Françoise Dorner (born 17 June 1949, Paris) is a French actress, screenwriter, playwright and novelist.
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Biography
Actress
Dorner made her cinema debut in 1975 thanks to Éric Le Hung, who cast her in one of the main roles in Raging Fists along with Philippe Lavot, Marie-Georges Pascal and Tony Gatlif, who co-wrote the script. She can be seen in 1981 in Haute surveillance by Pierre-Alain Jolivet and in 1984 with Pierre Richard in The Twin.
Finally, in 1992 she played in Les amies de ma femme by Didier Van Cauwelaert with Michel Leeb, Christine Boisson and Catherine Arditi.
Although her film career remains quite modest, Dorner has been very active in television since the late 1960s. She starred in several TV movies, notably as the titular character in La Petite Fadette in 1978. In 1985, she played Commissioner Françoise Valence in the series "Madame et ses flics". She also adapted one of her plays, Le Parfum de Jeannette, for television in 1996.
Writer
Her plays L'Hirondelle and Le Parfum de Jeannette, cowritten with Jean-Claude Carrière, earned her the Prix du Jeune Théâtre Béatrix Dussane-André Roussin. In 2004, she was awarded the Prix Goncourt du premier roman for La Fille du rang derrière, critically acclaimed in France but also in the United States. In 2006, La Douceur assassine won the Prix Émile Augier awarded by the Académie française and, in 2011, she received the Prix Roger-Nimier for Tartelettes, jarretelles et bigorneaux.
Works
Plays
L'Hirondelle
Le Parfum de Jeannette
2000: Bonheur Parfait
Novels
2004: La Fille du rang derrière (Albin Michel, Le Livre de Poche 2006, ISBN 2253117404)
2006: La Douceur assassine (Albin Michel, Le Livre de Poche, 2008, ISBN 2226172416) adapted to the cinema under the title Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013) directed by Sandra Nettelbeck
2009: Magic Retouches (Albin Michel, ISBN 2226188770)
2011: Tartelettes, jarretelles et bigorneaux (Albin Michel, ISBN 2226221379)
Theatre
1967: Le Duel by Anton Chekhov, directed by André Barsacq, Théâtre de l'Atelier
1975: Des journées entières dans les arbres by Marguerite Duras, directed by Jean-Louis Barrault, Théâtre d'Orsay
1976: Antigone by Jean Anouilh, directed by Nicole Anouilh, Théâtre Firmin-Gémier Antony: Antigone
1980: Diderot à corps perdu, directed by Jean-Louis Barrault, Théâtre d'Orsay: Mademoiselle de Lespinasse
1981: Madame est sortie by Pascal Jardin, directed by Pierre Boutron, Tournée Herbert-Karsenty
1987: Le Nègre by Didier van Cauwelaert, directed by Pierre Boutron, Tournée Herbert-Karsenty
1988: Avanti ! by Samuel A. Taylor, directed by Pierre Mondy, Théâtre du Palais-Royal: Diana Claiborn
1991: Ornifle ou le Courant d'air by Jean Anouilh, directed by Patrice Leconte, Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
Filmography
Actress
Cinema
1975: Raging Fists, by Éric Le Hung: BB la brune
1975: Émilienne, by Guy Casaril: Diane
1975: Flic Story, by Jacques Deray: Suzanne Bollec
1978: En l'autre bord, by Jérôme Kanapa: une mère
1981: Haute surveillance, by Pierre-Alain Jolivet: Claire Mazarine
1984: Le Jumeau, by Yves Robert: Marie
1985: Gros Dégueulasse, by Bruno Zincone: la fille aux boucles d'oreilles
1989: L'invité surprise, by Georges Lautner: Julie
1990: Feu sur le candidat, by Agnès Delarive: Marie-Diane
1992: Les amies de ma femme, by Didier Van Cauwelaert: Hélène
Television
1966: L'affaire Lemoine, episode of the series En votre âme et conscience by Claude Barma: Angélina Lemoine
1967: Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Voies de fait by Jean-Pierre Decourt
1967: Le Somnambule, episode of the series L'amateur ou S.O.S. Fernand by Jean-Pierre Decourt: Denise
1967: Le Fabuleux Grimoire de Nicolas Flamel, episode of the series Le Tribunal de l'impossible by Guy Lessertisseur: Jeanneton
1969: L'Auberge de Peyrebeilles, episode of the series En votre âme et conscience by Guy Lessertisseur: Angélina Lemoine
Screenwriter
1996: Le Parfum de Jeannette TV movie by Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe, coadaptation of her play with Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe and Jean-Claude Carrière
1997: Une Femme sur mesure TV movie by Detlef Rönfeldt, cowritten with Marianne Sägebrecht
1999: La Secrétaire du Père Noël, directed by Dagmar Damek
2012: Mr. Morgan's Last Love, cowritten and directed by Sandra Nettelbeck, adaptation of Françoise Dorner's novel La Douceur assassine
Dubbing
1973: Aminata by Claude Vermorel
1978: Goin' South: Julia Tate Moon (Mary Steenburgen)
1981: Halloween II: Karen Bailey (Pamela Susan Shoop)
1983: Scarface: Elvira Hancock (Michelle Pfeiffer)
1983: Trading Places: Penelope Witherspoon (Kristin Holby)
1984: Police Academy: Sgt Debbie Callahan (Leslie Easterbrook)