In 1990 gave birth to her third daughter named Baladine. Father is Fabio Conversi. Learned of François Truffaut's death while filming Enragés, Les (1985). She refused to stop filming. On April 4th 1975 gave birth to her first daughter named Lumir. Father is Dominique Leverd. On September 28th 1983 gave birth to her daughter Joséphine with companion François Truffaut. Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990. She is fluent in French, Italian, Spanish and learned to speak English while filming Callas Forever (2002). She is a really passionate reader like her former companion François Truffaut. They both loved Honoré de Balzac, Marcel Proust, Arthur Miller and James and Fanny liked Julien Gracq, Jane Austen, Elsa Morante, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. French singer Vincent Delerm wrote song "Fanny Ardant Et Moi" ("Fanny Ardant and me"). Grew up in Monaco until the age of 17 when she started studying international relations in Aix-en-Provence. Made her stage debut in 1974. The Dutch artist Jan Cremer named a painting of a tulip after her: Tulip Fanny Ardant. Partner with François Truffaut (1981-1984). François died in 1984.
