the Prosper Mérimée novel Julie de Chaverny ou la Double Méprise (1966) directed by Marchand. Then she joined Gene Kelly and her sister Catherine, who was a cinematic star by this time, in The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967), an homage to Hollywood musicals. Her final film role was the female lead in Billion Dollar Brain (1967) opposite Michael Caine, who played spy Harry Palmer. Death Dorléac was on the brink of international stardom when she died in a traffic accident on 26 June 1967, aged 25. She lost control of her rented Renault 10 and hit a signpost ten kilometres from Nice at the Villeneuve-Loubet exit of the autoroute La Provençale. The car flipped over and burst into flames. Dorléac had been en route to Nice Airport and was afraid of missing her flight. She was seen struggling to get out of the car, but was unable to open the door. Police later identified her body only from the fragment of a cheque book, a diary, and her driver's licence. Filmography Feature films Les loups dans la bergerie (1960) – Madeleine Les portes claquent (1960) – Dominique (together with her sister Catherine Deneuve) Ce soir ou jamais (1961) – Danièle La fille aux yeux d'or (1961) – Katia All the Gold in the World (1961) – La journaliste Adorable menteuse (1962) The Dance (1962) – Françoise Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1962) – Nathalie Cartier L'homme de Rio (1964) – Agnès Villermosa La peau douce (1964) – Nicole Circle of Love (1964) Male Hunt (1964) – Françoise Bicart alias Sandra Rossen Genghis Khan (1965) – Bortei Where the Spies Are (1966) – Vikki Cul-de-sac (1966) – Teresa Les demoiselles de Rochefort (1967) – Solange Garnier (also with Deneuve) Billion Dollar Brain (1967) – Anya (final film role, released posthumously) Television roles Les trois chapeaux claques (TV movie, 1962) – Paula Les petites demoiselles (TV movie, 1964) – Anne Julie de Chaverny ou la Double Méprise (TV movie, 1967) – Julie Appearances as herself Cinépanorama (TV series documentary, 1959) – herself Les échos du cinéma (TV series short, 1961–1962) – herself Discorama (TV series, 1962) – herself Teuf-teuf (TV musical divertissement, 1963) – herself 4 FOIS D – Françoise Dorléac (Documentary short, 1964) – herself Grand écran (TV series documentary, 1964) – herself Ni figue ni raisin (TV series, 1965) – herself New Reports from France (TV series documentary, 1966)