| French
                                        iconic actress and singer Danielle
                                        Darrieux has passed away on October 18,
                                        2017. She has appeared in more than 110
                                        films since 1931, both in France and
                                        abroad. She is known for having played
                                        in the film by Terence Young:
                                        'Mayerling' or for her supporting role
                                        in Jacques Demy's musical The Young
                                        Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de
                                        Rochefort).
 She
                                        worked with and for the greatest actors
                                        and directors: Jean-Pierre
                                        Aumont, Albert Préjean, Billy Wilder,
                                        Jean Marais, Claude Autant-Lara, Jean
                                        Rochefort, Fernandel, Pierre Brasseur,
                                        etc. She
                                        received several awards (César in
                                        France, Silver Bear in Berlin, etc) and
                                        his peers keep paying her homage through
                                        retrospectives retracing her career. 
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