Françoise Seigner
Appearance
Françoise Seigner (7 April 1928 – 13 October 2008) was a French actress. She is best known for her theatre work, but also acted in a few movies, such as The Wild Child (1970) and the 2005 adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005). She was the aunt of actresses Emmanuelle and Mathilde Seigner.[1]
Seigner died of pancreatic cancer.
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1965 | Les pieds dans le plâtre | Mme Bolozon | |
1970 | The Wild Child | Madame Guerin | |
1982 | Les Misérables | La Thénardier | |
1983 | Le jeune marié | Billy's mother | |
2005 | By the Pricking of My Thumbs | Tante Ada Beresford | (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^ "R.I.P. : Guillaume Depardieu (1971-2008), Françoise Seigner (1928-2008) & Ken Ogata (1937-2008)". The Movie Planet. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
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Categories:
- French stage actresses
- French film actresses
- French television actresses
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer in France
- Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française
- 1928 births
- 2008 deaths
- 20th-century French actresses
- 21st-century French actresses
- French National Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
- French stage actor stubs