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Brigitte Fossey

Acting 80 years old Tourcoing, Nord, France ★ 1.2
Born: June 15, 1946

Biography

Brigitte Florence Fossey (born 15 June 1946) is a French actress.

The daughter of a schoolteacher, Fossey was five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey played the role of an innocent child orphaned by World War II. The film won numerous awards worldwide, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Fossey was hired by American actor/director Gene Kelly for his 1957 film, The Happy Road. When Fossey was ten years old her parents took her out of the film business so she could receive proper schooling. While completing her education, Fossey studied piano and dance and then went on to work in Geneva, Switzerland as an interpreter/translator.

In 1967, at age twenty, after studying acting at Yves Furet "Studio d'Entrainement de l'Acteur" in Paris, Fossey was offered the female lead by director Jean-Gabriel Albicocco for his film Le Grand Meaulnes. As an adult Fossey acted both on stage and in film, working with French directors such as François Truffaut and Bertrand Blier. Fluent in English, Fossey has appeared in several Hollywood motion pictures, including a 1979 role as the wife of Paul Newman in the Robert Altman-directed film, Quintet. In 1982, she was a member of the jury at the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. During the 1990s, she began performing in television productions.

Brigitte Fossey has a daughter from her marriage to director Jean-François Adam, whom she met while making his 1970 film M comme Mathieu.

Source: Article "Brigitte Fossey" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

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Known For

Going Places
Going Places Woman on the train 1974
Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games Paulette 1952
The Party
The Party Françoise Beretton 1980
The Party 2
The Party 2 Françoise Beretton 1982
Farewell, Friend
Farewell, Friend Dominique "Waterloo" Austerlitz 1968

Filmography

Acting Credits (103)

Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français Self - actress 2026
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay Self 2024
Romy Schneider, face à son destin
Romy Schneider, face à son destin Self 2023
Big Kids
Big Kids 2023
The Neverending Party
The Neverending Party Self - Actress 2023
Les Rois de la comédie
Les Rois de la comédie Self 2023
Mon Heroine
Mon Heroine Jeanne 2022
Revival
Revival Françoise 2022
The Way to Happiness
The Way to Happiness Judith Askelevicz 2022
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero
Patrick Dewaere, My Hero Self - actress 2022
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable Self 2022
Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément
Les Grands Créateurs de Cinéma : René Clément Self 2022
Un monde, un regard
Un monde, un regard 2021
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables 2021
Raining Cats and Dogs
Raining Cats and Dogs Angèle 2019
Love in Vienna
Love in Vienna Monique 2018
Infidelity
Infidelity Mère de Marie 2018
Les Disparus de Valenciennes
Les Disparus de Valenciennes Christiane Tortois 2018
Banking District
Banking District Blanche Grangier 2017
Don't Tell Her
Don't Tell Her Violette 2017
A Family Secret
A Family Secret Hélène 2014
Marie-France Pisier, une femme sous influence
Marie-France Pisier, une femme sous influence Self 2014
René Clément au cœur de la nouvelle vague
René Clément au cœur de la nouvelle vague Self 2013
Innocent Love Stories under Occupation
Innocent Love Stories under Occupation Self – Interviewee 2012
Une femme nommée Marie
Une femme nommée Marie Voice of Marie (voice) 2011
Le Mystère Joséphine
Le Mystère Joséphine Rose Claire 2009
Death on the Island
Death on the Island Jeanne Borghese 2008
Grosse chaleur
Grosse chaleur Marie-Sophie Merceron 2004
Passage interdit
Passage interdit Mathilde Auger 2000
The Woman I'm Watching
The Woman I'm Watching Camille 1998
Vivement dimanche
Vivement dimanche Self 1998
Un et un font six
Un et un font six Laurence Poirier 1997
L'Enfant tombée du ciel
L'Enfant tombée du ciel Nicole 1995
Una bambina di troppo
Una bambina di troppo Nicole 1995
Pour l'amour de Thomas
Pour l'amour de Thomas Véronique 1995
The Castle of Olive Trees
The Castle of Olive Trees Estelle Laborie 1993
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel
Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel Elisabeth Halbritter 1992
A Vampire in Paradise
A Vampire in Paradise Mrs. Belfond 1992
Shipwrecked Children
Shipwrecked Children Hélène 1992
Ferbac
Ferbac Martine 1991
The Last Butterfly
The Last Butterfly Věra 1991
Dial Code Santa Claus
Dial Code Santa Claus Julie de Frémont 1990
Chillers
Chillers Sylvia 1990
L'Été de la Révolution
L'Été de la Révolution Marie-Antoinette 1989
L'Été de la Révolution
L'Été de la Révolution Marie-Antoinette 1989
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée Self 1987
Matin Bonheur
Matin Bonheur Self 1987
L'Affaire Caillaux
L'Affaire Caillaux Henriette 1985
Vivement Truffaut
Vivement Truffaut Self / Geneviève (archive footage) 1985
Un caso d'incoscienza
Un caso d'incoscienza Elisabeth 1985
The Future of Emily
The Future of Emily Isabelle 1985
Au nom de tous les miens
Au nom de tous les miens Dina 1985
A Strange Passion
A Strange Passion Elvire 1984
Les Fausses Confidences
Les Fausses Confidences Araminte 1984
For Those I Loved
For Those I Loved Dina Gray 1983
Scarlet Fever
Scarlet Fever Nicole 1983
The Bastard
The Bastard Foreman's wife 1983
Le Jeune Marié
Le Jeune Marié Viviane 1983
The Party 2
The Party 2 Françoise Beretton 1982
Enigma
Enigma Karen Reinhardt 1982
Imperative
Imperative Yvonne 1982
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Droit de Réponse
Droit de Réponse Self 1981
Croque la vie
Croque la vie Catherine 1981
Chanel Solitaire
Chanel Solitaire Adrienne 1981
The Triple Death of the Third Character
The Triple Death of the Third Character The French woman 1981
The Party
The Party Françoise Beretton 1980
A Bad Son
A Bad Son Catherine 1980
Mais où et donc Ornicar
Mais où et donc Ornicar Anne 1979
Quintet
Quintet Vivia, Essex's Wife 1979
The Glass Cell
The Glass Cell Lisa Braun 1978
Civil Wars in France
Civil Wars in France Andrée Léo (segment "La semaine sanglante") 1978
The Goodbye Singing
The Goodbye Singing Marguerite 1977
Closet Children
Closet Children Juliette 1977
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women Geneviève Bigey 1977
Blue Country
Blue Country Louise Morand 1977
The Honey Flowers
The Honey Flowers Sylvie 1976
Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales Suzanne Dufour 1976
The Good and the Bad
The Good and the Bad Dominique 1976
The Brigade
The Brigade Katia 1975
Les Grands Détectives
Les Grands Détectives Julia 1975
Numéro un
Numéro un Self 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
The Irony of Chance
The Irony of Chance Ursula 1974
Going Places
Going Places Woman on the train 1974
Erica Minor
Erica Minor Anne 1974
The Hundred Books: Alice in Wonderland
The Hundred Books: Alice in Wonderland Grande Alice 1973
The Man Who Died Twice
The Man Who Died Twice Denise 1973
'M' as in Mathieu
'M' as in Mathieu Jeanne / Murielle 1973
Les Gens de Mogador
Les Gens de Mogador Dominique Vernet (adulte) 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Raphael or the Debauched One
Raphael or the Debauched One Bernardine 1971
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment Sonia 1971
Samedi soir
Samedi soir Self 1971
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
Les Cent Livres des Hommes Clélia 1970
Les Cent Livres des Hommes
Les Cent Livres des Hommes Grande Alice 1970
Farewell, Friend
Farewell, Friend Dominique "Waterloo" Austerlitz 1968
The Wanderer
The Wanderer Yvonne de Galais 1967
The Happy Road
The Happy Road Janine Duval 1957
Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games Paulette 1952
Second to Nun
Second to Nun Sister Maria Claire
Parade nuptiale
Parade nuptiale

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