Name
Dominique Laffin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-06-03
Deathday
1985-06-11 (33 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
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.
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- 1977 This Sweet Sickness as Lise
- 1981 Instinct de femme as Marthe
- 1979 The Crying Woman as Dominique
- 1980 L'Œil du maître as Hélène
- 1979 Seeking Asylum as Isabella
- 1979 Nocturnal Uproar as Solange
- 1983 Waiter! as Coline, Alex's young lover
- 1984 Akropolis Now as Camille
- 1983 Closed Circuit as Juliet
- 1978 The Little Wheedlers as Sophie
- 1979 Félicité as Dominique
- 1980 Vive la mariée as Anne
- 1985 Secret Passage as Anita
- 1983 Hughie as Narrator (voice)
- 1983 Liberty Belle as Élise
- 1977 At Night All Cats Are Crazy as La vendeuse
- 1980 The Imprint of Giants as Lucie Dromner
- 1982 La tribu des vieux enfants as Flore
- 1974 Spécial cinéma ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ( 2 episodes ) as Self
