Take a closer look at some of Hollywood's top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Christopher Plummer and Arielle Dombasle in The Boss' Wife (1986)

Don Johnson, Arielle Dombasle, and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)

Arielle Dombasle in A Good Marriage (1982)

Arielle Dombasle and Béatrice Romand in A Good Marriage (1982)

Christian Clavier, Véronique Boulanger, Arielle Dombasle, Hans Meyer, Patrick Mille, Michel Serrault, and Priscilla Betti in Albert est méchant (2004)

Arielle Dombasle in Albert est méchant (2004)

Jackie Berroyer, Arielle Dombasle, Patrick Mille, and Priscilla Betti in Albert est méchant (2004)

Arielle Dombasle in Little Indian, Big City (1994)

Jean-Claude Brialy, Arielle Dombasle, and Bernard-Henri Lévy

Antoine de Caunes, Arielle Dombasle, and Smaïn in Les 2 papas et la maman (1996)

Arielle Dombasle in The Boss' Wife (1986)

Arielle Dombasle at an event for Marie Antoinette (2006)

Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov, Arielle Dombasle, and Julia Nickson in Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

Arielle Dombasle in Sissi, l'impératrice rebelle (2004)

Brooke Adams, Bess Armstrong, and Arielle Dombasle in Lace (1984)

Arielle Dombasle and Andréa Ferréol in Off Season (1992)

Phoebe Cates, Brooke Adams, Bess Armstrong, and Arielle Dombasle in Lace (1984)

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Thylda Barès, and Arielle Dombasle in Amazon (2000)

Alain Delon and Arielle Dombasle in Day and Night (1997)

Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery, later known as Arielle Dombasle, was born to French parents in Hartford, Connecticut. After their mother's death in 1964, Dombasle and her brother were raised in Mexico by their maternal grandparents; she attended Lycée Franco-Mexicain, a private school. She decided to pursue a career in acting and singing after attending the Conservatoire International de Musique de Paris.

Dombasle released five singles in the 1980s: "Paris m'a séduit" (1980), "Cantate 78" (1985), "Je te salue mari" (1986), "Nada más" (1988), and "Amour symphonique" (1989). She made her feature film debut in the French-language drama Perceval le Gallois (1978), and has gone on to appear in over 70 movies, most of which are French. Dombasle was nominated for a César Award for her supporting performance in the romantic drama Boredom (1998), but lost to Dominique Blanc for Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998). As well as acting, Dombasle has also directed and penned three films: Chassé-croisé (1982), Les pyramides bleues (1988), and Opium (2013).

During the 1990s, Dombasle was on a break from her music career, but bounced back in the 2000s with six singles: "Liberta" (2000), "Rhum and Coca-Cola" (2004), "C'est si bon" (2006), "Où tu Veux" (2007), and "Extraterrestre" (2009). She has continued to work as a musician into her 60s, having released nine albums since 2000. Dombasle is also an animal rights activist, having campaigned against slaughterhouses.

She is married to French philosopher and writer Bernard-Henri Lévy, and is stepmother to Lévy's two children.

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