ACTING . Acting . 74 years . Paris, France

Dominique Sanda_

CANNES WINNER Paris, France

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Born Paris, France
Birthday
74
Age
37
Credits
Actor
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44 yrs
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Updated Feb 20, 2026

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Actor
Birthday
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Citizenship
France
Languages
French
Children
1 child
Zodiac Sign
♓ Pisces
Chinese Zodiac
兔 Rabbit
Name Origin
English < French < Late Latin (Dominicus)
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Dominique Sanda is known for acting.
Born in Paris, France (age 74).
4 awards including Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
Dominique Sanda has 37 credits in our database.

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AWARDS (6)

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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
2013
WON
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Knight of the Legion of Honour
2003
WON
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Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
1976
WON
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
1976
WON

Biography

Dominique Sanda (born 11 March 1951) is a French actress and former fashion model. Sanda was born as Dominique Marie-Françoise Renée Varaigne in Paris to Lucienne (née Pinchon) and Gérard Sanda. She appeared in such noted European films of the 1970s as Vittorio de Sica's Il Giardino dei Finzi-Contini, Bernardo Bertolucci's The Conformist and Novecento, and Liliana Cavani's Beyond Good and Evil. She also appeared in The Mackintosh Man (with Paul Newman) and Steppenwolf (with Max von Sydow). She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film The Inheritance.​

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Dominique Sanda has 37 credits in our database. Notable titles include Going Away (2013), The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife (2001), Olympic Garage (1999), Joseph (1995), The World of Jacques Demy (1995).
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