Washington: Jean-Louis Trintignant, the Caesar-winning actor, and star of French classics such as ‘Amour,’ ‘Jade,’ and ‘The Conformist,’ has died at the age of 91. The legendary actor, also known for “Three Colors: Red” and “A Man and a Woman”, died on Friday at his home in southern France, according to Deadline.
Trinignant came into limelight in 1966 by playing alongside Anouk Emmy in the double-Oscar winning ‘A Man and a Woman’ (1966), which won the Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Foreign Language Film.
In 2019, he played his last role as the character’s vengeance. He acted in over 130 films and acted in several stage plays in his long career. He won the ‘Best Actor’ Caesar three times; For three colors: red, gala and amour. His last win was in 2013.
He also won the ‘Best Actor’ for the political thriller ‘Z’ at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Known to stay away from the public spotlight, he has always been focused on his craft while in the limelight and is widely remembered as one of the French. Greatest Actor according to Deadline.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, in one of his last interviews, he reflected on his profession. Why do they reward us? We are already paying well. It would be better to give an Oscar to people who do things that are not funny at all,” he said.
His personal life was marred by tragedy, losing two daughters in a devastating way. One of their daughters was murdered by rock star Bertrand Cantat in 2003, while the other, Pauline, died as a nine-month-old. He now has his son Vincent and his wife Marianne.