Catherine Allégret (born 16 April 1946) is a French actress. She is the daughter of

Simone Signoret Simone Signoret (; born Simone Henriette Charlotte Kaminker; 25 March 1921 – 30 September 1985) was a French actress. She received various accolades, including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, a César Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a ...

and

Yves Allégret Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brothe ...

.Becker, Frawley (2004) ''And the Stars Spoke Back: A Dialogue Coach Remembers Hollywood Players of the Sixties in Paris'', Scarecrow Press, , p. 105 In 2007, she portrayed

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

's grandmother Louise Gassion in

Olivier Dahan Olivier Dahan (born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, '' La Vie en rose'', was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language ...

's biopic ''

La Vie En Rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, written in 1945, popularized in 1946, and released as a single in 1947. The song became very popular in the US in 1950, when seven versions reached the ''Billboard ...

'' (''La Môme'' in French).

Personal life

Allégret has been married twice. Her first marriage was to

Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jean-Pierre Castaldi (born 1 October 1944) is a French actor. He is the father of French TV presenter and radio host Benjamin Castaldi Benjamin Castaldi (; born 28 March 1970) is a French television host, columnist, radio host and producer ...

, with whom she has a son,

Benjamin Castaldi Benjamin Castaldi (; born 28 March 1970) is a French television host, columnist, radio host and producer. He is the former host of '' Secret Story'' which is a spinoff of '' Loft Story'' that he hosted as well. Biography Family Benjamin Castald ...

. Her second husband is Maurice Vaudaux, with whom she has a daughter, Clémentine. In 2004, Allégret published a memoir titled ''World Upside Down'' (''Un monde à l'envers'') in which she wrote that she was sexually abused by her stepfather

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (), better known as Yves Montand (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), was an Italian-French actor and singer. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, to Giovanni Livi, a broom manufacturer, Ivo held strong ...

for many years from the age of 5.

Selected filmography

* ''

Lady L ''Lady L'' is a 1965 comedy film based on the novel by Romain Gary and directed by Peter Ustinov. Starring Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, David Niven and Cecil Parker, the film focuses on an elderly Corsican lady as she recalls the loves of her ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Sleeping Car Murders ''The Sleeping Car Murders'' (also known as ''The Sleeping Car Murder'', French title: ''Compartiment tueurs'') is a 1965 French mystery film directed by Costa-Gavras from the novel by Sébastien Japrisot. It stars Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, ...

'' (1965) * '' An Ace and Four Queens'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1969) * ''

Elise, or Real Life ''Elise, or Real Life'' (french: Élise ou la vraie vie) is a 1970 French drama film directed by Michel Drach. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Marie-José Nat as Elise Le Tellier * Mohamed Chouikh as Arezki * Bernadett ...

'' (1970) * ''

Smic Smac Smoc ''Smic, Smac, Smoc'' is a film directed by Claude Lelouch in 1971. Synopsis Three businessmen are best friends until one of them gets married. Details * Title: ''Smic, Smac, Smoc'' * Director: Claude Lelouch * Script: Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uy ...

'' (1971) * '' It Only Happens to Others'' (1971) * ''

Last Tango in Paris ''Last Tango in Paris'' ( it, Ultimo tango a Parigi; french: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a recently w ...

'' (1972) * ''

Paul and Michelle ''Paul and Michelle'' is a 1974 drama film directed and produced by Lewis Gilbert, whose story Vernon Harris and Angela Huth dramatized. It is a sequel to the 1971 film ''Friends (1971 film), Friends,'' by the same director and with the same lead ...

'' (1974) * ''

Vincent, François, Paul and the Others ''Vincent, François, Paul and the Others'' (french: Vincent, François, Paul et les autres) is a 1974 French film directed by Claude Sautet based on the novel ''La grande Marrade'' by Claude Néron. Plot Three friends face mid-life crises. P ...

'' (1974) * ' (1976) * ''

Le braconnier de Dieu ''Le braconnier de Dieu'' is a 1983 French comedy drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Darras. Cast * Pierre Mondy as Brother Grégoire * Jean Lefebvre as Vincent Espérandieu * Annie Cordy as Jofrette * Michel Galabru as Hilaire * Jean-Pierre Da ...

'' (1983) * '' The Round Up'' (2010) * ''

Capitaine Marleau ''Capitaine Marleau'' is a french television series, created by Elsa Marpeau, that first broadcast on France 3 on 20 December 2014 and since 2021 on France 2. The series, directed entirely by Josée Dayan, stars Corinne Masiero as the title ch ...

'' (2017) / 1 Episode * ''

Josephine, Guardian Angel ''Josephine, Guardian Angel'' (Joséphine, ange gardien) is a French television series. It has been aired since 1997 on TF1 (France). Plot Joséphine Delamarre is a guardian angel that Heaven sends to earth. With her psychological insight, abi ...

(2018)'' * ''

Tomorrow Is Ours ''Tomorrow is Ours'' ( French: ''Demain nous appartient'') is a French television soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, an ...

(2018-2021) / 122 Episodes''

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