Suzanne Flon


Suzanne Flon was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film Thou Shalt Not Kill. Flon also received two César Awards and two Molière Awards in her career.

Early life

Her father was a railway worker and her mother crafted jewellery. Prior to becoming an actress, Flon worked as an English translator at the Paris department store Au Printemps and then as personal secretary to Édith Piaf. The great love of her life was the legendary film director John Huston. She never married.

Theatre roles

Flon's stage credits included plays by Jean Anouilh, André Roussin, and Loleh Bellon. Her English-language theatrical roles included Katherine and Rosalind.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Molière Awards

YearGroupAwardPlayResult
1987Molière AwardsBest ActressLéopold le bien-aiméWon
1995Molière AwardsBest ActressLa Chambre d'amisWon

César Awards

YearGroupAwardFilmResult
1984César AwardBest Supporting ActressL'Été meurtrierWon
1990César AwardBest Supporting ActressLa VouivreWon

Others

She won Best Actress at the 1961 Venice film festival for her role as the mother of a conscientious objector in Tu ne tueras point.

Tributes

Director Danièle Thompson dedicated Avenue Montaigne to Flon, who had here her last film appearance. Writer-director John Huston described Flon as "the most extraordinary woman I have ever known."