Françoise Seigner
Françoise Seigner (born April 7, 1928 in Paris ; † October 13, 2008 there ) was a French actress .
Life
The daughter of the actor Louis Seigner became internationally known for the role of the housekeeper in The Wolf Boy by François Truffaut . She mainly worked in the theater and had her most famous film roles alongside Truffaut's work as La Thénardier in The Legion of the Damned and as Richard Berry's film mother in The Young Husband . Since 1953 she was a member of the Paris National Theater Comédie-Française .
She was the aunt of Emmanuelle Seigner , Mathilde Seigner and Marie-Amélie Seigner .
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: The Wolf Boy (L'enfant sauvage)
- 1982: The Legion of the Damned (Les misérables)
- 1990: The Other (La seconde) (TV)
- 1992: Princess Alexandra (Princesse Alexandra) (TV)
Awards
- Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
- Officier des Ordre national du Mérite
- Officier des Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Web links
- Françoise Seigner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The actress Françoise Seigner is dead. In: Welt Online . October 15, 2008, archived from the original on August 8, 2009 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seigner, Françoise |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 2008 |
| Place of death | Paris |