About
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. 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. Description above from the...
Known for
Purple NoonMovie • 1960
Cop or HoodMovie • 1979
Happy EasterMovie • 1984
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!Movie • 1982
The Camp FollowersMovie • 1965
The VulturesMovie • 1984
Male HuntMovie • 1964
Fucking FernandMovie • 1987
The Blue PantherMovie • 1965
The Graduates of the Last RowMovie • 1982
The MiserMovie • 1990
Tykho MoonMovie • 1996
HeroinesMovie • 1997