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Nathalie Delon

ナタリー・ドロン / なたりー・どろん

American film director

August 1, 1941 – January 21, 2021 ・ Oujda, Oujda-Angad Prefecture, Morocco

  • Oujda-Angad Prefecture
  • film director
  • model
  • film actor

My Take

Nathalie Delon is one of those figures who deserves to be remembered as far more than just "Alain Delon's ex-wife," though that association followed her everywhere. Born Francine Canovas in Oujda, Morocco in 1941, she arrived in French cinema in the 1960s already carrying that rare, almost intimidating kind of beauty — the sort that made magazine covers feel inadequate. But she refused to coast on it: she moved behind the camera as a director and screenwriter, proving that her ambitions ran deeper than the industry's expectations of her. She was a genuine triple threat at a time when that phrase barely existed for women in French film. When she passed in January 2021, the golden era of European cinema lost one of its last true originals — someone who lived on her own terms from Morocco to Paris and beyond.

Overview

Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 1941 – 21 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer. In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world and in the 1970s, she was considered a French sex symbol.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Nathalie Delon
Name (Japanese)
ナタリー・ドロン
Reading
なたりー・どろん
Born
August 1, 1941 – January 21, 2021
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Leo / Snake
Origin
Oujda, Oujda-Angad Prefecture, Morocco
Blood type
Private
Height
Private
Agency
Private
Occupation
film director / model / film actor / screenwriter / actor

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Private
University
Private

3. Relationships

Spouse
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Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Oujda-Angad Prefecture
  • film director
  • model
  • film actor
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.