Carole Bouquet
Career
Active 1977 – present
Biography
About Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet stands 5'8" with a slim build, black hair, and brown eyes. She was born on August 18, 1957, in Neuilly, Ile-de-France, France. A French actress of Caucasian ethnicity, she started her career in 1977 and has since appeared in over 60 films. In 1990, she won the César Award for Best Actress for her role in Too Beautiful for You.
Her film debut came in Luis Buñuel's surrealist classic That Obscure Object of Desire (1977). She played Bond girl Melina Havelock opposite Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only (1981). Bouquet also received a César nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Rive droite, rive gauche (1984). During the 1980s, she modeled for Chanel, serving as the face of Chanel No. 5 from 1986 to 1997.
Bouquet has been involved with several notable figures in the film and arts world. Her son Dimitri Rassam is a producer, and she was later in a relationship with actor Gérard Depardieu. In 2014, she served on the main competition jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Since 2005, she has run a winery, Maison Carole Bouquet, on the island of Pantelleria. She maintains an Instagram presence with a following of 106k.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 1977-present (started around 19 years old; 49 years active)
- Birthplace
- Neuilly, Ile-de-France, France
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
- Sexuality
- Straight
Body
- Hair Color
- Black
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Weight
- 130 lbs (or 59 kg)
- Measurements
- 34–24–36 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.67
- Bra/Cup Size
- 34C show conversions - UK: 34C, EU: 75C, AU: 12C, JP: 75C
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Performances
- Solo
- Nudity (Full)
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 106k (as of March 2026)
- Listed In
- James Bond Girls
Frequently asked
What is Carole Bouquet's connection to the James Bond franchise?
She portrayed the Bond girl Melina Havelock in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only, opposite Roger Moore.
How long did Carole Bouquet model for Chanel No. 5?
She was the face of Chanel No. 5 from 1986 to 1997, spanning 11 years.
What winery does Carole Bouquet run?
Since 2005, she has been running Maison Carole Bouquet, a winery on the island of Pantelleria in the Strait of Sicily.
Did you know
- She was 19 years old when she made her film debut in That Obscure Object of Desire.
- Her measurements are 34-24-36, with a waist-to-hip ratio of 0.67.
- She has been active in the film industry for 49 years, from 1977 to the present.
- She served on the jury at both the 4th Shanghai International Film Festival (1999) and the Cannes Film Festival (2014).
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