Françoise Vatel
Introduction '''Françoise Vatel''' (born Françoise Watel, 28 November 1937 – 24 October 2005) was a French actress.Vatel was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine. She began her film career at the age of 16 in Jean Gourguet's ''Les Premiers outrages'', and she worked with the director again in ''Les promesses dangeureuses'', ''La Putain sentimentale'' and ''Les frangines''. She worked then in the theatre, playing for several years in Claude Magnier's ''Oscar''. She appeared also in films of the Nouvelle Vague, in Luc Moullet's ''Brigitte et Brigitte'' and ''Les Contrebandières'' and Claude Chabrol's ''Les Cousins'' among others. She died in Soissons, aged 67.
Selected filmography ===Film===* 1955 : ''Les Premiers Outrages'' by Jean Gourguet : ''Brigitte Lambert, known as Bichette''* 1956 : ''Les Promesses dangereuses'' by Jean Gourguet : ''Marie-Titi''* 1958 : ''Un jour comme les autres'' by Paul Bordry* 1958 : ''Quelqu'un frappe à la porte'' by Alexandre Szombati : ''Elisabeth''* 1958 : ''Les Tricheurs'' by Marcel Carné with Christian Azzopardi* 1958 : ''La Putain sentimentale'' by Jean Gourguet with Maria Vincent* 1959 : ''Les Cousins'' by Claude Chabrol : ''Martine'' with Gerard Blain* 1959 : ''Bal de nuit'' by Maurice Cloche* 1959 : ''Les Amants de demain'' by Marcel Blistène with Édith Piaf* 1960 : ''Un steack trop cuit'' by Luc Moullet - short film* 1960 : ''Les Frangines'' by Jean Gourguet : ''Nadine''* 1960 : ''Le Pain des Jules'' by Jacques Séverac : ''Zize''* 1961 : ''Terres noires'' by Luc Moullet - short film, narration only* 1961 : ''Dans la gueule du loup'' by Jean-Charles Dudrumet, : ''Odette''* 1962 : ''Les Ballets roses'' (''Dossier 1413'') d'Alfred Rode : ''Caroline''* 1962 : ''Capito?'' by Luc Moullet - short film* 1962 : ''La fille de Paname et le gars de Padoue'' by Luc Moullet - short film* 1965 : ''Les Bons Vivants'' by Gilles Grangier : ''Une pensionnaire (segment "La Fermeture")''* 1966 : ''Brigitte et Brigitte'' by Luc Moullet : ''Brigitte''* 1967 : ''Les Contrebandières'' by Luc Moullet : ''Brigitte''* 1967 : ''Jeudi on chantera comme dimanche'' by Louis by Heusch : ''Francine''* 1972 : ''Le gang des otages'' by Edouard Molinaro* 1976 : ''Mon cœur est rouge'' by Michèle Rosier : ''La charcutière''* 1978 : ''L'Exercice du pouvoir'' by Philippe Galland : ''Mimi''* 1985 : ''Une soirée perdue'' by Cécile Decugis* 1986 : ''Les interdits du monde'' by Chantal Lasbats - documentary, narration only* 1987 : ''La Comédie du travail'' by Luc Moullet : ''Une amie by Françoise''* 1988 : ''De bruit et de fureur'' by Jean-Claude Brisseau : ''Mère Jean-Roger''* 2002 : ''Les Naufragés by la D17'' by Luc Moullet : ''la femme by la cabine''* 2005 : ''Horizon'' by Pascale Bodet=== Television ===* 1959 : ''La Nuit de Tom Brown'' (TV) : ''Daisy''* 1960 : ''Au fil by l'histoire'' (Les Cinq Dernières Minutes) (TV series) : ''Georgette''* 1961 : ''Epreuves à l'appui'' (Les Cinq Dernières Minutes, episode 21), by Claude Loursais : ''Janine''* 1962 : ''Quatre-vingt-treize'' by Alain Boudet, (TV)* 1966 : ''Cécilia, médecin de campagne'' (TV series) : ''Marie-Rose''* 1966 : ''Les Cinq Dernières Minutes'' by Claude Loursais, episode ''Pigeon vole''* 1966 : ''Les Cinq Dernières Minutes'' by Jean-Pierre Marchand ''La Rose by fer''* 1967 : ''Au théâtre ce soir'' : ''Le Système Fabrizzi'' by Albert Husson, story Sacha Pitoëff, director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny* 1969 : ''La Veuve rusée'' (by Carlo Goldoni), telefilm by Jean Bertho : ''Marinette''* 1972 : ''L'Image'' (TV) : ''Le script''* 1973 : ''L'Enfant de l'automne'' (feuilleton TV) : ''La fille''* 1974 : ''Entre toutes les femmes'' by Maurice Cazeneuve : ''Margot''* 1978 : ''Claudine en ménage'' by Édouard Molinaro* 1980 : ''Papa Poule'' by Roger Kahane, (TV series) : ''L'employée by l'ANPE (1980)''* 1982 : ''Le sage de Sauvenat'' (TV)* 1984 : ''Rue Carnot'' (TV series) : ''Suzanne''* 1989 : '' Je retourne chez maman'' (''Intrigues'') by Emmanuel Fonlladosa