Biography
Françoise Paulette Louise Dorléac (21 March 1942 – 26 June 1967) was a French actress. She was the elder sister of Catherine Deneuve, with whom she starred in the musical comedy film, The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). Her other films include Philippe de Broca's That Man from Rio, François Truffaut's The Soft Skin (both 1964), Val Guest's Where the Spies Are (1965), and Roman Polanski's Cul-de-sac (1966). Dorléac was the daughter of screen actors Maurice Dorléac and Renée Simonot. Slim, fair and blonde, she modeled for Dior and then made her film debut in The Wolves in the Sheepfold (1960), directed by Hervé Bromberger. She went on to appear in The Door Slams (1960) with Dany Saval and her sister Catherine Deneuve. Dorléac had a small role in Tonight or Never (1961) with Anna Karina for director Michel Deville, The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961) with Marie Laforêt, All the Gold in the World (1961) with Bourvil, and Adorable Liar (1961) from director Deville. Dorléac was Jean-Pierre Cassel's leading lady in The Dance (1962) and had one of the leads in a TV movie, Les trois chapeaux claques (1962), directed by Jean-Pierre Marchand. She was reunited with Cassel in Arsène Lupin …
Movies & TV Shows
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The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) — Solange Garnier
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That Man from Rio (1964) — Agnès Villermosa
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Cul-de-sac (1966) — Teresa
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The Soft Skin (1964) — Nicole
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Billion Dollar Brain (1967) — Anya
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Genghis Khan (1965) — Bortei
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Male Hunt (1964) — Françoise Bicart alias Sandra Rossen
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The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993) — Self (archive footage)
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All the Gold in the World (1961) — une journaliste
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Circle of Love (1964)
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Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin (1962) — Nathalie
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The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961) — Katia
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Adorable Liar (1962)
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Where the Spies Are (1966) — Vikki
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Tonight or Never (1961) — Danièle
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Belmondo: The Incorrigible (2022)
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Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010) — Self (archive footage)
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Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022) — Self (archive footage)
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The Wolves in the Sheepfold (1960) — Madeleine
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Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black (2024)
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Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
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The Dance (1962) — Françoise
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4XD (1964) — Self
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Les Trois Chapeaux claques (1962) — Paula
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Dim Dam Dom (1965) — Self
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The Door Slams (1960) — Dominou
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Elle s'appelait Françoise (1996) — Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood in Deliblatska Pescara (1965) — Self
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Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (2021) — Self (archive footage)
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The Double Contempt (1967) — Julie
- Teuf-teuf (1963) — Dorothee
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Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018) — Self (archive footage)
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French Beauty (2005) — Self (archive footage)
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Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
- Behind the Screen (1966) — Self
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Discorama (1959) — Self
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Hommage à Michel Legrand et Jacques Demy au festival Sœurs Jumelles (2021) — Self (archive footage)
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The Little Misses (1964) — Anne
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Françoise Dorléac à Saint-Tropez (1966) — Self
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Le trésor de l’orpheline (1966)