Veteran French actress Lise Bourdin, celebrated for her roles in ‘Love in the Afternoon’ and ‘Dishonorable Discharge,’ has passed away at 99, just shy of her 100th birthday. Bourdin, who began her career as a model gracing international fashion magazines, transitioned to films in 1953.
Lise Bourdin, a veteran actress who was best known for her roles in ‘Dishonorable Discharge’ and ‘Love in the Afternoon,’ has passed away at the age of 99. She was a popular French actress who made her debut in the film industry in 1953. She continued her career for ten years and worked on several prolific projects.The leading lady passed away on November 28, her relatives told to AFP. She was surrounded by her loved ones at her home in Labastide-d’Armagnac, France. She passed away only two days before her 100th birthday milestone.
All about the leading French actress Lise Bourdin
Born on November 30, 1925, in Néris-les-Bains, Allier, France, the famed actress appeared in the industry in the Golden Age of French classic cinema. She was best known for her International feature from Billy Wilder titled ‘Love in the Afternoon’, in which she starred alongside names like Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, and Maurice Chevalier. She played the role of one of the many girlfriends of the American Casanova Frank Flannigan, who was played by Gary Cooper.Her career, however, first began as a model when she was approached by the brother of a popular French magazine at the time. This kick-started her career, after which she was on the pages of some of the biggest fashion magazines in the world. In a 2017 interview, while talking about her modelling career with La Montagne, the actress proudly admitted that “Few French women have had two pages in Life. There was [Brigitte] Bardot, [Jeanne] Moreau, and me. ”Her debut in the film industry came in 1953 when she starred in the film ‘Les Enfants de l’amour’ (Children of Love), which was directed by Léonide Moguy. Some of her other notable works include ‘The Last Five Minutes’, ‘The River of Three Junks’, ‘Ces dames préfèrent le mambo’, ‘The Last Blitzkrieg,’ and ‘Quay of Illusions.’
Lise Bourdin on ending her acting career
The actress had also delved into how and why she ended her acting career after only ten years in the industry. She revealed that it was a hard time for her to be in the industry. “The press didn’t like me, and I had a private life outside the artistic world,” she shared at the time, adding that “I told myself that I would never have the career I deserved, so I stopped.” Go to Source