Very much wanted the role of "Lillian Morelli" opposite Al Pacino, who played a doomed American race car driver.
Deneuve auditioned for the lead role of Francesca Johnson.
Deneuve was originally cast as Caterine Vauban, but dropped out.
Peter Hunt wanted her to play Tracy opposite George Lazenby after Brigitte Bardot was unavailable. She turned it down!
Alfred Hitchcock's long-in-development project might have starred Deneuve as the wife of a spy who escapes from a London prison.

Did you know that Catherine Deneuve was not the only choice for these movies?
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