As an actress since she was 17, Deneuve admitted that during her career she had been "a witness to indelicate situations" between men and women.
French actress, Catherine Deneuve, is amongst dozens of French celebrities opposing a proposed anti-prostitution law.
Yves Saint Laurent, deemed by many to be the last of the great 20th century French designers and the founder of modern fashion for women, died at his Paris home on June 1 after a long illness, aged 71.