Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim, byname of
Roger Vladimir Plemiannikov (
January 26,
1928 â€"
February 11,
2000) was a French
journalist,
author,
actor,
screenwriter,
director, and
producer who launched
Brigitte Bardot's career in the film
And God Created Woman. The scene of Bardot dancing barefoot on a table remains one of the most erotic scenes in French cinema.
Vadim was born in
Paris, France. His
White Russian father, Igor Plemiannikov, had immigrated from
Ukraine and become a
naturalized French citizen, and was a
vice consul of France to
Egypt.
Vadim became a stage actor at the age of 16.
In
1947 he became assistant writer to film director
Marc Allégret.
As well as his movie achievements, Roger Vadim was celebrated for his romances/marriages to such beautiful women as actresses
Brigitte Bardot and
Jane Fonda. He also lived with
Catherine Deneuve, with whom he had a child
Christian Vadim, prior to his marriage to Fonda. In addition to his theater and movie work, he wrote several books including his autobiography
D'une Ă©toile Ă l'autre (
From One Star to the Next).
Vadim died at age 72 of
lymphoma and is buried in the St. Tropez Cemetery,
Saint Tropez, France. He was survived by his wife, French actress
Marie-Christine Barrault, and four children: Vanessa, born to Fonda;
Christian with Deneuve; Nathalie, born to actress
Annette Stroyberg; and Vania, his child with heiress
Catherine Schneider.
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Brigitte Bardot 12/20/52 - 12/06/57 (divorced)
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Annette Vadim 1958 - 1960 (divorced) 1 child (
Nathalie)
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Jane Fonda 08/14/65 - 01/16/73 (divorced) 1 child (
Vanessa)
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Catherine Schneider 1975 - 197? (divorced) 1 child (
Vania)
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Marie-Christine Barrault 1990 - his death
Un coup de baguette magique (1997, TV movie)
Mon père avait raison (1996, TV movie)
La Nouvelle tribu (1996, TV mini-series)
Amour fou (1993, TV movie)
Safari (1991 TV movie)
*And God Created Woman (1987)
*The Hitchhiker (1986 TV, segment "Dead Man's Curve")
*Faerie Tale Theatre (1984 TV, segment "Beauty and the Beast")
*Surprise Party (1983)
*Hot Touch (1981)
*Night Games (1980)
*Game of Seduction (1976)
*The Murdered Young Girl (1974)
*Don Juan 73 (1973)
*Hellé (1972)
*Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
*Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy (1968)
*Spirits of the Dead (1968)
*The Game is Over (1966)
*Circle of Love (1964)
*Vice and Virtue (1963)
*Dragées au Poivre (1963)
*Castle in Sweden (1963)
*Love on a Pillow (1962)
*Beds and Broads aka Tales of Paris (1962)
*Seven Capital Sins (1962)
*Please Not Now! (1961)
*Blood and Roses (1960)
*Dangerous Liaisons (1959)
*The Night Heaven Fell (1958) starring Brigitte Bardot
*Be Beautiful but Shut up (1957) starring Brigitte Bardot
*Does One Ever Know (1957) starring Brigitte Bardot
*And God Created Woman (1956) starring Brigitte Bardot
*Mademoiselle Striptease (1956)
*Blackmailed (1951)
*The Naked Heart'' (1950)
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Roger Vadim's biographic sketch at
Find A Grave
