Françoise Arnoul

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 9, 1931 (90 years old)
Died
July 20, 2021
Place of Birth
Constantine, Algeria
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Romance
Career Span
1949 – 2017

Françoise Arnoul

7 nominations
71 credits

Françoise Arnoul (born Françoise Annette Marie Mathilde Gautsch; 3 June 1931 – 20 July 2021) was a French actress, who achieved popularity during the 1950s.

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Personal Info

Born
Jun 9, 1931
From
Constantine, Algeria
Known For
Acting
Career
1949 – 2017

Known For

Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus
1960
as Self (uncredited)
French Cancan
French Cancan
1955
as Nini
Tales of Paris
Tales of Paris
1962
as Françoise (segment "Françoise")
The Sleeping Car Murder
The Sleeping Car Murder
1965
as Une infirmière à l'école vétérinaire (uncredited)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Françoise Beaufort
If Paris Were Told to Us
If Paris Were Told to Us
1956
as la duchesse de Bassano
The Sheep Has Five Legs
The Sheep Has Five Legs
1954
as Marianne Durand-Perrin
Congress of Love
Congress of Love
1966
as Gräfin Kopinskaja
Way of Youth
Way of Youth
1959
as Yvette Grandmaison
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
Inside a Girls' Dormitory
1953
as Aimée de la Capelle
Violette & Francois
Violette & Francois
1977
as Cécile Levene
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
1974
as Solange de Winter

Frequent Collaborators

Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
2 shared projects
in "The Devil and the Ten Commandments"
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Daniel Gélin
Daniel Gélin
2 shared projects
in "The Sleeping Car Murder"
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Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
2 shared projects
in "The Sleeping Car Murder"
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Claude Berri
Claude Berri
2 shared projects
in "The Sleeping Car Murder"
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Gaston Modot
Gaston Modot
2 shared projects
in "The Devil and the Ten Commandments"
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Dany Saval
Dany Saval
2 shared projects
in "The Devil and the Ten Commandments"
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Serge Marquand
Serge Marquand
2 shared projects
in "The Sleeping Car Murder"
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Henri Tisot
Henri Tisot
2 shared projects
in "The Devil and the Ten Commandments"
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Yves Barsacq
Yves Barsacq
2 shared projects
in "The Devil and the Ten Commandments"
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Lucien Desagneaux
Lucien Desagneaux
2 shared projects
in "The Sleeping Car Murder"
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Dominique Zardi
Dominique Zardi
2 shared projects
in "The Sleeping Car Murder"
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Claude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin
2 shared projects
in "The Devil and the Ten Commandments"
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Award Recognition

0
Wins
7
Nominations

Complete Filmography

2017

Quand Jean devint Renoir as Self - Interviewee

2016

The Dunce as Mimi

2012

On the Shore as Marie-Hélène

2010

Jean Gabin intime as Self

2001

Duval : Un mort de trop as Emilienne

1997

After Sex

1996

Heavy Weather as Rosa Bellefeuille

1992

The Country Years as La grand-mère / Grandmother

1991

Héloïse as Denise Martin

1990

Voir l'éléphant as Augusta

1988

La Garçonne as Mme L'Herbier

1987

Docile Night as Madeleine

1986

The Gold Diggers as Cad Wilson

1985

L'Herbe rouge as Héloïse
Un garçon de France as Mado

1984

Night Patrol as Diane Castelain

1981

Mon enfant, ma mère as Ginette

1977

Violette & Francois as Cécile Levene Award
Last Exit Before Roissy as Nicole, la femme de Marlys

1975

Dialogues of the Exiles

1974

Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter as Solange de Winter
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir as Isabelle Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot")

1971

Spaniards in Paris

1967

The Sunday of Life as Chantal Brélugat Award

1966

Congress of Love as Gräfin Kopinskaja

1965

The Sleeping Car Murder as Une infirmière à l'école vétérinaire (uncredited) Award

1964

Chance at Love as (uncredited) Award
Lucky Jo as Mimi Perrin
Daggers Drawn as Lucie Antonini

1963

Sweet Skin as Self Award
Portuguese Vacation as Mathilde

1962

Tales of Paris as Françoise (segment "Françoise") Award
The Devil and the Ten Commandments as Françoise Beaufort Award

1961

The Season for Love as Genevieve

1960

Testament of Orpheus as Self (uncredited) Award
Danger in the Middle East as Olivia
The Cat Shows Her Claws as Cora Menessier aka 'La Chatte'

1959

Way of Youth as Yvette Grandmaison
Beast at Bay as Elizabeth Vernoult
Asphalt as Nicole

1958

The Cat as Suzanne Ménessier aka 'Cora'
Thérèse Étienne as Thérèse Étienne Muller
Illegal Cargo as Françoise, la jeune journaliste

1957

No Sun in Venice as Sophie Award
It Happened on the 36 Candles as Self (uncredited)

1956

If Paris Were Told to Us as la duchesse de Bassano
The Country I Come From as Marinette Hardouin
People of No Importance as Clotilde Brachet
Paris, Palace Hôtel as Françoise Noblet

1955

French Cancan as Nini Award
Lovers' Net as Kathleen Dinver

1954

The Sheep Has Five Legs as Marianne Durand-Perrin Award
The Secrets of the Bed as Martine (segment "Riviera-Express")
Storm as Françoise
Tempest in the Flesh as Clara

1953

Inside a Girls' Dormitory as Aimée de la Capelle
The Lovers of Toledo as Sancha
Les Compagnes de la nuit as Olga Viterbo

1952

Forbidden Fruit as Martine Englebert
The Forest of Farewell as Christine Queyrian
Farewell, Paris as Françoise

1951

The Red Rose as Martine, from Yves's troupe
Mammy as Marthe Roux
The Bonnadieu House as Louisette
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World as Françoise
Love and Desire as Françoise, la chica del guión

1950

We Will All Go to Paris as Micheline Grosbois
The Strollers as Simone Lamy
Mon ami le cambrioleur as Rosita

1949

Rendezvous in July as Extra (uncredited) Award
Sin and Desire as Perrucha

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French Cancan

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