Anémone (actrice)

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Anne Bourguignon (French pronunciation: [an buʁɡiɲɔ̃]; 9 August 1950 – 30 April 2019), known professionally as Anémone (pronounced [anemɔn]), was a French actress and political activist. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Anémone gained popularity in France by appearing in successful comedies, most notably Santa Claus is a Stinker (1982). In 1988, she won the César Award for Best Actress for her dramatic role in The Grand Highway. Anémone had a long and varied career in film and television, though from the late 1990s she worked mostly as a character actress. Early life Born in Paris to an upper-class "progressive" family, Anne Bourguignon decided to become an actress with little opposition from her parents. At the age of 16, following an education at a Catholic school where she was a rebellious student, she started mixing with Parisian entertainment circles. Career Bourguignon made her film debut aged 18 by starring in the underground film Anémone, directed by her then-boyfriend Philippe Garrel. Though she was credited for that film under her real name, she later decided to use its title as her stage name.

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