- Wrote her first novel "L'Homme Facile" at the age of 17, but was barred from the French system of book classification, which classified it as 18+ readership.
- She hails Winter Light (1963) as being the main reason why she became a director.
- Serves as a master teacher of film at Columbia University and the School of Visual Arts in New York for a program called "On Set With French Cinema" (Fall 2003).
- Considers David Cronenberg another filmmaker to have a similar approach to sexuality in film.
- Suffered a stroke in 2004 which paralysed the left side of her body. She was hospitalized for 5 months as a result.
- Professor for Auteur Cinéma at the European Graduate School (EGS) in Saas Fee, Switzerland.
- Other novels by Catherine Breillat: "Le silence, après...", "Les vêtements de la mer", and "Le soupirail", which was the basis for A Real Young Girl (1976), her first directorial effort.
- Professor at La Fémis (Paris).
- Was a member of the jury at the 2007 Venice Film Festival.
- Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.
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