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The daughter of a schoolteacher, she was only five years old when she was cast by director René Clément to star in his film, Forbidden Games. Fossey's performance of an innocent child orphaned by World War II was widely praised by critics and audiences alike. The film won numerous awards world-wide including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Fossey was hired by American actor/director Gene Kelly for his 1957 film, The Happy Road. She was just ten years old when filming finished and her parents decided to take her out of the film business so she could receive proper schooling and live a normal childhood. René Clément, born on March 18, 1913 in Bordeaux, in the Gironde département of France - died on March 17, 1996, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, was a film director and screenwriter. ... Forbidden Games Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games), is a 1952 French language motion picture based on the François Boyer novel, Les Jeux Inconnus about which Hollywood film critic Leonard Maltin said: Jeux interdits is almost unquestionably the most compelling and intensely poignant drama featuring young children ever filmed. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best film in a language other than English, released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ... For the similarly-named American actress, see Jean Kelly. ...

While completing her education, Fossey studied piano and dance but went on to work in Geneva, Switzerland as an interpreter/translator. In 1967, at age twenty, she was offered the female lead by director Jean-Gabriel Albicocco for his film Le Grand Meaulnes. As a young lady, she came across on screen with the same sweet innocence that had captivated audiences as a five-year-old child in Forbidden Games. This first adult role led to a long and successful career in acting both on stage and in film, working with notable French directors such as François Truffaut and Bertrand Blier. Fluent in English, Fossey appeared in several Hollywood motion pictures, including a 1979 role as the wife of Paul Newman in the Robert Altman directed film, Quintet. During the 1990s, she began performing almost exclusively in television productions. Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L... For other uses, see Interpretation (disambiguation). ... Look up translate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Jean-Gabriel Albicocco (February 15, 1936, Cannes - April 10, 2001, Rio de Janeiro) was a French film director. ... Le Grand Meaulnes, Alain-Fourniers bittersweet novel of youthful ardour and longing is the story of Augustin Meaulnes and his search for his lost love. ... François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: ) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. ... Bertrand Blier (born March 14, French screenwriter and film director. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about the American actor and race team owner. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... Quintet is an post-apocalyptic science fiction film by Robert Altman produced in 1979. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Brigitte Fossey has a daughter from her marriage to director Jean-François Adam, whom she met while making his 1970 film M comme Mathieu.

Awards and recognition

• 1977: Nominated for a César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Le Bon et les méchants
• 1978: Nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Les Enfants du placard

César Award in French film for Best Actress in a Supporting Role winners: 2004 : Julie Depardieu - La petite Lili 2003 : Karin Viard - Embrassez qui vous voudrez 2002 : Annie Girardot - La Pianiste 2001 : Anne Alvaro - Le Goût des autres 2000 : Charlotte Gainsbourg - La Bûche 1999 : Dominique Blanc - Ceux... Winners of the César Award in French film for best actress: 1976 : Romy Schneider - (LImportant cest daimer) 1977 : Annie Girardot - () 1978 : Simone Signoret - (La Vie devant soi) 1979 : Romy Schneider - (Une histoire simple) 1980 : Miou-Miou - (La Dérobade) 1981 : Catherine Deneuve - (Le Dernier Métro...

Filmography (partial)

• Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games) (1951)
• La Corda d'acciaio (1953)
• The Happy Road (1957)
• Le Grand Meaulnes (1966)
• M comme Mathieu (1970)
• Raphaël ou le débauché (1971)
• Les Valseuses (1973)
• Calmos (1975)
• L'Homme qui aimait les femmes (The Man Who Loved Women) (1976)
• Le Bon et les méchants (The Good Guys and the Bad Guys) (1976)
• Les Enfants du placard (Closet Children) (1977)
• The Glass Cell (1978)
• Quintet (1979)
• La Boum (1980)
• Chanel Solitaire (1981)
• Enigma (1983)
• Cinema Paradiso (1989)

Forbidden Games Jeux interdits (Forbidden Games), is a 1952 French language motion picture based on the François Boyer novel, Les Jeux Inconnus about which Hollywood film critic Leonard Maltin said: Jeux interdits is almost unquestionably the most compelling and intensely poignant drama featuring young children ever filmed. ... Le Grand Meaulnes, Alain-Fourniers bittersweet novel of youthful ardour and longing is the story of Augustin Meaulnes and his search for his lost love. ... Les Valseuses is a French film directed by Bertrand Blier in 1974, adapted from an eponymous novel by Bertrand Blier. ... LHomme qui aimait les femmes (The Man Who Loved Women) is a 1977 French comedy/drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Charles Denner, Brigitte Fossey and Nelly Borgeaud. ... Quintet is an post-apocalyptic science fiction film by Robert Altman produced in 1979. ... La Boum (The Party) is a 1980 French language motion picture comedy directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, and Sophie Marceau. ... Enigma is the title of a 1983 motion picture directed by Jeannot Szwarc, and starring Martin Sheen and Sam Neill. ... Categories: Stub | 1989 films | Italian films ...

External links

• Brigitte Fossey at the Internet Movie Database