Stéphane Audran

Acting

Stéphane Audran

Born November 8, 1932 · Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, France

Died March 27, 2018 · aged 85

Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville; November 8, 1932 – March 27, 2018) was a French film and television actress. Best known for her performances in Oscar-winning movies such as The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and Babette's Feast (1987), and in critically acclaimed films like The Big Red One (1980) and Violette Nozière (1978), she became mostly associated with ha…

Known For

Deadly CircuitDeadly Circuit · 1983
Deadly Circuit
6.11983
MovieCrimeMystery
A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.
The ButcherThe Butcher · 1970
The Butcher
7.11970
MovieThrillerCrime
An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.
The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie · 1972
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.51972
MovieComedy
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
The TwistThe Twist · 1976
The Twist
4.21976
MovieComedy
Claire de La Tour Picquet shares her life between her husband, the successful novelist William Brandeis, and her lover, Jacques Lalouet, William's publisher. Then she discovers that her lover has a mistress, Charlie, who is also that of her husband...
Maximum RiskMaximum Risk · 1996
Maximum Risk
5.81996
MovieActionThriller
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.
BluebeardBluebeard · 1963
Bluebeard
6.41963
MovieDramaCrime
Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.
The GypsyThe Gypsy · 1986
The Gypsy
4.41986
MovieRomanceComedy
Hubert Durieux is a banker in a small French town who is struggling to keep up with the demands of all the women in his life. Just when things couldn’t get any worse, his precious white Citroën is stolen under his eyes by a beautiful gypsy girl, Mona.
The Unfaithful WifeThe Unfaithful Wife · 1969
The Unfaithful Wife
6.81969
MovieCrimeDrama
A man begins to believe his wife is cheating on him.

Movies

Deadly CircuitDeadly Circuit · 1983
Deadly Circuit
6.11983
MovieCrimeMystery
A P.I. is obsessed with a cute woman, who seduces and kills rich men around W. Europe.
The ButcherThe Butcher · 1970
The Butcher
7.11970
MovieThrillerCrime
An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.
The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie · 1972
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.51972
MovieComedy
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
The TwistThe Twist · 1976
The Twist
4.21976
MovieComedy
Claire de La Tour Picquet shares her life between her husband, the successful novelist William Brandeis, and her lover, Jacques Lalouet, William's publisher. Then she discovers that her lover has a mistress, Charlie, who is also that of her husband...
Maximum RiskMaximum Risk · 1996
Maximum Risk
5.81996
MovieActionThriller
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend. Pursued by ruthless Russian mobsters and renegade FBI agents, the duo race against time to solve his brother's murder and expose an international conspiracy.
BluebeardBluebeard · 1963
Bluebeard
6.41963
MovieDramaCrime
Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefields, Henri Landru, a seemingly respectable furniture dealer, married and father of four children, relentlessly feeds his own sinister factory of death.
The GypsyThe Gypsy · 1986
The Gypsy
4.41986
MovieRomanceComedy
Hubert Durieux is a banker in a small French town who is struggling to keep up with the demands of all the women in his life. Just when things couldn’t get any worse, his precious white Citroën is stolen under his eyes by a beautiful gypsy girl, Mona.
The Unfaithful WifeThe Unfaithful Wife · 1969
The Unfaithful Wife
6.81969
MovieCrimeDrama
A man begins to believe his wife is cheating on him.
Babette's FeastBabette's Feast · 1987
Babette's Feast
7.21987
MovieDramaHistory
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
And Then There Were NoneAnd Then There Were None · 1974
And Then There Were None
5.71974
MovieCrimeDrama
Ten people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could one of them be the killer?
Line of DemarcationLine of Demarcation · 1966
Line of Demarcation
6.21966
MovieDramaWar
It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy. A small village in the Jura is split by the river Loue which creates the line of demarcation between Nazi occupied France and freedom. A French officer, Pierre, is released by the Nazi soldiers to find his chateau converted into a German command centre. Whilst he is obliged to co-operate with the enemy, his wife Mary supports the resistance movement and is willing to risk her life for it. The Nazis step up their activity against the resistance, insisting that any who attempt to cross the line of demarcation will be shot. When his wife is arrested, Pierre decides to switch his allegiance.
Belle MamanBelle Maman · 1999
Belle Maman
5.11999
MovieComedyRomance
At the altar where he is marrying Séverine, the groom, Antoine, gets his first glimpse of her mother, Léa, and suffers what the French call a coup de foudre which we know as love at first sight.
The Big Red OneThe Big Red One · 1980
The Big Red One
6.71980
MovieDramaWar
A veteran sergeant of World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson, in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and France, and ending in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia where they face the true horror of war.
The Other Side of the WindThe Other Side of the Wind · 2018
The Other Side of the Wind
6.72018
MovieDrama
At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.
Thieves After DarkThieves After Dark · 1984
Thieves After Dark
5.31984
MovieThrillerRomance
A crime story set in Paris about a Bonnie-and-Clyde couple -- how they got together and how they are pursued for a murder they never committed.
Just Before NightfallJust Before Nightfall · 1971
Just Before Nightfall
6.61971
MovieDramaCrime
A married man who killed the wife of his best friend during a tryst feels compelled to turn himself in.
The Spider LabyrinthThe Spider Labyrinth · 1988
The Spider Labyrinth
6.41988
MovieHorrorThriller
A young professor travels to Budapest to locate a lost colleague. Once there, he gets tangled up in a supernatural mystery.
Le Cœur à l'enversLe Cœur à l'envers · 1980
Le Cœur à l'envers
6.31980
MovieDramaComedy
Laure is a 40-year-old psychologist who doesn't know her son, Jean. But the latter comes back to Paris and finds a brand new woman when he sees his mother.
Violette NozièreViolette Nozière · 1978
Violette Nozière
6.71978
MovieCrimeDrama
Paris, 1933. The daughter of a respectable lower middle class couple, Violette Nozière, leads a disreputable double life. Far from being the innocent 18-year-old her parents mistake her for, she spends her nights with dissolute young men in the less salubrious areas of the city.
MadelineMadeline · 1998
Madeline
6.21998
MovieFamilyComedy
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Without Apparent MotiveWithout Apparent Motive · 1971
Without Apparent Motive
5.91971
MovieCrimeMystery
A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.
Les BichesLes Biches · 1968
Les Biches
6.01968
MovieDramaRomance
A bored bisexual millionaire picks up a young destitute street artist and whisks her away to her villa in Saint Tropez. They meet a dashing local architect and both fall for him, setting in motion a ménage à trois of deception and betrayal.
The Devil's AdvocateThe Devil's Advocate · 1977
The Devil's Advocate
7.31977
MovieMysteryDrama
A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.
The Blood of OthersThe Blood of Others · 1984
The Blood of Others
5.31984
MovieTV MovieRomance
In the German-occupied Paris, Helene is torn between the love for her boyfriend Jean, working for the resistance and the German administrator Bergmann, who will do anything to gain her affection.

TV Shows

Scene of the CrimeScene of the Crime · 1970
Scene of the Crime
6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Spécial cinémaSpécial cinéma · 1974
Spécial cinéma
9.51974
Series
Marcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye on his show Spécial cinéma. Between intimate confessions from actors and immersion in the world of the greatest filmmakers, Christian Defaye took viewers on a journey into the fascinating world of cinema for nearly thirty years.
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées · 1982
Champs-Elysées
6.81982
Series
Midi trenteMidi trente · 1972
Midi trente
6.01972
Series
Brideshead RevisitedBrideshead Revisited · 1981
Brideshead Revisited
7.81981
SeriesDrama
Agnostic Charles Ryder is seduced by the allure of the Flytes, a wealthy aristocratic family. Although he finds himself at odds with their strong Catholicism, his ties to the family deepen for the decades between the two world wars.
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton StoryPoor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story · 1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
5.71989
SeriesDrama
The true story of Barbara Hutton, who had inherited $40 million by the age of 6. This insight explores the effects that money can have on one's life, loves, and careers.
Mistral's DaughterMistral's Daughter · 1984
Mistral's Daughter
6.01984
SeriesDrama
Mistral's Daughter is a 1984 American television miniseries written by Terence Feely and Rosemary Anne Sisson, based on Judith Krantz's eponymous 1982 novel. The eight-episode serial—starring Stacy Keach, Stefanie Powers, and Lee Remick—follows the lives of women connected to tempestuous painter Julien Mistral, across several decades in France, exploring themes of art, love, and scandal.
The Blue BicycleThe Blue Bicycle · 2000
The Blue Bicycle
6.22000
SeriesDrama
Léa, the daughter of a wealthy Bordeaux family, is spending happy days at the Montillac family estate at the end of the 1930s. Radiant with youth, she charms all the men who meet her on the blue bicycle offered to her by her father. She is in deep love with Laurent, when she tells him, he lets her down. He is in love with Camille, Lea's best friend. The war sounds the death knell of her carelessness. She takes refuge in Paris. There, she finds Laurent, his secret love, who has just married Camille. During a party given him, she meets mysterious François -a friend of Laurent who works for the government. He goes right on and starts to win Lea's heart, but she is not interested. Laurent has to go to the front-line. He asks Lea to stay with Camille in Paris, to look after her and the unborn baby. But the German troops are progressing, and Léa and Camille are forced to leave the capital.
The Secret Files of Inspector LavardinThe Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin · 1988
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
9.31988
SeriesCrimeMystery
The Dossiers of Inspector Lavardin is a French television series in four 90-minute episodes, created by Dominique Roulet and Claude Chabrol and broadcast between September 15, 1988 and February 1, 1990 on TF1. It follows the two films Chicken in Vinegar and Inspector Lavardin directed by Claude Chabrol and already featuring Jean Poiret in the role of Lavardin. This short series depicts the investigations of Inspector Lavardin, a tongue-in-cheek policeman known for his bad manners.
The Sun Also RisesThe Sun Also Rises · 1984
The Sun Also Rises
7.71984
SeriesDrama
Adaptation of the novel by Ernest Hemingway.
Orient ExpressOrient Express · 1979
Orient Express
8.51979
SeriesDrama
A six-part French tv series first broadcast in 1979, each episode of Orient Express focuses on a different tale of a journey on the legendary train; each one is set between the outbreak of the First World War and the outbreak of the Second.
La BattanteLa Battante · 2005
La Battante
8.02005
SeriesDrama
The Condor MysteryThe Condor Mystery · 2005
The Condor Mystery
9.02005
SeriesCrime
Condor is a quiet and merry little town in the Gers which actively promotes sports. But things are not always what they seem and when horrible murders are committed there, it means tranquility is over - During the opening night of the Bandas festival, the mayor of the town is found dead, electrocuted in a fountain. The investigation gives Captain Julie Leroy a unique opportunity to dispel the mystery about her origins.