Françoise Seigner

Biography

Françoise Seigner (7 April 1928 – 13 October 2008) was a French actress renowned for her theatre work and notable film roles, including Madame Guerin in "The Wild Child" (1970). She also appeared in the 2005 adaptation of Agatha Christie's "By the Pricking of My Thumbs". A cancer survivor who lost her life to pancreatic cancer, Seigner was aunt to actresses Emmanuelle and Mathilde Seigner.