French movie icon Catherine Deneuve admitted to hospital: Le Parisien

[November 06, 2019]  PARIS (Reuters) - French actress Catherine Deneuve, 76, was admitted to hospital in Paris after falling ill overnight, French newspaper Le Parisien reported on Wednesday.

Deneuve, a legend of French cinema often described as the embodiment of French womanhood, was in a "serious state", added the newspaper.

Nicknamed the "Ice Maiden" because of her exquisite, fragile beauty and detached manner, Deneuve became France's leading screen actress and a top international star in the 1960s.

(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Richard Lough)

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