Scene from La morte vivante (1982)

Alternate Names: Francoise Blanchard, Françoise Denise Aline Blanchard (birth name), Patricia Derec, Patricia Derek

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Sexuella (1976) as

Most Important Roles:

• Revenge in the House of Usher (1983) as Melissa
• Caligula and Messalina (1981) as Agrippina
• Golden Temple Amazons (1986) as Blonde Amazon
• The Living Dead Girl (1982) as Catherine Valmont
• Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez (1985) as Maria Ficelle
• Police Destination Oasis (1981) as Annie
• In Pursuit of Barbara (1991) as
• Les p’tites têtes (1982) as Paloma
• La Maison Tellier (1982) as La veuve
• Sida, la peste del siglo XX (1986) as

Career Highlights:

• Revenge in the House of Usher (1983)
• Caligula and Messalina (1981)
• Golden Temple Amazons (1986)
• The Living Dead Girl (1982)
• Le Facteur de Saint-Tropez (1985)
• Police Destination Oasis (1981)
• In Pursuit of Barbara (1991)
• Les p’tites têtes (1982)
• La Maison Tellier (1982)
• Sida, la peste del siglo XX (1986)

Françoise Denise Aline Blanchard (1954-2013) was a French actress and dubbing artist, born before choosing acting as her career path after working as a hand model. Throughout the 1970s, she acted in films directed by Michel Gérard, Jacques Peroni, Bruno Mattei, Richard Balducci, among others. Blanchard gained recognition for her role as Catherine Valmont in Jean Rollin's 'La morte vivante' (1982), a horror film about a resurrected woman who needs human blood to survive. Her performance was praised, particularly the intense final scene. She went on to appear in three more of Rollin’s films: 'Les trottoirs de Bangkok' (1984), 'À la poursuite de Barbara' (1991), and 'La nuit des horloges' (2007). Blanchard also voiced roles in international films like 'Popeye' (1980) and TV shows such as 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'. She passed away twelve days before her 59th birthday.

First Appearances:

• The Living Dead Girl (1982) as

Most Important Roles:

• The Living Dead Girl (1982) as
• Ménage à Trois (1982) as

Career Highlights:

• The Living Dead Girl (1982)
• Ménage à Trois (1982)

Patricia Besnard-Rousseau, born in France, rose to prominence as an actress with her role in 'La morte vivante' (1982). In this film, she portrayed Catherine Valmont, a young woman who dies at age 20 and is subsequently resurrected. The story explores Catherine's transformation into a vampire-like creature, driven by an insatiable thirst for innocent blood.