Michèle Girardon

Michèle Girardon

Actor

Lyon, France
August 9, 1938

Biography

Michèle Girardon (1938-1975), sometimes credited as Michele Girardon, was a French actress. She became an international star after she taught herself English while on the set of Howard Hawks’s ‘Hatari!’. In 1975 she committed suicide via an overdose of sleeping pills at the age of 36.

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Representative Works

Hatari!
Hatari!
6.8
/ English
Tender Scoundrel
Tender Scoundrel
5.2
/ French
The Adventures of Scaramouche
The Adventures of Scaramouche
5.9
/ Spanish
The Lovers
The Lovers
6.6
/ French
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins
5.9
/ French
The Magnificent Cuckold
The Magnificent Cuckold
6.6
/ Italian
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
5.6
/ German
Death in the Garden
Death in the Garden
6.4
/ French
Sign of the Lion
Sign of the Lion
7.0
/ French
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
5.9
/ German
The Granddaughter's Model
The Granddaughter's Model
3.7
/ French
The Slave Merchants
The Slave Merchants
4.4
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Hatari!
1962Nominee

Best Performance

Hatari!

Tender Scoundrel
1966Nominee

Best Performance

Tender Scoundrel

The Adventures of Scaramouche
1963Nominee

Best Performance

The Adventures of Scaramouche

Career Highlights

The Lovers
1958Highlight

Best Performance

The Lovers

The Seven Deadly Sins
1962Highlight

Best Performance

The Seven Deadly Sins

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