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# Catherine Deneuve and her elder sister Françoise Dorléac on the Place Vendôme, 1965
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/katrin-denev-i-ee-starshaia-sestra-fransuaza-dorleak-na-vandomskoi-ploshchadi-1965-god/
- Published: 2024-05-23T17:12:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:33:43.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Cinema, Paris, People, Pop Culture

Catherine Deneuve and her elder sister Françoise Dorléac on the Place Vendôme, 1965\. Françoise Dorléac appeared alongside Deneuve in Jacques Demy's musical *The Young Girls of Rochefort* and in the film *Where the Spies Are*. Françoise was 18 months older than Catherine.

Françoise Dorléac was a very well-known actress of her day, much loved by audiences and directors alike. A celebrated beauty, she was at the height of her career when her life was cut short.

Françoise died in a car accident: she lost control of the car on the way to the airport and, unable to get out of the vehicle, burned to death. She was 25 years old.