Françoise Pascal

Pascal was born in Mauritius, then a colony of the United Kingdom, to Marcel and Claire Pascal. She grew up with her parents and four siblings in Mauritius, until age 6 when her family moved to London. She also lived in Paris for some time where she attended La Sorbonne. Her father died when she was 14. Françoise Pascal made her debut at the age of 11 on the boards of Paris with Jean-Louis Barrault. But it is in the British capital that she settles down and that she is noticed by dancing in the show Top of the Pops Her film career opens in 1968 with Loving Feeling by Norman J. Warren and School for Sex, two trendy "sex-comedies". Figure of Swinging London, she appears alongside the Rolling Stones in One Plus One by Jean-Luc Godard and begins to attract the attention of the sensational press. She was chosen to be the Penthouse Pet of the Month in August 1970 and appeared on the cover of Club International's first issue in 1972. On the big screen, we see her in Vernon Sewell's film Burke and Hare. She also shoots for the BBC, alongside Rex Harrison in The Adventures of Don Quixote or Lee Remick in Summer and Smoke after Tennessee Williams. Above all, she gives the line twice to Peter Sellers in A Girl in My Soup and in In the Car, Simone.

In 1973, Françoise starred in La Rose de fer with Hugues Quester as a partner. If it is not the first choice of Jean Rollin, the understanding is excellent with the director and his performance amply satisfies him. The film, now cult, places it at the forefront in the memory of the filmmaker's fans, but after its release, it suffered a bitter commercial failure. In 1976, she starred in two erotic comedies, one, And if you don't want it, shot in France, the other, Keep It Up Downstairs, shot in England with Diana Dors. She then worked mainly on television, often playing the "little French". She notably plays the role of Danielle Favre in the series Mind Your Language (en) (1977-1979) which establishes her as a popular figure on the small screen. Complete artist, she also records some 45 laps. His private life is marked throughout the 1970s by a troubled love affair with comedian Richard Johnson. The couple gave birth to a son, Nicholas, in 1976 and separated in 1980. In 1980, she left for Hollywood with a two-year contract to star in the Young and the Restless series. During her stay in Los Angeles, she worked mainly in the theater, including three plays by Shakespeare for which her performances were hailed. She also admits in a recent interview to have a predilection for boards. She shot in 1986 what is to date her last film Lightning the White Stallion with Mickey Rooney and Susan George. Returning to England in 1987, she made a living from public appearances and worked as a secretary. She participated in 1995, like Anna Bergman among others, in the show Doing Rude Things which looks back on the history of English erotic cinema.

In January 2012, Françoise Pascal published her autobiography, As I am. The actress evokes her relations with the actors Warren Beatty and Michael Caine and causes some stir by revealing her adulterous relationship with the very conservative Baron James Hanson7. She returns above all to the excesses of a certain showbiz and to his drug addiction problems that prematurely ended his Hollywood career. After going through particularly difficult times, the actress returned to the light, devotes much of her time to charity. Since 2010, she has been organizing events aimed at connecting charities with stars likely to promote their causes.

Source : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7oise_Pascal_(actrice)

Pascal had a child, Nicholas Johnson, by the actor, Richard Keith Johnson.[5][6]

On 4 December 2010, she joined Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood at Claygate Village to turn on the village Christmas lights[7] and singing a solo of Silent Night.

In December 2012, Pascal took part in the ITV1 programme Storage Hoarders, in which she sorted and sold at auction some of her more valuable possessions which she had kept in storage for months.

One of Pascal’s closest friends was British actress, Lynne Frederick. She first became acquainted with Frederick in 1972, when they co-starred on an episode of the television anthology series, BBC Play of the Month.[8] The two actresses quickly became “firm friends”[8] and frequently saw each other during the height of their careers in the 1970s. Pascal recalled that they regretfully lost contact in 1977 after Frederick married Peter Sellers.[8] Frederick later died in 1994. In April 2020, a few weeks before the 26th anniversary of Frederick’s death, Pascal tweeted a photo of herself and Frederick, with the caption “I think of her very often! Always had that fresh baby face! RIP Lynne! Xxx”.[9]

• As I Am Autobiography Information, Published by Pegasus Elliot McKenzie 2012
• Simon Sheridan Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema (2011) (fourth edition) (Titan Publishing, London)

• Official website
• Françoise Pascal at IMDb
• 2010 interview
• For the Love of Ella at IMDb