Moreau was born in Paris , France , the daughter of an English mother , a dancer at the Folies BergÃ res , and a French father , a restaurateur . Moreau was born in Paris , the daughter of Katherine ( Buckley ) , a dancer who performed at the Folies BergÃ re , and Anatole-D Ã sirÃ Moreau , a restaurateur . Moreau 's father was French and her mother was English , a native of Lancashire in England and of part-Irish descent .