Oh boy, I’ve been meaning to NOW WHAT you guys with Jennifer since the beginning of these series.

I mean, it’s like this column was created solely to give me an excuse to talk about peeps like her.

From her early early starts as a teen model, she’s always had that melancholy in her eyes.

Kinda like a ‘troubled Courtney Cox’, so to speak.

The rumour says she’s got a nose job operation as a teenager, when look how cute she was with her natural attire.

She went through many style phases: the Femme Fatale.

The next door too-good-to-be-true student.

She even got her sexy pics on. But even then, she never lost that TRAGIC look, imo.

I mean, look at these eyes!

Also, she gets bonus points for being a full bred Brooklyn gal.

Her filmography unfortunately isn’t up to par with her potential, really, but still includes gems like ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, A BEAUTIFUL MIND and BLOOD DIAMONDS with Leo more recently.

And very little known fact: she even released a Japan-only record!

Jennifer, if you need a new label (or, ahem, a producer), reach out!

M.

It’s been a while since I’ve NOW WHAT you guys—

I’m happy to right you back with my favourite sixties french actress, Mylène Demongeot.

I mean. This girl!
Her most famous role is probably ‘Hélène’ in the FANTOMAS trilogy (Fafi’s favourite sunday night movie).

Although always compared to Brigitte Bardot, she didn’t really have the same career.
Couple of Italian movies, a few adventures in Germany also,
but never had THAT big Hollywood break.

My favourite appearance of her remains OSS117 (1965).
She’s absolutely gorgeous in it, and simply makes the whole movie watchable.

Her later career is easy to overlook, and I kinda lost track of her, to be honest.

Mylène, wherever you are, the Cool Cats salute you—

Wishing you all a great Halloween weekend,

M.

Chose promise chose due, here comes the next episode:

Jeanne Moreau. She’s classic amongst classics.

Emmanuelle Seigner. Polanski’s wife. She’s Fafi’s favourite.

Nathalie Baye. Remember your schoolmate’s mother? Only better.

Isabelle Huppert. (What can I say, really?)

Juliette Binoche, ever smiling.

Emmanuelle Beart. Side A.

Emmanuelle Beart. Side B.

And last but not least, the one and only Brigitte Bardot, today.

Françoise Dorleac. She’s Deneuve older sister. Got that ‘tragic’ feeling.

Sophie Marceau. An 80’s baby sweet dream.

Anna Karina. Godard’s muse.

Romy Schneider. She’s not really french, but she counts.

Marion Cotillard. She’s like the girls who were in Art class in my school.

Sophie Duez. She is pure France circa Mitterrand years.

Lea Seydoux. Nice feet.

Mylene Demongeot. So sweet, I’m gonna have to give her her own NOW WHAT post soon.

And Romain François Gavras.

AKA the most charming woman in french movie history,

And non-arguably the most famous Algerian actress ever.

From her teen years:

This is 1972.

This 1975.

To her young rise to stardom:

True story: she comes from the same hometown as me.

Gennevilliers!

My aunt went to school with her.

My father used to bullshit me about how he dated her when they were very young.

Yeah, right.

Then she blew up, starring in Luc Besson’s SUBWAY:

And other very popular french and american flicks:

Around the mid 90’s she went a bit weird,

she married Daniel Day-Lewis and stopped acting for a while.

This is her now:

Just can’t get enough, couple of bonus beats: