Nathalie Delon

Biography

Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 1941 – 21 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer. In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world and in the 1970s, she was considered a French sex symbol. She is well known for her first acting role, appearing opposite her husband, actor Alain Delon, in the neo-noir film Le Samouraï directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (1967). She appeared in 30 films and directed two others. Nathalie was also credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones. Francine Canovas was born on 1 August 1941 in Oujda, then under the French Protectorate in Morocco, to a French family of Spanish origin. She was the daughter of Louis Canovas (1915–2003), pied-noir of Oran (Algeria), manager of a transport company in Morocco, who abandoned the family when she was 8 months old in 1942 and Antoinette Rodriguez, who was from Melilla. Nathalie had a sister, Louisette, and a brother. In 1957, Nathalie married a conscript from the north of France, Guy Barthélémy, who later became the signing officer for Omnium Marocain d'Assurance. They lived in Morocco and had a daughter name…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Le Samouraï (1967) — Jane Lagrange
2. Army of Shadows (1969) — L'ami de Jean-François (non-crédité)
3. When Eight Bells Toll (1971) — Charlotte
4. Bluebeard (1972) — Erika
5. The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) — Miranda
6. Sex Shop (1972) — Jacqueline
7. This Night (2009) — Risso
8. The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot (1973) — Bertrade
9. Repeated Absences (1972) — Sophie
10. A Whisper in the Dark (1976) — Camilla
11. Easy Down There! (1971) — Rita
12. Eyes Behind the Stars (1978) — Monica Stiles
13. The Monk (1972) — Mathilde
14. Doctor Justice (1975) — Karine
15. Game of Seduction (1976) — Flora de Saint Gilles
16. Tender Moment (1968) — Frederique Dampierre
17. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
18. The Sisters (1969) — Diana
19. Seagulls Fly Low (1978) — Isabelle Michereau
20. First Time with Feeling (1975) — Lise
21. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
22. Le temps des vacances (1979) — Martine
23. Profession: Adventurers (1973) — Marie Chapuis
24. Hold Up (1974) — Judy
25. Fire in the Water (1977) — Girlfriend
26. 30 millions d'amis (1976) — Self
27. Last Angels (1978) — Elisabetta
28. Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau (2019) — self
29. Dim Dam Dom (1965) — Self
30. Madame le Juge (1978) — Françoise Muller
31. Numéro un (1975) — Self
32. Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes... (2019) — Self (archive footage)
33. They Call It an Accident (1982) — Julie Fabre
34. Der Mann im Schilf (1978) — Loraine
35. The Hand (1969) — Sylvie
36. La bande du Rex (1980) — Jannine, boss of the bar 'La Javanaise'

Directed

1. Sweet Lies (1987) — Director
2. They Call It an Accident (1982) — Director