Roman Polanski

Born: August 18, 1933 in Paris, France

Married to: Emmanuelle Seigner (30 August 1989 – present) (2 children)
Sharon Tate (20 January 1968 – 9 August 1969) (her death)
Barbara Lass (19 September 1959 – 1962) (divorced)

Has not been back to the United States since 1978.

Convicted of the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl after plea bargaining, Polanski then served time in prison in California. But prison officials released him sooner than the judge’s original sentence had intended. The judge then sought to have Polanski brought to court again for further sentencing. Rather than do so, Polanski fled to Europe to avoid and escape a second arrest and incarceration. In 2013, his former victim, Samantha Geimer-who was now 50 years old and had long before forgiven him for the crime–detailed her story in a book called “The Girl”.

Polanski Short Films 1950s/60s Reviews of all his short movies

Knife in the Water 1962 dir. Polanski starring Leon Niemczy Jolanta Umecka

Repulsion 1965 dir. Polanski Starring Catherine Deneuve Ian Hendry

Rosemary’s Baby 1968 dir. Polanski starring Mia Farrow John Cassavetes

CARNAGE dir. Roman Polanski Stars: Jodie Foster Kate Winslet

Chinatown 1974 dir. Polanski starring Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway

The Tenant 1976 dir. Polanski Cast Roman Polanski Isabelle Adjani

Bitter Moon 1992 dir. Polanski starring Hugh Grant Peter Coyote

Death and the Maiden 1994 dir. Polanski starring Sigourney Weaver Ben Kingsley

The Pianist 2002 dir. Polanski starring Adrien Brody