French Women Media Personalities
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Throughout history, there have been many French women media personalities who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great French female media personalities such as Kathie Lee Gifford, Colette, Brigitte Lahaie, Olympe de Gouges, Marguerite Duras.
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Ève Curie(Journalist and Pianist Best Known for Writing a Biography of Her Mother “Madame Curie”)
Birthdate: December 6, 1904
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 22, 2007
French and American writer, journalist, and pianist Ève Curie was one of the daughters of scientists Marie Curie and Pierre Curie. She was the only one in the Curie family who did not choose a career in science. She authored her mother’s biography and was actively involved with UNICEF, helping women and children in developing countries.
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Liz Bonnin(Presented morning show RI:SE and music show Top of the Pops in the early 2000s)
Birthdate: September 16, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Marjane Satrapi(Graphic Novelist Known for Her Works 'Persepolis' and 'Chicken with Plums')
Birthdate: November 22, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rasht, Iran
Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, children's book author, and film director. Satrapi achieved international recognition in the early-2000s after releasing her critically acclaimed graphic novels. She is best known for writing and directing an animated biographical drama film titled Persepolis, which received nominations at prestigious award ceremonies, such as the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globes.
Birthdate: June 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Birthdate: July 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Avignon, France
French singer Mireille Mathieu began her career by participating in an annual singing contest in Avignon. She has recorded over 1200 songs in eleven languages in her career spanning over four decades. With more than 150 million albums sold worldwide, the chanteuse is classically known for her illustrious crooning. In 1974, she won the German "Bambi" Music Award.
Birthdate: February 5, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: August 17, 2012
Birthdate: October 12, 1955
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tourcoing, France
Birthdate: December 22, 1976
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Auchel, Hauts-de-France, France
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Mariane Pearl(French Freelance Journalist & Widow of Daniel Pearl)
Birthdate: July 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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Marguerite Duras(Former novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker)
Birthdate: April 4, 1914
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vietnam
Died: March 3, 1996
Birthdate: April 9, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Birthdate: February 16, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angers, France
Birthdate: November 28, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rennes, France
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Jenny Longuet(French Political Journalist & Daughter of Karl Marx)
Birthdate: May 1, 1844
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: January 11, 1883
Birthdate: July 15, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthdate: September 19, 1954
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthdate: December 27, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Denis, France
Birthdate: July 18, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Échirolles, France
Birthdate: November 28, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trappes
Birthdate: December 3, 1974
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthdate: May 18, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthdate: December 8, 1981
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Étienne, France
Birthdate: September 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochefort, France
Died: April 27, 1998
Birthdate: August 16, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Birthdate: October 24, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthdate: July 24, 1970
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Birthdate: August 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Annemasse, France
Birthdate: February 27, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthdate: October 30, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cristina Córdula is a former international model, TV host, and fashion consultant. She is best known for her work with M6, a famous French television channel, where she hosted popular shows like Les Reines du shopping.
Birthdate: July 2, 1974
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Valognes, France
Birthdate: January 19, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Casablanca, Morocco
Zineb El Rhazoui is a French journalist best known for her contribution as a columnist for the popular magazine Charlie Hebdo where she worked from 2011 to 2017. Rhazoui was in Morocco on 7 January 2015 when the Charlie Hebdo massacre took place. Since 2015, Rhazoui has been working as a human rights campaigner, speaking about free speech and Islam.
Birthdate: December 1, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Birthdate: June 13, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Birthdate: July 14, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
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Léa Salamé(Journalist who conducted high-profile interviews in the French edition of GQ)
Birthdate: October 27, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
Birthdate: April 29, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
Birthdate: April 25, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Suresnes, France
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Marie Marvingt(French Athlete Who Was the First Female Fighter Pilot and Held Countless Sports Records)
Birthdate: February 20, 1875
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aurillac, in Cantal, France
Died: December 14, 1963
Refused entry in the Tour de France because she was a woman, French athlete Marie Marvingt finished the course by herself. An aviator and mountaineer, too, she later made many sporting records. She was the first female fighter pilot. She had also been a journalist, a medical officer, and a ski school instructor.
Birthdate: November 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nice, France
Nadine Trintignant is a French film producer, director, screenwriter, editor, and novelist. She is best known for making movies that discuss family and relationships. In 1967, her movie Mon amour, mon amour earned a nomination for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Birthdate: August 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 24, 2010
Birthdate: July 14, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rennes, France
Birthdate: November 17, 1882
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Amiens, Somme, Picardy, France
Died: July 20, 1942
Germaine Dulac was a French filmmaker, critic, film theorist, and journalist. She is remembered for her 1923 impressionist silent film La Souriante Madame Beudet and her 1928 experimental film The Seashell and the Clergyman. Germaine Dulac's contributions to the French film industry were recognized in 1929, when she was presented the Legion of Honor.
Birthdate: July 30, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brest, Brittany, France
Birthdate: January 28, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Died: May 12, 2014
Birthdate: November 3, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 11, 1996
Birthdate: April 10, 1978
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist, filmmaker, and author. Best known as an activist, Diallo works towards achieving gender, racial, and religious equality. Diallo is widely regarded as one of the most important anti-racism activists in France. In 2013, Rokhaya Diallo was named in the 100 most influential French women list published by Slate.
Birthdate: July 13, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Birthdate: September 19, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aix-en-Provence, France
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Gisèle Freund(French Photographer and Photojournalist Famous for Her Documentary Photography and Portraits of Writers and Artists)
Birthdate: December 19, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 30, 2000
Gisèle Freund was a German-born French photojournalist and photographer best remembered for her portraits of artists and writers and documentary photography. Throughout her career, Gisèle Freund was honored with several prestigious awards like the German Society's cultural photography prize and Grand prix national des Arts pour la Photographie. She also served as the president of the French Association of Photographers.
Birthdate: December 16, 1982
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: France