Bernadette Lafont
Acting Born Oct 28, 1938 Died Jul 25, 2013 Nîmes, Gard, France 178 credits
Biography
Bernadette Lafont was a French actress born on October 28, 1938, in Nîmes, Gard, France, and she died on July 25, 2013, at the age of 74. Also known by the full name Bernadette Paule Anne Lafont, she was a popular star considered one of the muses of the New Wave. Her film and television career included 177 known acting credits. She was known for her roles in films directed by François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Nelly Kaplan, and Jean Eustache, specifically including Les Mistons in 1957, Les Bonnes Femmes in 1960, La Fiancée du pirate in 1969, and La Maman et la Putain in 1973.
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Career overview
Bernadette Lafont was a French theater and film actress born on October 28, 1938, in Nîmes, Gard, France, where she also passed away on July 25, 2013, at the age of 74. Also known by her full name Bernadette Paule Anne Lafont, she was a popular star who is considered one of the muses of the New Wave.
Her career was built on notable roles in several prominent films directed by key filmmakers. These include appearances in Les Mistons in 1957 by François Truffaut, Les Bonnes Femmes in 1960 by Claude Chabrol, La Fiancée du pirate in 1969 by Nelly Kaplan, and La Maman et la Putain in 1973 by Jean Eustache.
Throughout her extensive career, she amassed 177 known acting credits across numerous films and television series. Coming from southern France as the daughter of a pharmacist, she had shown a talent for movement since childhood, dedicating herself to dance and ballet before establishing herself as a prolific actress.
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Frequent co-stars
Jean-Claude Brialy
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Yoshiaki Nemoto
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Jim Adhi Limas
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Gérard Blain
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Dominique Lavanant
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Richard Bohringer
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Juliet Berto
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Bulle Ogier
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Kazuko Sugiyama
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Kohei Miyauchi
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Career timeline
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free WomanBernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
Attila MarcelCibouletteL'Habit ne fait pas le moine
PauletteUnlovedSpeak Softly, If This Is Love
SkylabThe Robbed RobberPas de toit sans moiL'Amour, la Mort, les FringuesLa très excellente et divertissante histoire de François Rabelais
A Cat in ParisAu bas de l'échelleThe Baker's Wife
BazarThe First StarSo Woman!Ma sœur est moi
School's OutMes amis, mes amours48 Hours a DaySouvenirs souvenirs
Broken EnglishStolen HolidaysDeath's Glamour
I DoURed NeedlesLe livre des morts de BellevilleThe Life and Work of Claude Chabrol
L'Enfant de personne
My New Partner IIIAround Jacques BaratierClaude Chabrol: Mon premier film
A Day in the Life of French CinemaLovers of the NileLes petites couleurs
Un possible amour
Recto/VersoNothing About Robert
Vivement dimanche
Genealogies of a CrimeSous les pieds des femmesWe're All Still HereChristmas at Bunny'sLove in Ambush
Rainbow pour RimbaudPourquoi partir?Pourquoi partir? · Director
Son of GascogneZadoc and Happiness
Nobody Loves Me
Ville à vendreSam's Enough
MaigretSisi/Last MinuteCherokeeDingo
Out 1Boom boomPlein ferLa tendresse de l'araignée
Easy in Mind
Women in PrisonThe Seasons of PleasureUne nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
Sacrée soiréeMasksWaiting for the MoonVelvet PawsLes Voleurs de lumière
Inspector LavardinUn moment d'inattention
Le PactoleAn Impudent GirlVivement Truffaut
GwendolineDog Day
Cap CanailleLa Bête noireLes Beaux QuartiersA Good Little Devil
Full Filmography
178 titles- Claude Chabrol, the Maverick (2019) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman (2016)
- Attila Marcel (2013) as Aunt Annie
- Ciboulette (2013) as Madame Pingret
- L'Habit ne fait pas le moine (2013) as Monique
- Paulette (2012) as Paulette
- Unloved (2012) as Sylvie adulte
- Speak Softly, If This Is Love (2012) as Maryse
- Skylab (2011) as Grandma Amandine
- The Robbed Robber (2011) as Amandine
- Pas de toit sans moi (2011) as Madeleine
- L'Amour, la Mort, les Fringues (2011)
- La très excellente et divertissante histoire de François Rabelais (2011) as Amandine
- A Cat in Paris (2010) as Claudine (voice)
- Au bas de l'échelle (2010) as Annie Lafont
- The Baker's Wife (2010) as Céleste
- Bazar (2009) as Gabrielle Mathey
- The First Star (2009) as Madame Morgeot
- So Woman! (2009) as Mme Paroquet
- Ma sœur est moi (2009) as Marie-Hélène
- School's Out (2008) as Adèle Martineau, Clémence's grandmother
- Mes amis, mes amours (2008) as Yvonne
- 48 Hours a Day (2008) as Mélina
- Souvenirs souvenirs (2008) as Self
- Broken English (2007) as Madame Grenelle
- Stolen Holidays (2007) as Danièle
- Death's Glamour (2007) as Marie-Anne
- I Do (2006) as Geneviève Costa
- U (2006) as Mama
- Red Needles (2006) as The nurse
- Le livre des morts de Belleville (2006) as The mother
- The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol (2006) as Self
- L'Enfant de personne (2005) as Jeanne
- My New Partner III (2003) as Carmen
- Around Jacques Baratier (2003)
- Claude Chabrol: Mon premier film (2003) as Self
- A Day in the Life of French Cinema (2002) as Self
- Lovers of the Nile (2002) as Sophie Frendo
- Les petites couleurs (2002) as Mona
- Un possible amour (2000) as Matka Jacquesa
- Recto/Verso (1999) as Yolande
- Nothing About Robert (1999) as Mme. Sauvage
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- Genealogies of a Crime (1997) as Esther
- Sous les pieds des femmes (1997) as Suzanne
- We're All Still Here (1997) as Socrates
- Christmas at Bunny's (1997) as La gouvernante du Père Noël
- Love in Ambush (1997) as Madeleine Carver
- Rainbow pour Rimbaud (1996) as Robert's mother
- Pourquoi partir? (1996) as Anna
- Pourquoi partir? (1996) Director
- Son of Gascogne (1995) as Self
- Zadoc and Happiness (1995) as Zachie
- Nobody Loves Me (1994) as Annie
- Ville à vendre (1992) as inspectrice Claire Derain
- Sam's Enough (1992) as Lucie
- Maigret (1991) as Désirée Brault
- Sisi/Last Minute (1991) as Baronin von Wrangel
- Cherokee (1991) as Madame Benedetti
- Dingo (1991) as Angie Cross
- Out 1 (1990) as Sarah
- Boom boom (1990) as Alexandra
- Plein fer (1990) as Blonde woman
- La tendresse de l'araignée (1990) as Hélène Brunel
- Easy in Mind (1989) as Constance
- Women in Prison (1988) as Nelly Roux
- The Seasons of Pleasure (1988) as Jeanne
- Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale (1988) as Mme Dugland
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Masks (1987) as La Masseuse
- Waiting for the Moon (1987) as Fernande Olivier
- Velvet Paws (1987) as Jacinthe
- Les Voleurs de lumière (1987)
- Inspector Lavardin (1986) as Hélène Mons
- Un moment d'inattention (1986) as The mother
- Le Pactole (1985) as La belle-mère
- An Impudent Girl (1985) as Léone
- Vivement Truffaut (1985) as Self / Camille (archive footage)
- Gwendoline (1984) as The Queen
- Dog Day (1984) as Ségolène
- Cap Canaille (1983) as Mireille Kebadjan
- La Bête noire (1983) as Antonia
- Les Beaux Quartiers (1983) as Thérèse Respelière
- A Good Little Devil (1983) as Betty
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- American Playhouse (1982) as Fernande Olivier
- On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge (1982) as Geneviève
- Mersonne ne m'aime (1982) as The Keeper of the Seals
- Le Roi des cons (1981) as Denise, la voisine de Georges
- Si ma gueule vous plaît... (1981) as Denise Lemoine, concierge
- Une merveilleuse journée (1980) as Pharmacist
- The Good Thief (1980) as Appula
- Retour en force (1980) as Térésa, ex Mrs. Blausasc
- Certaines nouvelles (1980) as Mayette
- La frisée aux lardons (1979) as Micheline
- The Other One's Mug (1979) as Gisèle Brossard
- We'll Grow Thin Together (1979) as Corinne
- Arrête de ramer, t'attaques la falaise ! (1979) as Chimène
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- Violette Nozière (1978) as Co-inmate
- Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978) as Camille
- Surprise Sock (1978) as Bernadette
- Notes for Jerome (1978) as Self
- Strauberg ist da (1978) as Anne
- La Décharge (1976) as Fiona
- Noroît (Une Vengeance) (1976) as Giula
- The Probability Factor (1976) as Louise Delouette
- Vincent Put the Donkey in a Meadow (And Went Into the Other) (1976) as Jeanne Dogson
- The Groper (1976) as Dany Lajoux
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Système 2 (1975) as Self
- Zig Zig (1975) as Pauline
- A Whale That Had a Toothache (1975) as Bernadette
- A Happy Divorce (1975) as Jacqueline, klinikdame
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? (1974) as Sandra Pensotti
- The Mother and the Whore (1973) as Marie
- The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot (1973) as Rosemonde
- Out 1: Spectre (1973) as Sarah
- The White Gloves of the Devil (1973) as Bernadette
- Valparaiso, Valparaiso (1973) as Edwarda
- Défense de savoir (1973) as Simone
- I. You. They. (1973) as La femme du van hippie
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972) as Camille Bliss
- The Egg (1972) as Rose
- Seduction Squad (1972) as Bernadette
- What a Flash! (1972)
- Samedi soir (1971) as Self
- Catch Me a Spy (1971) as Simone
- Sophie's Ways (1971) as Céline
- Love Is Gay, Love Is Sad (1971) as Marie Annassian
- Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique (1971) as La libraire
- La famille (1971)
- Trap (1970) as La première voleuse
- Sex-Power (1970) as Salomé
- Cain from Nowhere (1970) as Marielle
- Elise, or Real Life (1970) as Anna
- Renaissance (1970)
- Paul (1969) as Marianne
- A Very Curious Girl (1969) as Marie
- Crime Thief (1969) as Miss Taillade
- The Idols (1968) as Sister Hilarité
- The Lost Generation (1968) as Marie
- Le Révélateur (1968) as La mère
- Monsieur Jean-Claude Vaucherin (1968)
- Lamiel (1967) as Pauline, la camériste
- The Thief of Paris (1967) as Marguerite, brazen maid
- Idiot in Paris (1967) as La Berthe Patouilloux, la fille du maire
- Marie et le Curé (1967) as Marie
- La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie (1966)
- Dim Dam Dom (1965) as Self
- The Sleeping Car Murders (1965) as La sœur "mauvaise langue" de Georgette
- How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965) as Sophie (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
- Killer Spy (1965) as Rosine
- The Botanical Avatar of Mademoiselle Flora (1965) as Flora
- Male Hunt (1964) as Flora
- Le Petit Nicolas (1964) as The mother
- Ladies First (1963) as Miss Jujube
- Jusqu'à plus soif (1962) as Solange
- And Satan Calls the Turns (1962) as Isabelle
- A Swelled Head (1962)
- Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge (1962) as Charlotte
- Wise Guys (1961) as Ambroisine
- It Means That Much to Me (1961) as Anna
- Les Bonnes Femmes (1960) as Jane
- A Game for Six Lovers (1960) as Prudence
- The Army Game (1960) as Bernadette Lafont
- The Delinquents (1960) as Mado
- Le Beau Serge (1959) as Marie
- À double tour (1959) as Julie
- Night Dance Hall (1959) as Nicole
- Young Husbands (1958) as Una ragazza (uncredited)
- King on Horseback (1958) as (uncredited)
- The Mischief Makers (1957) as Bernadette Jouve
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bernadette Lafont best known for?
Bernadette Lafont is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Attila Marcel (2013), Paulette (2012), Au bas de l'échelle (2010), Manure and Gillyflowers (1978).
When and where was Bernadette Lafont born?
Bernadette Lafont was born on October 28, 1938 in Nîmes, Gard, France. They passed away on July 25, 2013.
How many credits does Bernadette Lafont have?
Bernadette Lafont has accumulated over 178 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1956 to 2019.
What is Bernadette Lafont's background in cinema and television?
Bernadette Lafont was a French actress born on October 28, 1938, in Nîmes, Gard, France, and she died on July 25, 2013, at the age of 74. Also known by the full name Bernadette Paule Anne Lafont, she was a popular star considered one of the muses of the New Wave. Her film and television career included 177 known acting...
Bernadette Lafont by the numbers
178credits
164films
14TV series
1956–2019active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self — aged about 35
- Midi Première (1975) as Self — aged about 36
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self — aged about 17
- Maigret (1991) as Désirée Brault — aged about 52
- The Mother and the Whore (1973) as Marie — aged about 34
- Attila Marcel (2013) as Aunt Annie — aged about 74
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