Brigitte Fossey is a French actress. She was born on June 15, 1946, in Tourcoing, Nord, France. When she was only six years old, she started her career as a child actress. First, she appeared in a film titled Forbidden Games as Paulette. She got a lot of love and support from the audience.
Beth is a daughter of Nee Bowden (Nina Lou) and Joseph Broderick. Beth has two sisters. She was raised up in Huntington Beach, California. She was interested in acting at childhood. She completed her high school education at the age of sixteen.
She proceeded to the American Academy of Arts in Pasadena, California, where she graduated at the age of eighteen. She pursued her acting career in New York City.
She was in a relationship with director Jean-François Adam for several years. She met him when she was making his 1970 film M comme Mathieu. After having a relationship for several years, finally, they got married in 1966. They have a child named Marie Adam. Her current relationship status is divorce.
PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 30: (L-R) Actors Brigitte Fossey and Henri Langlois 2015 awarded Andre Dussolier attend the ‘Henri Langlois’ : 10th Award Ceremony At Unesco In Paris on March 30, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage)
PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 25: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends “Poesie en Liberte” Comite de Lecture au 2019 Ministere Education Nationale on May 6, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage)
PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 25: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends “Poesie en Liberte” Comite de Lecture au 2019 Ministere Education Nationale on May 6, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 22: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends the “Little Prince” (“Le Petit Prince”) Premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
RAMATUELLE, FRANCE – AUGUST 07: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends the lunch at Jacqueline Franjou’s house, as part of the 31th Ramatuelle Festival, in Ramatuelle on August 7, 2015 in Ramatuelle, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 28: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends the Michele Bernier One Woman Show “Vive Demain !” at Theatre des Varietes on January 28, 2019 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 12: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends the “Prix Bristol Des Lumieres 2015” At Hotel Le Bristol In Paris on November 12, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Laurent Viteur/Getty Images)
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 07: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends the Tribute to the 25 Years Of Competition during the 45th Deauville American Film Festival on September 07, 2019 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireImage)
SAUMUR, FRANCE – MAY 14: Actress Brigitte Fossey attends Tribute To Jean-Claude Brialy during “Journees Nationales du Livre et du Vin”on May 14, 2017 in Saumur, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – 03/16/2018: Actress Brigitte Fossey poses during Paris Book Fair 2018 at Parc Des Expositions Porte de Versailles, France on 03/16/2018. (Photo by Eric Fougere/Corbis via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – 03/16/2018: Actress Brigitte Fossey poses during Paris Book Fair 2018 at Parc Des Expositions Porte de Versailles, France on 03/16/2018. (Photo by Eric Fougere/Corbis via Getty Images)
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 08: Brigitte Fossey arrives at the ‘Camp X-Ray’ Premiere during the 40th Deauville American Film Festival on September 8, 2014 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Francois G. Durand/WireImage)
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 08: (EDITORS NOTE: image was processed with digital filters) Brigitte Fossey arrives at the screening of “Waiting for the Barbarians” during the 45th Deauville American Film Festival on September 08, 2019 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Francois G. Durand/Getty Images)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Brigitte Fossey attends “Amant Double (L’Amant Double’)” Red Carpet Arrivals during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 26: Brigitte Fossey
attends ‘Amant Double (L’Amant Double’)’ Red Carpet Arrivals during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 26, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/FilmMagic)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 28: Brigitte Fossey attends the Closing Ceremony during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 28, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tony Barson/FilmMagic)
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 6: Brigitte Fossey attends the opening ceremony of the 45th Deauville American Film Festival on September 6, 2019 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Foc Kan/FilmMagic)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 24: Brigitte Fossey attends the screening of “Sibyl” during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2019 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 22: Brigitte Fossey attends the “The Little Prince” premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Laurent Viteur/FilmMagic)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 22: Brigitte Fossey attends the “The Little Prince” premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/FilmMagic,)
Net Worth and Salary
Brigitte Fossey’s net worth is estimated at around $10 Million.
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Professional life and Career
She started her professional acting career at the age of six. She appeared in a film named Forbidden Games as Paulette. She got huge positive feedback from the audience. Not only that, she won the ‘Academy Award’ in the category of ‘Best Foreign Language Film’.
She is a child actress and as a child actress, she appeared in many films including The Steel Rope, and The Happy Road. She also appeared in a film titled Cinema Paradiso as Elena Mendola in 1988. It was a successful film. And because of this, she won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
She is fluent in English. American actor/director Gene Kelly hired her for his 1957 film, The Happy Road. When she was ten years old, her parents decided not to get their daughter involved in the film business so that she could focus on studies.
She studied dance and piano. Later, she went to work in Geneva, Switzerland as an interpreter/translator. In 1977, she nominated for a César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Le Bon et les méchants and in 1978, she nominated for a César Award for Best Actress for Les Enfants du placard. Her last film’s name is Don’t Tell Her and it was in 1917. She holds a prestigious position in the French acting field.