Dominique Laffin
Date of birth: 1952-06-03
Place of birth: Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Dominique Laffin (June 3, 1952, in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France – June 12, 1985, in Paris) was a French actress who appeared in 19 films between 1975 and 1985. Laffin made her major film debut in 1977, gaining critical acclaim for her role in Jacques Doillon's 1979 film, La Femme qui pleure. For her performance, she 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, but says that she has not been able to confirm this either way. 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. Laffin is buried near the renowned director François Truffaut in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris. Her daughter, the French politician Clémentine Autain, was born in 1973. Source: Article "Dominique Laffin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movie Credits
Tell Her That I Love Her
1977-09-28
Industrious accountant David Martinaud claims to be visiting his parents every weekend, but it's mer
Instinct de femme
1981-11-07
Young - beautiful - married, fulfilled, Martha is bored. Passive in an active society, she took a fi
The Crying Woman
1979-01-10
Jacques returns after a long absence to his wife Dominique and their daughter Lola in their isolated
L'Œil du maître
1980-02-20
A journalist very attached to freedom of information conflicts with the management of his channel.
Seeking Asylum
1979-10-24
A new teacher introduces radical ideas at a nursery school and it leads to various reactions from th
Nocturnal Uproar
1979-09-26
A filmmaker engages in a routine series of sexual encounters to pass the time while editing her late
Waiter!
1983-11-09
After a tumultuous life, a middle-aged headwaiter in a Parisian restaurant dreams of opening a seasi
Akropolis Now
1984-12-14
Two friends drive through the Balkans in two American cars to sell them in Cairo. At times, their fr
System Without Shadow
1983-08-13
Computer operator Faber works on securing computers for big companies and banks. His private life is
The Little Wheedlers
1978-01-25
Sylvie, Corinne and Sophie all live in the same accommodation in Paris. The first sells clothes on t
Félicité
1979-05-22
After a bout of intense jealousy, Félicité finds herself alone. For one night, as her family dissipa
Vive la mariée
1980-01-01
A César award nominate short feature.
Passage secret
1985-07-24
In a somewhat deflated story of robbery and deception set against the rooftops and byways of Paris,
Hughie
1983-09-06
Liberty Belle
1983-09-14
Liberty Belle tells the story of a group of student's involvement with a group who oppose the French
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
1977-11-23
Playwright Charles Watson entertains his niece Lily by telling her about the adventures of Philibert
The Imprint of Giants
1980-03-05
The life of workers and their families in a construction site of a highway in 1965.
La tribu des vieux enfants
1982-10-02
The Vergèse family is very fortunate : all their descendants have married some well-off people ! But