jacques Francois Adolphe Ardant and Alexandrine Thezard). Jacques was the son of Jean Maurice Ardant and Fanny Texandier.

Fanny’s paternal grandmother was Gabrielle Lefebvre (the daughter of Joseph Lefebvre and Marie Coustenoble).

Fanny’s maternal grandparents were Jacques Lecoq (the son of Paul Lecoq and Gabrielle Huette) and Simone Lefevre. Paul was the son of Jules Lecoq and Malvina Rousseau.

Source: Genealogy of Fanny Ardant – http://gw.geneanet.org