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Profile of Dominique Laffin on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Dominique Laffin  
   
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Date of Birth: 3rd June 1952
   
Place of Birth: Saint-Mande, France
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Dominique Laffin, born June 3, 1952 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France - died June 12, 1985 in Paris, was an actress.

Dominique Laffin made her film debut in 1977, gaining critical acclaim for her role in director Jacques Doillon's 1979 film, La Femme qui pleure. For her performance, Laffin was nominated for the César Award for Best Actress. That same year, she co-starred with a young Roberto Benigni in the film Chiedo asilo (Seeking Asylum).

Her career was cut short at the age of 33 by a massive heart attack. During her short career, Dominique Laffin appeared with many of France's rising young stars including Gérard Depardieu, Juliette Binoche and Miou-Miou as well as established stars such as Yves Montand.

Dominique Laffin is buried near renowned director François Truffaut in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris.

Her daughter, Clémentine Autain, born in 1973, is knowed as an active feminist in France.

Filmography

  • Passage secret (1985)
  • Akropolis Now (1983)
  • Le Cri du printemps (1983)
  • Garçon! (1983) (Waiter!)
  • Liberty Belle (film) (1983) (Liberty Belle)
  • System ohne Schatten (1983) (Closed Circuit)
  • Room Service (1982)
  • La Meute (1982) (TV)
  • La Tribu des vieux enfants (1982) (TV)
  • Vive la mariée (1980)
  • L'Empreinte des géants, (1980) (The Imprint of Giants)
  • L' Oeil du maître (1980) (His Master's Eye)
  • Chiedo asilo (1979) (Seeking Asylum)
  • Tapage nocturne (1979) (Nocturnal Uproar)
  • Félicité (1979)
  • La Femme qui pleure (1979) (The Crying Woman)
  • Les Seize ans de Jérémy Millet (1978)
  • Les Petits câlins (1978) (The Little Wheedlers)
  • La Nuit, tous les chats sont gris (1977) (At Night, All Cats Are Crazy)
  • Dites-lui que je l'aime (1977) (This Sweet Sickness)

Reference

  • Adapted from the article Dominique Laffin, from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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