Françoise Prévost

Françoise Prévost (13 January 1930 – 30 November 1997) was a French actress, journalist and author. She was the daughter of writer Marcelle Auclair. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1949 and 1985.

Life and career Prévost was born and died in Paris, France. She made her film debut at 18, in Jean de la Lune. After several minor roles she emerged with the Nouvelle Vague, with roles of weight in films by Pierre Kast, Jean-Gabriel Albicocco and Jacques Rivette. Starting from 1960s she was also pretty active in Italian cinema, starring in leading roles in dramas, comedies and genre films. In 1975 Prévost gained critical appreciation and commercial success as an author, with an autobiographical book about her struggle against an incurable disease, Ma vie en plus.

Selected filmography

Jean de la Lune (1949) - (uncredited) Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (1951) - (uncredited) Clara de Montargis (1951) Leathernose (1952) - Une jeune invitée The Three Musketeers (1953) - Ketty Virgile (1953) - Mimi la Rouquine (uncredited) That Night (1958) - La secrétaire Le bel âge (1960) - Françoise The Enemy General (1960) - Nicole Women Are Like That (1960) - Isabelle Payroll (1961) - Katie Pearson Time Out for Love (1961) - Gladys Love Play (1961) - Anne de Limeuil The Season for Love (1961) - Françoise The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961) - Eléonore San Real Par-dessus le mur (1961) - Une mère The Game of Truth (1961) - Guylaine de Fleury Paris Belongs to Us (1961) - Terry Yordan Roaring Years (1962) - Figlia del medico (uncredited) Le Signe du lion (1962) - Hélène (uncredited) Bon Voyage! (1962) - The Girl The Condemned of Altona (1962) - Leni von Gerlach The Sea (1962) (1963) - Lilli The Verona Trial (1963) - Frau Beetz A Sentimental Attempt (1963) - Carla Portuguese Vacation (1963) - Françoise Thank You, Natercia (1963) - Françoise A Man in His Prime (1964) - Lucy The Glass Cage (1965) Galia (1966) - Nicole The Murder Clinic (1966) - Gisèle de Brantome Via Macau (1966) - Colette Maigret and His Greatest Case (1966) - Simone Lefèbvre L'une et l'autre (1967) - Simone Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te (1967) - Paolo's Mother Italian Secret Service (1968) - Elvira Spallanzani Johnny Hamlet (1968) - Gertry Hamilton Spirits of the Dead (1968) - Friend of Countess (segment "Metzengerstein") A Woman on Fire (1969) - Clara Frisotti Rabbit in the Pit (1969) - Francine Quarta parete (1969) - Cristiana Les vieilles lunes (1969) Sirokkó (1969) I ragazzi del massacro (1969) La donna a una dimensione (1969) - Paola Un caso di coscienza (1970) - Sandra Solfi A Suitcase for a Corpse (1970) - Diana Ardington Mont-Dragon (1970) - La comtesse Germaine de Boismenil La prima notte del dottor Danieli, industriale, col complesso del... giocattolo (1970) - Virginia The Hideout (1971) - Charlotte La saignée (1971) - Mother Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo, col complesso della buonanima (1971) - Laura Gaudenzi The Beasts (1971) - Clara Borsetti (segment "La voce del sangue") When Love Is Lust (1973) - Giulia Sanfelice Les anges (1973) - Anne The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine (1974) - The Abbess La prova d'amore (1974) - Angela Mother Mais où sont passées les jeunes filles en fleurs (1975) - Mme de Saintange Un urlo dalle tenebre (1975) - Barbara, Piero's mother The Pink Telephone (1975) - Françoise Castejac L'amour en herbe (1977) - La mère de Martine Mala, amore e morte (1977) - Adalgisa Belli Le soleil en face (1980) - Jeanne Merry-Go-Round (1981) - Renée Novick La côte d'amour (1982) - Jacqueline