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Bernadette Lafont

Acting

Born October 28, 1938 · Nîmes, Gard, France

Died July 25, 2013

Also known as Bernadette Paule Anne Lafont

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Biography

Bernadette Lafont was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave". In 1999 she told The New York Times her work was "the motor of my existence".

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Awards & recognition

  • Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2009
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit · 2004
  • Knight of the Legion of Honour · 1997
  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · 1995
  • César Award

Filmography17 titles

Maigret

1991as Désirée Brault

The Mother and the Whore

1973as Marie

Le Beau Serge

1958as Marie

Attila Marcel

2013as Aunt Annie

A Cat in Paris

2010as Claudine (voice)

Masks

1987as La Masseuse

The Mischief Makers

1957as Bernadette Jouve

Paulette

2012as Paulette

I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single

2006as Geneviève Costa

Inspector Lavardin

1986as Hélène Mons

Broken English

2007as Madame Grenelle

Dingo

1991as Angie Cross

À double tour

1959as Julie

Mes amis, mes amours

2008as Yvonne

Dog Day

1984as Ségolène

The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak

1984as The Queen

Catch Me a Spy

1971as Simone