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Iconic Actress Lise Bourdin Passes Away at 99

11/30/2025

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Lise Bourdin died at age 99 in Labastide-d’Armagnac, France, two days before her birthday.
She starred with Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn in Love in the Afternoon.
She began as a model and gained fame in Marie-Claire and Harper’s Bazaar.
She retired after two films in 1959, citing a lack of press support.
She was briefly married and later had a relationship with a former French Interior Minister.

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Lise Bourdin died at age 99 in Labastide-d’Armagnac, France, two days before her birthday.
She starred with Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn in Love in the Afternoon.
She began as a model and gained fame in Marie-Claire and Harper’s Bazaar.
She retired after two films in 1959, citing a lack of press support.
She was briefly married and later had a relationship with a former French Interior Minister.