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Clio Goldsmith

b. 1957

French actress

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Born 1957. Clio Goldsmith is a French actor and film actor.

Clio Goldsmith is a French former actress, appearing mostly as a femme fatale in some films of the early 1980s. She is a member of the prominent Goldsmith family through her father ecologist Edward Goldsmith. Goldsmith was married to British travel writer Mark Shand, thus a former sister-in-law of Queen Camilla.

Life and career She began acting in the 1980 movie The Cricket of Alberto Lattuada. Alongside Virna Lisi and Anthony Franciosa, she played a fun-loving girl ending up as prostitute. In 1981, she played prostitute Clemence in Mauro Bolognini's The Lady of the Camellias together with Isabelle Huppert. In Plein sud, she vows she will take up with the first fool she sees, seducing Patrick Dewaere.

In 1982, the title role in the comedy Bankers Also Have Souls earned her some international fame. The Michel Lang movie which was produced by her cousin Gilbert de Goldschmidt featured Pierre Mondy and Claudia Cardinale. Goldsmith plays a beautiful call girl, a gift to a retiring banker from his colleagues. After two other roles, and having appeared twice in an Italian adult entertainment magazine Playmen, she retired from acting.

From 1982 to 1985 she was married to Italian entrepreneur Carlo Alessandro Puri Negri (born 1952), an heir of the Pirelli family. They had a daughter, Talitha. In 1990 she married British author Mark Shand, brother of Queen Camilla and they had a daughter, Ayesha. Shand confirmed in 2010 that the couple were divorced.

Filmography 1980: The Cricket (La cicala) 1980: The Lady of the Camellias 1981: Honey (Miele di donna) 1981: (Plein sud) 1981: La caduta degli angeli ribelli 1982: Miss Right (La donna giusta) 1982: 1982: Bankers Also Have Souls (Le Cadeau) 1984: (TV miniseries) 1986: Tug of Love (L'étincelle )

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Family & relationships

Spouse
Mark Shand
Parent
Edward Goldsmith

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Clio Goldsmith?

French actress

When was Clio Goldsmith born?

Clio Goldsmith was born on 16 June 1957 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

What is Clio Goldsmith's occupation?

Clio Goldsmith is an actor and film actor.

What nationality is Clio Goldsmith?

Clio Goldsmith is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Clio Goldsmith

· Wikidata: Q446742

· DBpedia: Clio Goldsmith

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