CATHERINE LACHENS
ACTING
Catherine Lachens (born on September 2, 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt (France) and died on September 27, 2023 in Paris), was a French actress with a flamboyant temperament, known for her glibness, husky voice and boundless energy.
From a modest background, she worked in a variety of odd jobs before making her film debut in 1973 in Nina Companeez's L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise, alongside Brigitte Bardot.
She went on to play a series of roles in popular comedies, working with directors such as Georges Lautner (Flic ou voyou, Mort d'un pourri), Philippe de Broca, Claude Zidi and Jean Yanne.
The Other One's Mug 1979
The Blood of Others 1984
The Beautiful Story 1992
The Gang 1977
The Medic 1979
The Maid 1991
Bright Days Ahead 2013
Molière's Last Stage 2024
Incorrigible 1975
The Two Crocodiles 1987
It's Hard Killing Someone Even on a Monday 2001
Monsieur Papa 1977
These Sorcerers Are Mad 1978
French Cuisine 2015
Let's Make a Dirty Movie 1976
Rosa la Rose, Public Girl 1986
Flic Story 1975
Dumb But Disciplined 1979
Swann in Love 1984
French Twist 1995
Cop or Hood 1979
One Fine Day, a Hairdresser 2004
The Prize of Peril 1983
Too Shy to Try 1978
Confession of a Dredger 2001
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs 1979
Violette & Francois 1977
Scènes de ménages 2009
Softly from Paris 1986