Bernadette Lafont

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Nationality: French
Birthdate: 10/26/1938
Birthplace: Nimes, France

biography

Lead and character player of French and international features who made her cinematic debut--as did director Francois Truffaut--with the 1957 short, "The Mischief Makers". Lafont went on to star in several films of the French New Wave, notably those of director Claude Chabrol (e.g., "Web of Passion" 1959; "Violette Noziere" 1977).

Credits

Madame Sauvage
1999
Inspectress Claire
Marguerite
Antonia
Violette's Cellmate
Lucie--Eva's Mother
Segolene
Actor
Constance
Angie Cross
Anne's Mother
Actor
Gidele Brossard
Fernande Olivier
Cast
Nelly
Ambroisine
Genevieve
Patricia Marquet
Apula
Henriette
Anne--Children's Book Author
Helene Mons
Pauline
Leone
Actor
Actor
Madame Benedetti
Giulia
Bernadette

milestones

Year
Milestone
1957 
Film debut, "The Mischief-Makers/Les Mistons", a short directed by Francois Truffaut
1958 
First film with Claude Chabrol, "Handsome Serge/Le beau Serge", co-starred then husband Gerard Blain
1970 
Reunited with former husband Blain for "Cain de nulle part/Cain From Nowhere"

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