Michèle Girardon

Biography

Michèle Girardon (1938-1975), sometimes credited as Michele Girardon, was a French actress. She became an international star after she taught herself English while on the set of Howard Hawks’s ‘Hatari!’. In 1975 she committed suicide via an overdose of sleeping pills at the age of 36.

Known For

Hatari!

as Brandy de la Court

The Bakery Girl of Monceau

as Sylvie

The Lovers

as Secretary

Death in the Garden

as María Castin

Sign of the Lion

as Dominique Laurent

The Magnificent Cuckold

as Cristiana

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

as Josefa

Pyramid of the Sun God

as Josefa

Tender Scoundrel

as L'étrangère du Ritz

The Seven Deadly Sins

as Héloïse - la Maîtresse (segment "L'orgueuil")