Françoise Michaud was born in Dijon, France. She graduated in humanities and cinema studies in Paris. After she began an acting career in France, she decided to go to Los Angeles (California) where she followed sessions of the Actors Studio. She also studied screenwriting at UCLA. At the same time she started to take photographs – making portraits of musicians, actors, directors, published in the press- as well as to take pictures on sets while shooting movies.

Filmography

• 2025Clara ou les lumières du Havre — Lucie
• 2018The Lion Sleeps Tonight — La maquilleuse
• 2015Almost an Island — La mère
• 2015Duchess of Warsaw — Elizabeth, silent film actress
• Nina — Miranda
• 2015Tu es si jolie ce soir — Agent immobilier
• 2014Dors mon lapin — Mélissa
• Falco — Helene Carmet
• 2013J'adore ma vie ! — La Généraliste
• 2013À votre bon cœur, mesdames — Mrs Bordier
• 2012Rust and Bone — Stephanie's Mother
• 2012The Empty Home — Virginie's Mother
• 2012Votes for Women: Wanted! — (voice)
• 2011Switch — Agathe Huygens
• 2010Mon pote — Valérie
• 2009Silent Voice — Travailleuse sociale
• 2009Transporté(e)s
• 2008Assoud et les fantômes de La Havane
• 2007I'd Like to Share Spring with Someone — Françoise
• 2005El Cantor — Elizabeth
• 2004Mon fils d'ailleurs — Sophie
• 2002Femme Fatale — Woman with Blind Man
• 2002Flowers of Blood — The social worker
• 2002The Butterfly — Cafe Waitress
• 2001Assoud le Buffle
• 2001L'apprentissage de la ville — Monica
• 2000Le journal de Joseph M.
• 1997Love, Math and Sex — La prof de sciences-nat
• 1996A Saturday on Earth — Journaliste Télé
• 1995Le fils de Paul — La musicienne
• 1995Voyage à Rouen
• 1992Carlota — Charlotte
• 1992Romamor — Sandra
• 1991A Fine Romance — Madeline
• 1991Eminent Domain — Nicole
• L'Alerte rouge — Marie
• 1987The Adventures of Eddie Turley — Lola
• 1987The Dead Tree — Ana-Maria
• 1987The Ghost Valley — Casting director
• 1986Family Business — Nicole
• 1986Mémoires d'un juif tropical — The Mother
• 1986The Unsewing Machine — Betty
• 1985Mort de trois présidents à vie — Perpetual Secretary of Morlock Academy
• 1982Cinématon XX — N°191
• 1981L'Amour trop fort
• 1980Cocktail Molotov — Greta
• 1980The Rebel — Corinne
• 1980The Under-Gifted — Caroline Janin, petite amie de Julien
• Police Commissioner Moulin — Claire D'Anglass

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2021Les Jours et les Nuits — Self
• 20072 ou 3 choses que je sais de Joseph Morder — Self (archive footage)
• 1987Trio — Self
• 1986Portrait de groupe — Self
• 1984Les nuages américains — Self
• 1984Mesures de miel et de lait sauvage — Self
• 1983Chutes de Feuilles d’été — Self
• 1983Feuilles d'été — Self
• 1981Cocktail Morlock — Self
• Cinématon n°191 : Françoise Michaud — self