Portrait of Françoise Seigner

Françoise Seigner

Acting

Biography

Françoise Seigner (7 April 1928 – 13 October 2008) was a French actress. She is best known for her theatre work, but also acted in a few movies, such as The Wild Child (1970) and the 2005 adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel By the Pricking of My Thumbs (2005). She was the aunt of actresses Emmanuelle and Mathilde Seigner. Seigner died of pancreatic cancer. Source: Article "Françoise Seigner" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Born: April 7, 1928

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Filmography

2005
By the Pricking of My Thumbs

as Ada, tante de Bélisaire

1994
Le Fils du cordonnier

as Mme Courtois

1993
1993
1992
Princesse Alexandra

as Cécile Mabilleau

1987
1982
Les Misérables

as The Thénardier, innkeeper's wife

1982
1982
1978
Les femmes savantes

as Philaminte

1974
L'avare

as Frosine

1973
Le Tartuffe

as Dorine

1973
Tartuffe

as Dorine

1970
The Wild Child

as Madame Guerin

1969
La Commère

as Mme Alain

1965