 Despite this, she was a very talented young girl, playing Musset at Théâtre National Populaire and entering the Conservatory.Her film début was in "Pas de pitié pour les femmes" (1951), followed by "Fanfan la Tulipe" (1952), in which she played Madame de Pompadour alongside Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida.Since then, she has appeared in Italian, French, British and American films.