Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10/5/1939
Place of Birth
Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, France
Also Known As
Maïténa Marie Brigitte DouménachМари Лафоре
Marie Laforêt
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 bec...
Known For
The Camp Followers
as Eftikia
Believed Violent
as Théa
Famous Love Affairs
as Mlle Georges
Tykho Moon
as Eva
The Miser
as Contessa Isabella Spinosi
The Vultures
as Hélène Laroche-Fréon
Happy Easter
as Sophie Margelle
Purple Noon
as Marge Duval
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
as Mariana
Male Hunt
as Gisèle
How Not to Rob a Department Store
as Ida
Love, Math and Sex
as Pétra la vérité
Cop or Hood
as Edmonde Puget-Rostand
Women
as Mother of Mary
Una fredda mattina di maggio
as Mara
Jack of Diamonds
as Olga Vodkine
Sale Destin
as Marthe Marboni
Will the High Salaried Workers Raise Their Hands!
as Rose, Joeuf's wife (uncredited)
Who Wants to Kill Sara?
as La madre di Sara
Gramps Is a Great Guy!
as Louise