1928 - Jeanne Moreau is born on 23 January in Paris.
1943 - Falls in love with the theatre and is inspired by Parisian productions of Jean Anouilh's Antigone and Racine's Phèdre.
1946 - Accepted to the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique.
1948 - Joins the Comédie Française before completing her studies at the Conservatoire.
1949 - Marries the actor Jean-Louis Richard and gives birth to their son, Jerôme.
1951 - Separates from Richard.
1956 - Stars in a well-received stage production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof as Maggie The Cat.
1958 - Louis Malle's Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud is released to critical acclaim.
1961 - Jules et Jim proves an international success.
1963 - Stars in The Trial, one of several films made with Orson Welles.
1968 - Moreau is a femme fatale once more in Truffaut's La Mariée Était En Noir.
1974 - Bertrand Blier's controversial Les Valseuses is released.
1977 - Marries William Friedkin. He files for divorce before the decade is out.
1987 - Stars in Jean-Pierre Mocky's Le Miraculé.
1992 - Wins a César for her performance in La Vieille Qui Marchait Dans La Mer.
2001 - Plays Marguerite Duras in Cet Amour-Là.
