Dominique Laffin
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Dominique Laffin (born June 3, 1952 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France - died June 12, 1985 in Paris) was a French 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.
Her career was cut short at the age of 33 by a massive heart attack. Her daughter later said that she had committed suicide. During her short career, 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 known as an active feminist and communist in France.
[edit] Filmography
- Passage secret (1985)
- Akropolis Now (1983)
- Le Cri du printemps (1983)
- Garçon! (1983) (Waiter!)
- Liberty Belle (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 Grey)
- Dites-lui que je l'aime (1977) (This Sweet Sickness)
[edit] References
- Adapted from the article Dominique Laffin, from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
