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Brigitte Fossey

Brigitte Fossey

Acting

Born: June 15, 1946Tourcoing, Nord, France

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.

Known For
Filmography
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
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
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
Don't Tell Her

Don't Tell Her

Violette

2017
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
Una bambina di troppo

Una bambina di troppo

Nicole

1995
L'Enfant tombée du ciel

L'Enfant tombée du ciel

Nicole

1995
Pour l'amour de Thomas

Pour l'amour de Thomas

Véronique

1995
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
The Last Butterfly

The Last Butterfly

Věra

1991
Dial Code Santa Claus

Dial Code Santa Claus

Julie de Frémont

1990
L'Été de la Révolution

L'Été de la Révolution

Marie-Antoinette

1989
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
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
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

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
The Irony of Chance

The Irony of Chance

Ursula

1974
Erica Minor

Erica Minor

Anne

1974
Going Places

Going Places

Woman on the train

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
Raphael or the Debauched One

Raphael or the Debauched One

Bernardine

1971

Crime and Punishment

Sonia

1971
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