Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress, Honorary Cesar
Movies
Paulette, The Mother and the Whore, Such a Gorgeous Kid Like, Attila Marcel, Les Mistons
Similar People
Pauline Lafont, Jerome Enrico, Claude Chabrol, Gerard Blain, Jean Eustache
Bernadette Lafont on acting in Truffaut's "Les Mistons" (Media Funhouse)
Bernadette Lafont (28 October 1938 – 25 July 2013) was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave". In 1999 she told The New York Times her work was "the motor of my existence".
Bernadette Lafont had her debut in Les Mistons ("The Mischief Makers") in 1958 and became part of the "Nouvelle Vague" in the 60's due to her following films with François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol. In 1986 Lafont was awarded a César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for An Impudent Girl (L'Effrontée). In the following year she was again nominated, this time for Masques. For her long service to the French motion picture industry, in 2003 she was awarded an Honorary César. In May 2007, she chaired the jury for the fifth edition of the Award for Education presented at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. She was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor on 14 July 2009.
Her complete filmography includes TV shows, and she also worked successfully as a stage actress.
Her last film, Paulette, released in 2013, was a success in and outside France.
Personal life
Lafont had three children with her husband Diourka Medveczky: David, Elisabeth and Pauline (1963–1988).
Filmography
Actress
2013
La Minute Vieille (TV Series short)
- Casse noisettes (2014)
- Ma préférence à moi (2014)
- Un spectateur hors du commun (2013)
2013
Ciboulette (TV Movie) as
Madame Pingret, la poissonnière
2013
Le tourbillon de Jeanne (TV Series) as
Monique
- L'Habit ne fait pas le moine (2013) - Monique
2013
Scènes de ménages (TV Series) as
une amie bavarde chez Raymond et Huguette
- Entre amis (2013) - une amie bavarde chez Raymond et Huguette
2013
Attila Marcel as
Tante Annie
2012
Paulette as
Paulette
2012
Parle tout bas, si c'est d'amour (TV Movie) as
Maryse
2011
L'amour, la mort, les fringues (TV Movie)
2011
Skylab as
Mamie Amandine
2011
The Robbed Robber (TV Movie) as
Amandine Moustelle
2010
La femme du boulanger (TV Movie) as
Céleste
2010
A Cat in Paris as
Claudine (voice)
2010
Au bas de l'échelle (TV Movie) as
Annie Morvanec
2010
Paul et ses femmes (TV Movie) as
Solange
2010
Strike (Short)
2010
La très excellente et divertissante histoire de François Rabelais (TV Movie) as
Amandine
2009
Homeless Without You (TV Movie) as
Madeleine
2009
L'internat (TV Series) as
Hélène Massart
- Les yeux de la forêt (2009) - Hélène Massart
2009
Bazar as
Gabrielle Mathey
2009
So Woman! as
Mme Paroquet
2009
La première étoile as
Madame Morgeot
2008
I Am My Sister! (TV Movie) as
Marie-Hélène
2008
My Friends, My Love as
Yvonne
2008
School's Out as
Adèle
2008
48 Hours a Day as
Mélina
2007
Unloved (TV Movie) as
Sylvie adulte - narratrice
2007
Broken English as
Madame Grenelle
2006
Le prestige de la mort as
Marie-Anne
2006
Prête-moi ta main as
Geneviève Costa
2006
Les petites vacances as
Danièle
2006
U as
Mama (voice)
2006
Red Needles as
L'infirmière
2006
Le livre des morts de Belleville (Short) as
La mère
2005
L'enfant de personne (TV Series) as
Jeanne
- Part 2 (2005) - Jeanne
- Part 1 (2005) - Jeanne
2005
Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome (TV Series) as
Odile Mouret
- C'était un petit jardin (2005) - Odile Mouret
2005
Si j'avais des millions (TV Series) as
La mère de David
- Les copains d'abord (2005) - La mère de David
2005
The Judge Is a Woman (TV Series) as
Marie Bertrand
- Ficelle (2005) - Marie Bertrand
2004
Cinq de coeur (TV Movie) as
Macha
2004
La classe du brevet (TV Movie) as
Mme Achille
2003
Ripoux 3 as
Carmen
2002
Les petites couleurs as
Mona
2002
Les amants du Nil as
Sophie Frendo
1998
Chercheur d'héritiers (TV Series) as
Solange
- La maison du pendu (2001) - Solange
- Une carte postale de Rome (2000) - Solange
- Bonjour Philippine (2000) - Solange
- Hélène ou Eugénie ? (1998) - Solange
2000
Le bimillionnaire (TV Movie) as
Madame Grandbois
2000
La part de l'ombre (TV Movie) as
Le commissaire
2000
Vent de colère (TV Movie) as
Madame Buton
2000
Un possible amour as
La mère de Jacques
1999
Pepe Carvalho (TV Series) as
Mathilde Pelletier
- Padre, patrón (1999) - Mathilde Pelletier
1999
Recto/Verso as
Yolande
1999
Nothing About Robert as
Mme Sauvage
1998
Bébés boum (TV Movie) as
Mamina
1996
L'histoire du samedi (TV Series) as
Louise / Lucienne
- Heureusement qu'on s'aime (1998) - Louise
- Tango, mambo et cha-cha-cha (1996) - Lucienne
1997
Opération Bugs Bunny (TV Movie) as
La gouvernante du Père Noël
1997
Sous les pieds des femmes as
Suzanne
1997
L'amour à l'ombre (TV Movie) as
Suzanne
1997
Bob Million (TV Movie) as
Annie
1997
Nous sommes tous encore ici as
Socrate
1997
Love in Ambush (TV Movie) as
Madeleine Carver
1997
Genealogies of a Crime as
Esther
1996
Pourquoi partir? (Short) as
Anna
1996
La ferme du crocodile (TV Movie) as
Danièle Ceylan
1996
Regards d'enfance (TV Series) as
Juliette Louvet
- Histoires d'hommes (1996) - Juliette Louvet
1996
Rainbow for Rimbaud as
La mère
1995
Deux verveines et l'addition (Short) as
Mme Verbois
1995
Terrain glissant (TV Movie) as
Sabine
1995
Zadoc et le bonheur as
Zachie
1994
Le terminus de Rita
1994
Maigret (TV Series) as
Désirée Brault
- Maigret se trompe (1994) - Désirée Brault
1994
Personne ne m'aime as
Annie
1993
La grande collection (TV Series) as
Michèle
- Monsieur Ripois (1993) - Michèle
1992
Sam suffit as
Lucie
1992
Fou de foot (TV Movie) as
Solange
1992
Ville à vendre as
L'inspectrice Claire Deraing
1991
Dingo as
Angie Cross
1991
Sisi und der Kaiserkuß as
Baronin von Wrangel
1991
Cherokee as
Madame Benedetti
1990
V comme vengeance (TV Series) as
Hélène Brunel
- La tendresse de l'araignée (1990) - Hélène Brunel
1990
Plein fer as
La femme blonde
1990
Boom Boom as
Alexandra
1989
L'air de rien as
Constance
1988
Prisonnières as
Nelly Roux
1988
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale as
Madame Dugland
1988
Les saisons du plaisir as
Jeanne
1987
Velvet Paws (TV Movie) as
Jacinthe
1987
Masks as
La masseuse
1987
Waiting for the Moon as
Fernande Olivier
1986
La divine sieste de papa (TV Series) as
La mère
1986
Un moment d'inattention (TV Movie) as
La mère
1986
Inspector Lavardin as
Hélène Mons
1985
L'effrontée as
Léone
1985
Le pactole as
La belle-mère
1984
Les malheurs de Malou (TV Movie) as
Malou Mulet
1984
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak as
The Queen
1984
Dog Day as
Ségolène
1983
Habibi (Short) as
Carmela
1983
Un bon petit diable as
Betty
1983
La bête noire as
Antonia, ex-femme de Boissieu
1983
Les beaux quartiers (TV Movie) as
Thérèse Respelière
1983
Cap Canaille as
Mireille Kebadjan
1982
Merci Bernard (TV Series) as
Various characters
1982
On n'est pas sorti de l'auberge as
Geneviève
1982
Mersonne ne m'aime (TV Movie) as
La gardienne des Sceaux
1981
Si ma gueule vous plaît... as
Denise Lemoine, la concierge
1981
Le roi des cons as
Denise
1981
Le mythomane (TV Series) as
Linda Marlène
- Le chien-chien de la star (1981) - Linda Marlène
1980
Une merveilleuse journée as
La pharmacienne
1980
Certaines nouvelles as
Mayette
1980
The Good Thief as
Appula
1980
Retour en force as
Térésa
1979
Qu'il est joli garçon l'assassin de papa as
Chimène
1979
La gueule de l'autre as
Gisèle Brossard
1979
Nous maigrirons ensemble as
Corinne
1979
La frisée aux lardons as
Micheline
1978
Like a Turtle on Its Back as
Camille
1978
Chaussette surprise as
Bernadette
1978
Violette as
La co-détenue
1978
Strauberg ist da as
Anne
1976
Noroît (une vengeance) as
Giulia
1976
Le trouble-fesses as
Dany Lajoux
1976
Un type comme moi ne devrait jamais mourir as
Marthe
1976
The Probability Factor as
Louise Delouette
1975
Vincent mit l'âne dans un pré (et s'en vint dans l'autre) as
Jeanne Dogson
1975
La porte du large (TV Movie) as
Dominique
1975
A Happy Divorce as
Jacqueline, l'infirmière
1975
Zig-Zag as
Pauline
1974
Une baleine qui avait mal aux dents as
Bernadette
1974
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia? as
Sandra Pensotti
1973
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot as
Rosemonde
1973
Défense de savoir as
Simone
1973
The Mother and the Whore as
Marie / Alexandre's live-in girlfriend
1973
Les gants blancs du diable as
Bernadette
1972
Out 1: Spectre as
Sarah
1972
Trop jolies pour être honnêtes as
Bernadette
1972
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me as
Camille Bliss
1972
What a Flash!
1972
L'oeuf as
Rose
1971
Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique as
La libraire
1971
Out 1 as
Sarah
1971
Catch Me a Spy as
Simone
1971
La ville-bidon as
Fiona
1971
Le voyage du Lieutenant Le Bihan (Short) as
Madeleine
1971
Valparaiso, Valparaiso as
Edwarda
1971
La famille
1971
Sophie's Ways as
Céline
1970
Renaissance (Short)
1970
Cain from Nowhere as
La fille
1970
Sex-Power as
Salomé
1970
Élise ou la vraie vie as
Anna
1970
Piège as
La première voleuse
1970
Prologue (Short) as
Une jeune fille
1969
L'amour c'est gai, l'amour c'est triste as
Marie
1969
I. You. They. as
La femme du van hippie
1969
A Very Curious Girl as
Marie
1969
Crime Thief as
Mlle. Taillade
1969
Paul as
Marianne
1968
Le révélateur as
The Mother
1968
Monsieur Jean-Claude Vaucherin (Short)
1968
Les idoles as
Soeur Hilarité
1968
Falak as
Marie
1967
Marie et le curé (Short) as
Marie
1967
Max le débonnaire (TV Series)(segment "Bon petit Jules, Un")
1967
Lamiel as
Pauline, la camériste
1967
An Idiot in Paris as
Berthe Patouilloux
1967
The Thief of Paris as
Marguerite - la bonne délurée
1966
Je ne sais pas (Short)
1966
La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie (Short)
1966
La morale de l'histoire (TV Movie) as
Zouzou
1965
L'avatar botanique de Mlle Flora (Short)
1965
Sylvérie ou les fonds hollandais (TV Movie) as
Sylvérie
1965
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning as
Sophie (segment "Bons vivants, Les")
1965
The Sleeping Car Murder as
La soeur de Georgette
1965
Killer Spy as
Rosine
1964
Le Petit Nicolas (Short) as
La mère
1964
Tous les enfants du monde (Short) as
La maman de Nicolas
1964
Male Hunt as
Flora
1963
Les femmes d'abord as
Miss Jujube
1962
Un clair de lune à Maubeuge as
Charlotte
1962
And Satan Calls the Turns as
Isabelle
1962
Jusqu'à plus soif as
Solange
1962
A Fat Head
1961
Première de face (TV Short)
1961
Me faire ça à moi as
Anna
1961
Les godelureaux as
Ambroisine
1960
The Army Game as
Bernadette Lafont
1960
Les mordus as
Mado
1960
Les Bonnes Femmes as
Jane
1960
L'eau à la bouche as
Prudence
1959
À double tour as
Julie - la bonne
1959
Bal de nuit as
Nicole
1958
Le Beau Serge as
Marie
1958
King on Horseback (uncredited)
1957
The Mischief Makers (Short) as
Bernadette Jouve
Director
1996
Pourquoi partir? (Short)
Writer
2002
Les Feux de la rampe (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)