Vanessa Chantal Paradis (born December 22, 1972) is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi". Since then, she has accomplished a career in music, movies and modelling.
Background
Vanessa Paradis was born on December 22, 1972, at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris. She spent her childhood in Villiers-sur-Marne with her parents, André and Corinne Paradis. She was attracted to cinema early on. Her admiration for Marilyn Monroe led her to take dance and piano lessons. Paradis spent a lot of time with her uncle, Didier Pain, and his musician friends.
Career
In 2000, Paradis released her album Bliss which was dedicated to Depp and their daughter.
In 2012, Vanessa Paradis, has officially denied the many rumors of possible separation, live on French TV.
Paradis has a sister, the actress Alysson Paradis, who is 11 years younger and has starred in many French horror films. The actor and film producer Didier Pain is their uncle.
Achievements
Connections
Paradis dated French singer Florent Pagny from 1988 to 1991. She was rumored to be dating American singer Lenny Kravitz from 1992 to 1996 and dated and lived with French-Slovenian actorStanislas Merhar in 1997 and 1998.
Since 1998, Paradis has been in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp. They have a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born May 27, 1999), and a son, John Christopher "Jack" Depp III (born April 9, 2002).
Paradis and Depp divide their time between homes in Los Angeles and the village of Plan-de-la-Tour, France. They own a house in the Paris suburb of Meudon, an apartment in New York and an island in the Bahamas. Paradis has said that she longs for a house in England.
Father:
André Paradis
Mother:
Corinne Paradis
Uncle:
Didier Pain
Sister:
Alysson Paradis
husband:
Johnny Depp
Daughter:
Lily-Rose Melody Depp
Son:
John Christopher "Jack" Depp III