Woody Allen and Scarlett Johansson filming 'Match Point'.
Scarlett Johansson personified sex appeal in the 2005 drama 'Match Point' and fast became an Allen favourite, also starring in 'Scoop' and 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'.
Allen's ex-girlfriend Mia Farrow was also his longtime muse, starring in 'Hannah and Her Sisters', 'Radio Days' (pictured), 'Crimes and Misdemeanours' and countless others.
Woody Allen and Mia Farrow in the 1984 film 'Broadway Danny Rose'.
Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for her portrayal of a skittish, formerly wealthy woman whose life falls apart around her in 2013's 'Blue Jasmine'.
Cate Blanchett, with Woody Allen and co-star Alex Baldwin, behind the scenes of 'Blue Jasmine'.
As Picasso's mistress Adriana in the romanticised semi-historical flick 'Midnight in Paris', Cotillard is mesmerising and quintessentially French.
Meryl Streep was a relative unknown when Allen cast her as his ex-wife in 1979's 'Manhattan'.
Allen's lifelong friend Diane Keaton created a generation of style copycats as Annie Hall in 'Annie Hall' – a role written specifically for her.
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton filming 'Manhattan'.
Allen cast little-known Australian actress Radha Mitchell as the lead in 2004's 'Melinda and Melinda'.
British actress Rebecca Hall was captivating as a restrained woman who comes to life in Spain in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'.
Allen favourites Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest in 'Hannah and Her Sisters'.
It was easy to hate Rachel McAdams as the wealthy American buzzkill wife of loveable Owen Wilson in 'Midnight in Paris'.
Fiery, beautiful and hilarious, Penelope Cruz was perfectly cast as the love-crazed Marie Elena in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'. She later went on to star in 'To Rome with Love'.
Naomi Watts starred as a woman at the centre of a dysfunctional family in Allen's 2010 film 'You Will Meet a Talk Dark Stranger'.
Penelope Cruz takes Allen's direction on the set of 'To Rome with Love'.
Mariel Hemingway was only 18 when she starred as 44-year-old Allen's love interest in 'Manhattan'.
Allen and Hemingway in 'Manhattan'.
Allen's choice to cast French actress Lea Seydoux as a charming Parisienne in 'Midnight in Paris' kicked off her American film career,
Judy Davis (left) with Allen and Farrow in 'Husbands and Wives'. Davis later starred in 'To Rome with Love' and 'Deconstructing Harry'.