Portrait of Geneviève Fontanel

Acting

Geneviève Fontanel

Career

Active from 1960 to 2011, with a break from 2001 to 2010, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Geneviève Fontanel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • French Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Emotional Complexity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
J'ai peur d'oublier
J'ai peur d'oublier (2011)

as La mère de Fabienne

À 10 minutes de la plage
À 10 minutes de la plage (2010)

as Mère Charles

2000s

2 titles
Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre
Le Champ Dolent, le roman de la terre (2002)

TV show · as Charlotte

Marie et Tom
Marie et Tom (2000)

TV show · as Martha Lévesque

1990s

7 titles · average score 58
La Bascule
La Bascule (1999)

as Nicole Beaucart

One 4 All
One 4 All (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lola, la femme au chien

Montparnasse-Pondichéry
Montparnasse-Pondichéry (1994)

as Mrs. Meriel

Le Mangeur de lune
Le Mangeur de lune (1994)

as La mere de Marcel

Maigret
Maigret (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Fonsine

The White Queen
The White Queen (1991)
GoodWatch score 52

as Rita

Un jeu d'enfant
Un jeu d'enfant (1990)

as Andréa

1980s

12 titles · average score 71
Bonjour l'angoisse
Bonjour l'angoisse (1988)

as Jacqueline Michaud

Le Vent des moissons
Le Vent des moissons (1988)

TV show · as Yvonne Bouillette

Our Story
Our Story (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

as Madeleine Pecqueur

Série noire
Série noire (1984)

TV show

Grain of Sand
Grain of Sand (1983)

as Huguette Pommier

Tête à claques
Tête à claques (1982)

as Mrs. Crispin-Vautier

Transit
Transit (1982)

as Roxane

La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet
La Double Vie de Théophraste Longuet (1981)

TV show · as Marceline Longuet

Rodriguez au pays des merguez
Rodriguez au pays des merguez (1980)

as Chipette

Cocktail Molotov
Cocktail Molotov (1980)

as Anne's mother

I Sent a Letter to My Love
I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

as Béatrice

Les Chevaux du soleil
Les Chevaux du soleil (1980)

TV show · as Marie Aldabran

1970s

16 titles · average score 71
The Discord
The Discord (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

as Madame Berger

The Small Timers
The Small Timers (1978)

as Françoise de Saint-Géraud

The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
GoodWatch score 79

as Hélène

Madame Rosa
Madame Rosa (1977)
GoodWatch score 83

as Maryse

Run After Me Until I Catch You
Run After Me Until I Catch You (1976)

as Simone Daru

Le Père Amable
Le Père Amable (1975)

as Céleste

My Husband, His Mistress and I
My Husband, His Mistress and I (1974)

as Claire

Tell Me You Love Me
Tell Me You Love Me (1974)

as Pascaline Dorgeval

Women in the Sun
Women in the Sun (1974)

as Agnès

The Woman in Blue
The Woman in Blue (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ghislaine

La Reine Blanche
La Reine Blanche (1973)

as Josyane

the famous escapes
the famous escapes (1972)

TV show · as Madame de la Pivardière

1960s

10 titles · average score 68
Three Men on a Horse
Three Men on a Horse (1969)

as Eric's wife

Vidocq
Vidocq (1967)

TV show · as Annette

At Theatre Tonight
At Theatre Tonight (1966)

TV show · as Martine / Rolande Ustarritz

The Black Indies
The Black Indies (1964)

as Maggie

Angelique
Angelique (1964)
GoodWatch score 67

as Carmencita

The Adventures of Salavin
The Adventures of Salavin (1964)

as Marthe Lanoue

Male Companion
Male Companion (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

as Socratès' friend (uncredited)

A Monkey in Winter
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
GoodWatch score 80

as Marie-Jo, la serveuse de l'hôtel

Quai Notre-Dame
Quai Notre-Dame (1961)

as Nénette

La Méprise
La Méprise (1960)

as Lisette

1950s

1 title
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958)

TV show · as Aîda / Simone Caries