Actress. She was a French actress, who is best remembered for her films "Crainquebille" in 1922, "La Kermesse Heroïque" and "Pension Mimosas" both in 1935, "Un Carnet de Bal" in 1938, "Une Femme Disparaît" in 1942, "Saraband for Dead Lovers" in 1948, "La Reine Margot" in 1954, "The Seventh Sin" in 1957, "Up From the Beach" in 1961 and "Pas Folle la Guêpe" in 1972. Perhaps her best‐remembered role was in her husband's "Carnival in Flanders." Her last role was in the Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe recipient for the Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film of 1974, "The Pedestrian." She was credited with writing one silent film, "Mother" in 1925 and being an assistant director once. Described as a talented actress, she was a strong, beautiful blond, who was nearly 5-foot-11-inches tall. She was married to Belgian film director, Jacques Feyder, who directed many of her films. The couple had three sons, and their son, Paul, became a film director. Besides being an actress, she was an opera singer and as a solo artist, gave dramatic readings. Born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche, she had a humble beginning being the daughter of a single mother, who was an actress. In 1938, she learned her biological father was Count François Louis Bandy de Nalèche. After placing first in 1917, at a Paris Conservatoire competition, she made her debut at the Palais Garnier in the title role of "Salammbô" by Ernest Reyer and later sang in "Castor et Pollux" by Rameau and "Thaïs" by Massene. She began her film career in 1911, followed by being in a French theatrical troupe performing in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1913, and by 1929 was in Hollywood. She made a few German films. During World War II after France had been invaded by Nazi forces, she fled without possessions to England and then Switzerland, where she taught acting classes at the Conservatoire de Genève. According to her obituary in the "New York Times," she worked for the propaganda department of the Free French and at the time of the liberation of France found herself one of the directors of Radio Algiers in charge of cultural broadcasts. She appeared on the Paris stage after the war. That work resulted in her receiving the French Legion of Honor. Her career was placed on hold during these years. There are several streets in France named in her honor. She and her husband wrote in French, "The Movies, Our Profession." She is credited with at least 128 films, which includes several made-for-television French films.