This June 15, 2023, the sublime actress Brigitte Fossey celebrates her 77th birthday. The star, who made a name for herself at the age of nine by playing in René Clément’s Forbidden Games, is one of the emblematic actresses of French cinema. Les Valseuses, Un Mauvais fils, La Boum 1 and 2… Brigitte Fossey has had a string of successes on the big screen.

On the side of her private life, the actress was married to Jean-François Adam, director of M comme Mathieu, Le jeu du solitaire, Retour à la bien-aimée. The latter ended his life with a rifle on October 15, 1980. In an interview with Jordan de Luxe for his show L’instant de luxe, the actress had mentioned some regrets about her family life .

“I regret some things, there are some people I missed,” she said in 2021 and added, “I feel like I haven’t been there enough with my family, with my friends, with my daughter. I try to catch up as best I can, by going on a trip with them, staying two or three days with them to compensate for the lack of daily life”.

From her union with Jean-François Adam, Brigitte Fossey gave birth to a daughter named Marie Adam. The latter, now 54 years old, has played in a few films and television films including Les Eaux dormantes in 1992, Le Château des oliviers, Les Faux Médicaments: Mortal pills or even in the series Do not do this, do not do that in which she embodied the mistress of Eliott Bouley.

She has spent a large part of her career in theater with troupes such as the Théâtre National Populaire. Since then, it has become increasingly rare in the media. Planet invites you to discover it in photos in our slideshow.