
Marie Laforêt
Acting
Born: October 5, 1939
Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, France
Biography
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 Wikipedia article Marie Laforêt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
- Maïténa Marie Brigitte Douménach
- Мари Лафоре
Known For

March 10, 1960

March 28, 1979

October 24, 1984

March 28, 1984

November 03, 1982

July 17, 1965

April 06, 1990

November 28, 1996

September 18, 1964

August 18, 1982

August 27, 1997

August 25, 1965