Françoise Prévost (actress)
Françoise Prévost | |
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Born |
Paris, France | 13 January 1930
Died |
30 November 1997 67) Paris, France | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949-1985 |
Françoise Prévost (13 January 1930 – 30 November 1997) was a French actress, journalist and author. She was the daughter of writer Marcelle Auclair. She appeared in over 70 films between 1949 and 1985.
Life and career
Prévost was born and died in Paris, France. She made her film debut at 18, in Jean de la Lune.[1][2] After several minor roles she emerged with the Nouvelle Vague, with roles of weight in films by Pierre Kast, Jean-Gabriel Albicocco and Jacques Rivette.[1][2] Starting from 1960s she was also pretty active in the Italian cinema, starring in leading roles in dramas, comedies and genre films.[2] In 1975 Prévost gained critical appreciation and commercial success as an author, with an autobiographical book about her struggle against an incurable disease, Ma vie en plus.[1]
Selected filmography
- Clara de Montargis (1951)
- The Three Musketeers (1953)
- Paris Belongs to Us (1960)
- Payroll (1961)
- The Game of Truth (1961)
- The Condemned of Altona (1962)
- Bekenntnisse eines möblierten Herrn (1963)
- The Verona Trial (1963)
- A Sentimental Attempt (1963)
- Thank You, Natercia (1963)
- Portuguese Vacation (1963)
- Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964)
- The Glass Cage (1965)
- The Murder Clinic (1966)
- Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te (1967)
- Johnny Hamlet (1968)
- Italian Secret Service (1968)
- Spirits of the Dead (1968)
- A Woman on Fire (1969)
- Run, Rabbit, Run (1969)
- A Suitcase for a Corpse (1970)
- La prova d'amore (1974)
- Merry-Go-Round (1981)