ACTOR
Bernadette Lafont
Known for Paulette · A Cat in Paris · The Mischief Makers
Bernadette Lafont is a French actress (born October 28, 1938 - died July 25, 2013). Thanks to his roles in “Les Mistons” (1957) by François Truffaut, “Les Bonnes Femmes” (1960) by Claude Chabrol, “La Fiancée du pirate” by Nelly Kaplan (1969), or even “La Maman et la Putain” (1973) by Jean Eustache, this popular star is considered one of the muses of the New Wave.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1938
- Died
- Jul 25, 2013
- Birthplace
- Nîmes, Gard, France
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Bernadette Lafont is a French actress (born October 28, 1938 - died July 25, 2013).
Thanks to his roles in “Les Mistons” (1957) by François Truffaut, “Les Bonnes Femmes” (1960) by Claude Chabrol, “La Fiancée du pirate” by Nelly Kaplan (1969), or even “La Maman et la Putain” (1973) by Jean Eustache, this popular star is considered one of the muses of the New Wave.
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Known For
MOVIE
PaulettePaulette · 2012
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
A Cat in ParisClaudine (voice) · 2010
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
The Mischief MakersBernadette Jouve · 1958
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
MaigretDésirée Brault · 1991
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
TV
Champs-ElyséesSelf · 1982
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
TV
Vivement dimancheSelf · 1998
★ 3.6
★ 3.6
TV
American PlayhouseFernande Olivier · 1982
★ 6.6
★ 6.6
TV
Sacrée soiréeSelf · 1987
★ 5.7
★ 5.7
Filmography
Movies
King on Horseback(uncredited)
1958
The Mischief MakersBernadette Jouve
1958
Young HusbandsUna ragazza (uncredited)
1958
Le Beau SergeMarie
1959
Night Dance HallNicole
1959
À double tourJulie
1959
A Game for Six LoversPrudence
1960
Les Bonnes FemmesJane
1960
The Army GameBernadette Lafont
1960
The DelinquentsMado
1960
It Means That Much to MeAnna
1961
Wise GuysAmbroisine
1961
A Swelled Head
1962
And Satan Calls the TurnsIsabelle
1962
Jusqu'à plus soifSolange
1962
Un clair de Lune à MaubeugeCharlotte
1962
Ladies FirstMiss Jujube
1963
Le Petit NicolasThe mother
1964
Male HuntFlora
1964
How to Keep the Red Lamp BurningSophie (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
1965
Killer SpyRosine
1965
The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle FloraFlora
1965
The Sleeping Car MurdersLa sœur "mauvaise langue" de Georgette
1965JN
Je ne sais pas
1966LV
La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie
1966
Idiot in ParisLa Berthe Patouilloux, la fille du maire
1967
LamielPauline, la camériste
1967
Marie et le CuréMarie
1967
The Thief of ParisMarguerite, brazen maid
1967
Le RévélateurLa mère
1968MJ
Monsieur Jean-Claude Vaucherin
1968
The IdolsSister Hilarité
1968
The Lost GenerationMarie
1968
A Very Curious GirlMarie
1969
Crime ThiefMiss Taillade
1969
PaulMarianne
1969
Cain from NowhereMarielle
1970
Elise, or Real LifeAnna
1970R
Renaissance
1970
Sex-PowerSalomé
1970
TrapLa première voleuse
1970
Catch Me a SpySimone
1971LF
La famille
1971
Love Is Gay, Love Is SadMarie Annassian
1971
Sophie's WaysCéline
1971
Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifiqueLa libraire
1971
A Gorgeous Kid Like MeCamille Bliss
1972LD
Le Dernier voyage du commandant le BihanMadeleine
1972
Seduction SquadBernadette
1972
The EggRose
1972
What a Flash!
1972
Défense de savoirSimone
1973
I. You. They.La femme du van hippie
1973
Out 1: SpectreSarah
1973
The Edifying and Joyous Story of ColinotRosemonde
1973
The Mother and the WhoreMarie
1973
The White Gloves of the DevilBernadette
1973
Valparaiso, ValparaisoEdwarda
1973
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?Sandra Pensotti
1974
A Happy DivorceJacqueline, klinikdame
1975
A Whale That Had a ToothacheBernadette
1975
Zig ZigPauline
1975
A Guy Like Me Should Never DieMarthe
1976
La DéchargeFiona
1976
Noroît (Une Vengeance)Giula
1976
The GroperDany Lajoux
1976
The Probability FactorLouise Delouette
1976
Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other)Jeanne Dogson
1976
Like a Turtle on Its BackCamille
1978
Notes for JeromeSelf
1978SI
Strauberg ist daAnne
1978
Surprise SockBernadette
1978
Violette NozièreCo-inmate
1978
Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise !Chimène
1979
La frisée aux lardonsMicheline
1979
The Other One's MugGisèle Brossard
1979
We'll Grow Thin TogetherCorinne
1979
Certaines nouvellesMayette
1980
Retour en forceTérésa, ex Mrs. Blausasc
1980
The Good ThiefAppula
1980
Une merveilleuse journéePharmacist
1980
Le Roi des consDenise, la voisine de Georges
1981
Si ma gueule vous plaît...Denise Lemoine, concierge
1981
Mersonne ne m'aimeThe Keeper of the Seals
1982
On n'est pas sorti de l'aubergeGeneviève
1982
A Good Little DevilBetty
1983
Cap CanailleMireille Kebadjan
1983
La Bête noireAntonia
1983LB
Les Beaux QuartiersThérèse Respelière
1983
Dog DaySégolène
1984
GwendolineThe Queen
1984
An Impudent GirlLéone
1985
Le PactoleLa belle-mère
1985
Vivement TruffautSelf / Camille (archive footage)
1985
Inspector LavardinHélène Mons
1986
Un moment d'inattentionThe mother
1986
Les Voleurs de lumière
1987
MasksLa Masseuse
1987
Velvet PawsJacinthe
1987
Waiting for the MoonFernande Olivier
1987
The Seasons of PleasureJeanne
1988
Une nuit à l'Assemblée NationaleMme Dugland
1988
Women in PrisonNelly Roux
1988
Easy in MindConstance
1989
Boom boomAlexandra
1990
La tendresse de l'araignéeHélène Brunel
1990
Out 1Sarah
1990
Plein ferBlonde woman
1990
CherokeeMadame Benedetti
1991
DingoAngie Cross
1991
Sisi/Last MinuteBaronin von Wrangel
1991
Sam's EnoughLucie
1992
Ville à vendreinspectrice Claire Derain
1992
Nobody Loves MeAnnie
1994
Son of GascogneSelf
1995
Zadoc and HappinessZachie
1995
Pourquoi partir?Anna
1996Pourquoi partir?Director
1996
Rainbow pour RimbaudRobert's mother
1996
Christmas at Bunny'sLa gouvernante du Père Noël
1997
Genealogies of a CrimeEsther
1997
Love in AmbushMadeleine Carver
1997
Sous les pieds des femmesSuzanne
1997
We're All Still HereSocrates
1997
Nothing About RobertMme. Sauvage
1999
Recto/VersoYolande
1999LB
Le BimillionnaireMadame Granbois
2000
Un possible amourMatka Jacquesa
2000
A Day in the Life of French CinemaSelf
2002
Les petites couleursMona
2002
Lovers of the NileSophie Frendo
2002
Around Jacques Baratier
2003
Claude Chabrol: Mon premier filmSelf
2003
My New Partner IIICarmen
2003
L'Enfant de personneJeanne
2005
I DoGeneviève Costa
2006
Le livre des morts de BellevilleThe mother
2006
Red NeedlesThe nurse
2006
The Life and Work of Claude ChabrolSelf
2006
UMama
2006
Broken EnglishMadame Grenelle
2007
Death's GlamourMarie-Anne
2007
Stolen HolidaysDanièle
2007
48 Hours a DayMélina
2008
Mes amis, mes amoursYvonne
2008
School's OutAdèle Martineau, Clémence's grandmother
2008
Souvenirs souvenirsSelf
2008
BazarGabrielle Mathey
2009
Ma sœur est moiMarie-Hélène
2009
So Woman!Mme Paroquet
2009
The First StarMadame Morgeot
2009
A Cat in ParisClaudine (voice)
2010
Au bas de l'échelleAnnie Lafont
2010
The Baker's WifeCéleste
2010
L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues
2011
La très excellente et divertissante histoire de François RabelaisAmandine
2011
Pas de toit sans moiMadeleine
2011
SkylabGrandma Amandine
2011
The Robbed RobberAmandine
2011
PaulettePaulette
2012
Speak Softly, If This Is LoveMaryse
2012
UnlovedSylvie adulte
2012
Attila MarcelAunt Annie
2013
CibouletteMadame Pingret
2013
L'Habit ne fait pas le moineMonique
2013
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free WomanSelf (archive footage)
2016Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Claude Chabrol, the MaverickSelf - Actress (archive footage)
2019Television
CinépanoramaSelf · 2 eps
1956
Dim Dam DomSelf · 1 eps
1965SS
Samedi soirSelf · 1 eps
1971
Midi trenteSelf · 2 eps
1972
Spécial cinémaSelf · 1 eps
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 4 eps
1975
Midi PremièreSelf · 3 eps
1975S2
Système 2Self · 1 eps
1975
Ciné regardsSelf · 2 eps
1978
American PlayhouseFernande Olivier · 1 eps
1982
Champs-ElyséesSelf · 3 eps
1982
Sacrée soiréeSelf · 5 eps
1987
MaigretDésirée Brault · 1 eps
1991
Vivement dimancheSelf · 2 eps
1998Photos
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