Marie-france Pisier
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Biography
A slight, attractive leading lady, born to French parents in Indochina, Pisier moved to Paris with her family at the age of 12 and began acting in films five years later. Her debut was in the Francois Truffaut-directed segment of the omnibus "L'Amour a vingt ans/Love at Twenty" (1962) and she late appeared in Truffaut's "Baiser voles/Stolen Kisses" (1968) and "L'Amour en fuite/Love on the Run" (1980), which she also co-wrote. Pisier had made her screenwriting debut with "Celine et Julie vont en bateau/Celine and Julie Go Boating" (1973), in which she also co-starred. She gained widespread public recognition in 1975 as the star of the popular comedy "Cousin, Cousine"--a role which earned her a Best Actress Cesar. Subsequent features include three with director Andre Techine, "Souvenirs en France/French Provincial" (1975), "Barocco" (1976) and "The Bronte Sisters" (1978), in which she portrayed Charlotte.
Pisier attempted to crack the American film industry with "The Other Side of Midnight" (1977), a dull misfire adapted from a Sidney Sheldon novel. She did not fare well with either her TV credits (the 1979 ABC miniseries "The French Atlantic Affair" and 1980's "Scruples") or her second Hollywood film "French Postcards" (1979). Returning to France, she continued to work; in 1990, Pisier made her directorial debut with "Le Bal du gouverneur/The Governor's Party," which she adapted from her own novel. Still gorgeous, she also offered a marvelous turn as the vulgar Madame Verdurin in "Time Regained/Le Temps retrouve" (1999) Raul Ruiz's adaptation of Proust.
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1962
Film acting debut as Colette in Francois Truffaut's "Antoine et Colette" segment of omnibus feature, "Love at Twenty"
1968
Appeared in Truffaut's "Baiser voles/Stolen Kisses"
1973
Screenwriting debut as co-writer, "Celine et Julie vont en bateau/Celine and Julie Go Boating"
1975
First film with director Andre Techine, "Souvenirs en France/French Provincial"
1975
Received international success with "Cousin Cousine"; won a Cesar award
1976
Once again worked with director Techine in "Barocco," opposite Gérard Depardieu
1977
First US feature, "The Other Side of Midnight," based on the novel by Sidney Sheldon
1979
Third film with director Techine, playing Charlotte Brontë in "Le Soeurs Brontë"
1979
Cast in the ABC miniseries, "The French Atlantic Affair"
1980
Once again joined Francois Truffaut for "L'Amour en fuite/Love on the Run"; also co-wrote
1981
Portrayed Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel in "Chanel Solitaire"
1982
Cast opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo in the comedy, "L'As Des As/The Ace of Aces"
1990
Made her directorial debut with "Le Bal du gouverneur/The Governor's Party," which she adapted from her own novel
1994
Co-starred with Thierry Lhermitte in "Tous les Jours Dimanche"
1999
Portrayed the vulgar Madame Verdurin in Raul Ruiz's adaptation of Proust, "Time Regained/Le Temps retrouve"
2000
Played a well-off military widow in "Inch' allah Sunday"
2004
Cast as the mother of Louise in Laurence Ferreira Barbosa's "Ordo"
2006
Cast as the Mother in "Dans Paris/Inside Paris"
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