Michelle Cortès (born 10 May 1933), known professionally as Françoise Fabian (), is a French film actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films since 1956. In 1971, Fabian signed the Manifesto of the 343, publicly declaring having had an abortion.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes1956 Mémoires d'un flic The Countess Pierre FoucaudAndré Hunebelle Debut film Naughty Girl Lili Rocher-Villedieu Michel Boisrond Fernandel the Dressmaker Sophie Jean Boyer Les Aventures de Till L'Espiègle Esperanza Gérard PhilipeJoris Ivens Michel Strogoff Natko Carmine Gallone1957 Burning Fuse Lola Wassevitch Henri Decoin Ce sacré Amédée Elia Tarti / Cigale Louis Félix L'aventurière des Champs-Élysées Josette Darcanges Roger Blanc A Bomb for a Dictator Mme. Lambert Alex Joffé The Violent Evelyne Tiercelin Henri Calef 1958 Every Day Has Its Secret Hélène Lezcano Claude Boissol 1960 L'histoire dépasse la fiction Catherine de l'Isle Bouchard Jean Kerchbron TV series (1 episode) La brune que voilà Christine Robert Lamoureux1962 Una domenica d'estate Giulio Petroni Sentimental Education Alexandre Astruc L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête Mme Gauthier Claude Barma TV series (1 episode)1963 The Magnificent Adventurer Lucrezia Riccardo Freda Maigret Sees Red Lily Gilles Grangier1964 La caméra explore le temps Mata Hari Guy Lessertisseur TV series (1 episode)1965 Version grecque Maira Jean-Paul Sassy TV movie Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Évelyne Sommières Claude Loursais TV series (1 episode) Morgane ou Le prétendant Lady Hamilton Alain Boudet TV movie La jeune morte The Stepsister Claude FaraldoRoger Pigaut1966 Le train bleu s'arrête 13 fois Simone Serge Friedman TV series (1 episode)1967 The Thief of Paris Ida Louis Malle Belle de Jour Charlotte Luis Buñuel Marion Delorme Marion Delorme Jean Kerchbron TV movie1969 My Night at Maud's Maud Éric Rohmer Nominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActressNominated - New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress Gli specialisti Virginia Pollywood Sergio Corbucci L'américain Women agency Marcel Bozzuffi1970 The Cop Hélène Dassa Yves Boisset Astrid Zbyněk Brynych 1971 Raphael, or The Debauched One Aurore Michel Deville Êtes-vous fiancée à un marin grec ou à un pilote de ligne? Marion Blanchard Jean Aurel Out 1 Lucie Jacques RivetteSuzanne Schiffman 1972 Love in the Afternoon Dream Sequence Éric Rohmer Black Turin Lucia Rao Carlo Lizzani 1973 Au rendez-vous de la mort joyeuse Françoise Juan Luis Buñuel Les voraces Lara Sergio Gobbi Sentimental Education Marie Arnoux Marcel Cravenne TV Mini-Series Happy New Year Françoise Claude Lelouch David di Donatello - For her performanceSan Sebastián International Film Festival for Best Actress Projection privée Marthe / Eva François Leterrier Hail the Artist Peggy Yves Robert 1974 Out 1: Spectre Lucie Jacques Rivette City Under Siege Cristina Cournier Romolo Guerrieri To Love Ophelia Federica Flavio Mogherini 1975 How to Kill a Judge Antonia Traini Damiano Damiani Down the Ancient Staircase Anna Bersani Mauro Bolognini 1976 Al piacere di rivederla Viviana Bonfigli Marco Leto Natale in casa d'appuntamento Nira Armando Nannuzzi Chi dice donna, dice donna Bella / Lulù Tonino Cervi 1977 The French Woman Madame Claude Just Jaeckin The Blue Ferns Monika Berthier Françoise Sagan 1979 Cinéma 16 Hélène Nina Companeez TV series (1 episode) Les dames de la côte Clara Decourt Nina Companeez TV movie1980 Le mandarin Sylvie Chaput Patrick Jamain TV movie1981 Tovaritch Tatiana Ouratief Jeannette Hubert TV movie1982 Un fait d'hiver Lisa Jean Chapot TV movie Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ Laetitia Jean Yanne 1983 Archipel des amours The Friend Jean-Claude Guiguet La veuve rouge Marie Reinart Édouard Molinaro TV movie Bon anniversaire Juliette Elsa Marcel Bozzuffi TV movie Le cercle des passions Renata Strauss Claude d'Anna Benvenuta Jeanne André Delvaux L'ami de Vincent Dominique Pierre Granier-Deferre 1985 Quo Vadis? Pomponia Franco Rossi TV Mini-Series Partir, revenir Sarah Lerner Claude Lelouch 1986 Faubourg St Martin The Marquise Jean-Claude Guiguet 1988 Les clients Marie-France Yannick Andréi TV movie Trois places pour le 26 Marie-Hélène de Lambert Jacques Demy Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress1989 Haute tension The Black Jacques Ertaud TV series (1 episode) Reunion Countess von Lohenburg Jerry Schatzberg Disperatamente Giulia Enrico Maria Salerno TV movie Renseignements généraux Monette Claude Barma TV series (1 episode)1991 Plaisir d'amour Do Nelly Kaplan Reflections in a Dark Sky Valeria Salvatore Maira 1992 Pour une fille en rouge Rose Marianne Lamour 1993 Un commissario a Roma Renata Amidei Luca ManfrediIgnazio AgostaRoberto Giannarelli TV series (10 episodes) Donne in un giorno di festa Francesca Salvatore Maira 1996 Un chantage en or Florence Valette Hugues de Laugardière TV movie La comète Agathe Claude Santelli TV movie1998 Top Secret Geneviève Jacques Rivette 1999 The Letter Mme de Chartres Manoel de Oliveira Season's Beatings Yvette Danièle Thompson 2000 Champollion, un scribe pour l'Égypte Voice-over Jean-Claude Lubtchansky Documentary film2002 La chanson du maçon Elena Nina Companeez TV movie2003 Le nouveau testament Lucie Marcelin Yves Di TullioBernard Murat TV movie2004 5x2 Monique François Ozon 2005 La femme coquelicot Marthe Jérôme Foulon TV movie2006 Mademoiselle Gigi Aunt Alicia Caroline Huppert TV movie2008 Made in Italy Rosa Stéphane Giusti LOL (Laughing Out Loud) Anne's mother Lisa Azuelos 2009 A Man and His Dog Achab's wife Francis Huster Rapt Marjorie Lucas Belvaux 2010 L'Arbre et la forêt Marianne Muller Olivier DucastelJacques Martineau Small World Elvira Senn Bruno Chiche Comme les cinq doigts de la main Suzie Hayoun Alexandre Arcady 2011 Le grand restaurant II The mother of the heterosexual Gérard Pullicino TV movie2012 What's in a Name? Françoise Alexandre de La PatellièreMatthieu Delaporte 2013 Me, Myself and Mum Babou Guillaume Gallienne Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie Alexina Laurence Marc Angelo TV series (1 episode)2014 Post partum Carmen Delphine Noels 2015 Call My Agent! Herself Antoine Garceau TV series (1 episode)2018 Brillantissime Claire Michèle Laroque
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