Bernadette Lafont was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films.
10 Facts About Bernadette Lafont
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Bernadette Lafont has been considered "the face of French New Wave".
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Bernadette Lafont had her debut in Les Mistons in 1958 and became part of the Nouvelle Vague in the 1960s because of her films with Francois Truffaut and Claude Chabrol.
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In 1986 Lafont was awarded a Cesar Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for An Impudent Girl.
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Bernadette Lafont was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor on 14 July 2009.
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Bernadette Lafont's last film Paulette, released in 2013, was a success in and outside France.
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Bernadette Lafont had three children with her husband Diourka Medveczky: David, Elisabeth and Pauline.
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In 1971, Bernadette Lafont signed the Manifesto of the 343, which publicly announced she had an illegal abortion.
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Bernadette Lafont died from complications of heart failure following heart attack on 25 July 2013 at Nimes, France the age of 74.
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Bernadette Lafont's body was cremated and her ashes were given to her family.