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Marie Laforêt
Acting
05 Oct 1939
† 02 Nov 2019
Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, France
Biography
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 d'une 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 Laforêt's first appearance on s...
Also Known As
Maïténa Marie Brigitte Douménach, Мари Лафоре, Майтена Мари Брижитт Думенак











































