List of Famous people who died in 2004

Siddharth Ray, born Sushant Ray, was a film actor in Hindi and Marathi films. He also appeared in a few south Indian films. He was the grandson of filmmaker V. Shantaram.

Chaïbia Talal was a Moroccan painter.

Caron Louisa Keating was a Northern Irish television presenter.

Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004) was a French actor.

Helmut Griem was a German film, television and stage actor, and director.

Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period and was especially prominent as one of the stars of La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera. Among the greatest and most beloved opera singers, she has been said to have possessed one of the most beautiful voices of the 20th century, a voice that was focused primarily on the verismo roles of the lyric and dramatic repertoires. Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini praised Tebaldi's voice as "la voce d'angelo", while La Scala music director Riccardo Muti summed up Tebaldi as "one of the greatest performers with one of the most extraordinary voices in the field of opera."

Carlos Kleiber was an Austrian conductor who is widely regarded as among the greatest conductors of all time.

Odette Laure was a French actress and cabaret singer. She appeared in 57 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. She was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for Daddy Nostalgia (1990). She was born Odette Yvonne Marie Dhommée in Paris, where she died.

Nelly Borgeaud was a French film actress. She appeared in 43 films between 1955 and 2001. Borgeaud was born in Creuse, France, and died in Geneva, Switzerland, at age 72. Her film career spanned 50 years. In 1968, she appeared on Broadway as Elmire in Tartuffe.

Alejandro Ciangherotti was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1953 and 1999.