Irène Tunc (25 September 1935 – 16 January 1972) was a French actress and model. She was crowned

Miss France Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as " Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...

in 1954. She was the wife of film director

Alain Cavalier Alain Cavalier (; born 14 September 1931) is a French film director. Biography Cavalier was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award ...

and she died in a car crash in 1972. She appeared in 35 films and television shows between 1955 and 1971.

Selected filmography

* '' Camilla'' (1954) * '' Bravissimo'' (1955) * ''

Les Truands ''Les Truands'' is a French comedy film starring Eddie Constantine directed by Carlo Rim. For English-speaking audiences it was renamed as ''Lock Up Your Spoons'' respectively ''The Gangsters''. Synopsis This is the story of racketeer Amédée ...

'' (1956) *'' Lazzarella'' (1957) * '' Paris Holiday'' (1958) * ''

La sposa ''La sposa'' (Italian for ''The bride'') is a 1958 Italian melodrama film directed by Edmondo Lozzi.Anonimo. "La sposa - Recensione". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', Vol. XLIII. 1958. Cast * Irène Tunc: Flora *Carlo Giuffré: Maurizio * Pa ...

'' (1958) * ''

Noi siamo due evasi ''Noi siamo due evasi'' is a 1959 Italian crime-comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Bernardo Cesarotti * Magali Noël: Odette * Raimondo Vianello: Camillo Gorini * Sandra Mondaini: Isabella * Titina De Filippo ...

'' (1959) * ''

Cavalier in Devil's Castle ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' ( it, Il cavaliere del castello maledetto), also known as ''The Cavaliers of Devil's Castle'', is a 1959 Italian swashbuckler film written and directed by Mario Costa and starring Massimo Serato, Irène Tunc and ...

'' (1959) * ''

The Conqueror of the Orient ''The Conqueror of the Orient'' (Italian:''Il conquistatore dell'Oriente'') is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Gianna Maria Canale, Rik Battaglia and Irène Tunc.Hughes p.36 It is set several centuries ago ...

'' (1960) * ''

Le signore ''Le signore'' (i.e. "The ladies") is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Turi Vasile and starring Chelo Alonso and Nadia Gray. Plot Cast * Chelo Alonso as Rosario * Nadia Gray as Tatjana Baker * Liana Orfei as Patrizia Viotti * Irè ...

'' (1960) * ''

Léon Morin, Priest ''Léon Morin, Priest'' (french: Léon Morin, prêtre) is a 1961 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It was adapted by Melville from Béatrix Beck's novel '' The Passionate Heart'' (French: ''Léon Morin, prêtre''), which won the ...

'' (1961) * ''

Live for Life ''Live for Life'' (french: Vivre pour vivre) is a 1967 French film directed by Claude Lelouch starring Yves Montand, Candice Bergen and Annie Girardot. The film won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for the Academy A ...

'' (1967) * ''

Je t'aime, je t'aime ''Je t'aime, je t'aime'' ("I Love You, I Love You") is a 1968 French science fiction film directed by Alain Resnais from a screenplay by Jacques Sternberg. The plot centres on Claude Ridder (Claude Rich) who is asked to participate in a myster ...

'' (1968) * ''

Two English Girls ''Two English Girls'' (original French title: ''Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent'', UK Title: ''Anne and Muriel''), is a 1971 French romantic drama film directed by François Truffaut and adapted from a 1956 novel of the same name by Henri-Pier ...

'' (1971)

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* 1935 births 1972 deaths French film actresses Road incident deaths in France Miss France winners French female models People from Nord (French department) 20th-century French actresses Signatories of the 1971 Manifesto of the 343 {{France-film-actor-stub