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Marie Laforêt

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Marie Laforêt

Born October 5, 1939 in Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, FranceDied November 2, 201942 films

Marie Laforêt (born 5 October 1939 - November 2, 2019) is a French singer and actress. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, Switzerland and acquired Swiss citizenship.

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Her career began accidentally in 1959 when she replaced her sister at the last minute in a French radio talent contest Naissance d'une étoile (birth of a star) and won. Director Louis Malle then cast the young starlet in the film he was shooting at the time, Liberté, a project he finally abandoned, making Laforêt's first appearance on screen opposite actor Alain Delon in René Clément's 1960 drama Plein Soleil.

After this film she became very popular and interpreted many roles in the 1960s. She married director Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, who cast her in some of his own works, including La Fille aux Yeux d'Or (The Girl with the Golden Eyes), based on the Balzac story, which would become her nickname.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Cop or Hood poster6.3Cop or Hood1979The Vultures poster6.0The Vultures1984Happy Easter poster5.9Happy Easter1984

Filmography

42 films as actor
  1. 2008God's OfficesMartine
  2. 2000Jeux pour mourir
  3. 1998Jeudi 12Françoise Gamelin
  4. 1997HeroinesSylvie
  5. 1997Love, Math and SexPétra la vérité
  6. 1997Desert of FireRahma
  7. 1996Tykho MoonEva
  8. 1995Tell Me Yes...Madame Villiers
  9. 1995WomenMother of Mary
  10. 1992Who Wants to Kill Sara?La madre di Sara
  11. 1990Una fredda mattina di maggioMara
  12. 1990Believed ViolentThéa
  13. 1990The MiserContessa Isabella Spinosi
  14. 1989La Folle Journée ou Le Mariage de FigaroLa comtesse
  15. 1987Fucking FernandLotte
  16. 1987Gramps Is a Great Guy!Louise
  17. 1987Sale DestinMarthe Marboni
  18. 1985Tangos, the Exile of GardelMariana
  19. 1985Le PactoleGreta Rousselet
  20. 1984Happy EasterSophie Margelle
  21. 1984The VulturesHélène Laroche-Fréon
  22. 1982Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!Rose, Joeuf's wife (uncredited)
  23. 1982The Graduates of the Last RowDominique
  24. 1979Cop or HoodEdmonde Puget-Rostand
  25. 1972Tom ThumbLa Reine
  26. 1968Kean - Roi de théâtreLa comtesse Elena de Koefeld
  27. 1967Jack of DiamondsOlga Vodkine
  28. 1967Le 13ème CapriceFanny
  29. 1965The Blue PantherMarie-Chantal
  30. 1965The Camp FollowersEftikia
  31. 1965The Ghostly RentalMiss Diamond
  32. 1965How Not to Rob a Department StoreIda
  33. 1964Male HuntGisèle
  34. 1963Because, Because of a WomanAgathe
  35. 1963Rat TrapMaria
  36. 1962Los 4 GolpesAccomplice N°2
  37. 1962Dark JourneyAngèle
  38. 1961The Red and the BlackMathilde de La Môle
  39. 1961Famous Love AffairsMlle Georges
  40. 1961The Girl with the Golden EyesLa fille
  41. 1961Saint-Tropez BluesAnne-Marie Brémond
  42. 1960Purple NoonMarge Duval