Francoise Dorleac

Francoise Dorleac's Death

Born (Birthday) March 21, 1942

Death Date June 26, 1967

Age of Death 25 years

Cause of Death Traffic Collision

Place of Death Villeneuve-Loubet, France

Profession Movie Actress

The movie actress Francoise Dorleac died at the age of 25. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Remembered for her roles in the Roman Polanski film Cul-de-sac and in the François Truffaut movie La Peau Douce, this French screen actress and rising star was tragically killed in a car accident in her mid-twenties.

Her early film credits include roles in such 1960s films as Ce Soir ou Jamais and La Fille aux Yeux d’Or.

She appeared with Omar Sharif and Eli Wallach in the 1965 historical film Genghis Khan.

How did Francoise Dorleac die?

Death. Dorléac was on the brink of international stardom when she died in a traffic accident on 26 June 1967, aged 25. She lost control of her rented Renault 10 and hit a signpost ten kilometres from Nice at the Villeneuve-Loubet exit of the autoroute La Provençale. The car flipped over and burst into flames.