Marie-France Boyer (born 22 April 1938[1] in Marseille) is a French actress,[2][3] singer[4] and the author of many internationally published non-fiction books on France.[5][6][7] She appeared from 1959 until 1976 in more than a dozen feature films and several TV shows.

During her career as actress she worked with many directors, among them François Villiers, Henri Verneuil, Agnès Varda, Riccardo Freda, Luc de Heusch, John Krish, and Gilles Grangier.

Marie-France Boyer also had the female leading part in the TV series Quentin Durward, playing Isabelle de Croye, whose fate becomes a subject of dispute between the duke of Burgundy and the king of France. As a part of this role, she sings two medieval songs. Isabelle's beauty and loveliness inspire the protagonist to surpass himself, and when he is finally offered high positions at either ruler's courts, he refuses both because he prefers to live by her side.[citation needed]

In 1967, she participated in screen tests for the search of the new male actor for the figure of James Bond in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.[8]

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  1. ^ "née le 22 avril 1938". Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Actress Marie Boyer at time of screen test to pick new James Bond". Retrieved 16 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Filmography". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Frank ALAMO et Marie-France BOYER interprètent en français :"Tea for two" extrait de la comédie musicale". Retrieved 16 April 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Books by Marie-France Boyer". Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Village Voices by Marie-France Boyer". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Marie-France Boyer propose une excitante petite géographie de ces espaces indispensables". Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Being 007: Behind the Scenes at James Bond Auditions". Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) auf life.time.com, Retrieved 12 November 2012

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