Marie Laforêt

Marie Laforêt born 5 October 1939 November 2 2019 is a French singer and actress In 1978 she moved to Geneva Switzerland and acquired Swiss citizenship Her career began accidentally in 1959 when she replaced her sister at the last minute in a French radio talent contest Naissance dune étoile birth of a star and won Director Louis Malle then cast the young starlet in the film he was shooting at the time Liberté a project he finally abandoned making Laforêts first appearance on screen opposite actor Alain Delon in René Cléments 1960 drama Plein Soleil After this film she became very popular and interpreted many roles in the 1960s She married director JeanGabriel Albicocco who cast her in some of his own works including La Fille aux Yeux dOr The Girl with the Golden Eyes based on the Balzac story which would become her nickname Description above from the Wikipedia article Marie Laforêt licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia