Françoise Dorléac

Personal Info

Birthday

March 21, 1942

Day of Death

1967-06-26

(25 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Φρανσουάζ Παουλέτ Λουίζ Ντορλεάκ

Φρανσουάζ Ντορλεάκ

フランソワーズ・ドルレアック

Françoise Dorléac

Biography

Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac (21 March 1942 – 26 June 1967) was a French actress. She was the elder sister of Catherine Deneuve, with whom she starred in the musical comedy film, The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967).

Her other films include Philippe de Broca's That Man from Rio, François Truffaut's The Soft Skin (both 1964), Val Guest's Where the Spies Are (1965), and Roman Polanski's Cul-de-sac (1966). Dorléac was the daughter of screen actors Maurice Dorléac and Renée Simonot. Slim, fair and blonde, she modeled for Dior and then made her film debut in The Wolves in the Sheepfold (1960), directed by Hervé Bromberger.