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Françoise Blanchard

Françoise Blanchard

Actor · Died May 24, 2013, aged 58 · Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France

Françoise Denise Aline Blanchard was a French actress and dubbing artist. Before choosing acting as a career choice, Blanchard worked as a hand model. Throughout the 1970s, she would work in films with such directors as Michel Gérard, Jacques Peroni, Bruno Mattei and Richard Balducci, before being cast in what became her most notable role, in Jean Rollin's 1982 horror film "La morte vivante" ("The Living Dead Girl") as Catherine Valmont, a young woman who is resurrected following a spillage of toxic waste and must devour human blood in order to survive. She received praise for her performance in the film, particularly the end scene, which was so powerful and convincing that it was believed that she had descended into a state of madness. Blanchard went on to appear in three more of Rollin’s works: "Les trottoirs de Bangkok" (1984), the short film "À la poursuite de Barbara" (1991) and her final film role "La nuit des horloges" (2007). She continued in roles during the 1980s, appearing in films, including Jesús Franco's "Revenge in the House of Usher". She had also served as French voice dubbing in film, including that of Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's Popeye (1980), Jane Bux in The NeverEnding Story III (1994) and Margot Wallace in "Hackers" (1995), as well as dubbing of several TV series, including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Totally Spies!". She died in 2013, twelve days before her 59th birthday.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 6, 1954
Died
May 24, 2013 (aged 58)
From
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Françoise Blanchard's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
39%
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Morality
12%
Survival
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
1
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Warm
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Françoise Blanchard's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Françoise Blanchard's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Night of the Clocks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Fantômette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mme Charpentier, Véra Vérabova

  • Michel Strogoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 26 episodes · as Sangarre la Bohémienne

  • Tales of the Tooth Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • In Pursuit of Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Les Aventures de la Famille Glady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom (voice)

  • Golden Temple Amazons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Blonde Amazon

  • Sida, la peste del siglo XX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Maria Ficelle

  • Y'a pas le feu... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Juliette

  • Sidewalks of Bangkok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Claudine

  • Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 26 episodes · as (voice)

  • Venus on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Annie

  • It's Called Catastrophe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as The Girl

  • L'émir préfère les blondes(1983)

    as Sylvie

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Revenge in the House of Usher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Melissa

  • The Living Dead Girl(1982)

    as Catherine Valmont

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Les p’tites têtes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Paloma

  • Don't Forget Your Father in the Cloakroom... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Juliette

  • Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Poppea

  • La Maison Tellier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as La veuve

  • Caligula and Messalina(1981)

    as Agrippina

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Police Destination Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Annie

  • Sexuella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1976 to 2007; peak year 1981.

Highest rated

The Living Dead Girl (1982)

Midcredits 46th

Most popular right now

Caligula and Messalina (1981)

Film career

19762007

Peak 1981 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 24: 24 only acting, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s4 · acting2000s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Françoise Blanchard's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 4th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Universally Panned.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Caligula and Messalina (1981)

60th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Living Dead Girl (1982)

Midcredits 46th · 40% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Françoise Blanchard work with?

People who share at least 2 of Françoise Blanchard's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean Cherlian shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors