Karyn Balm
Acting
Biography
Karyn Balm was born on April 29, 1939 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress, known for La brigade des maléfices (1970), Thibaud (1968) and Madame... êtes-vous libre? (1971). She died on November 12, 1980 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Born: April 29, 1939
Place of Birth: Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
Known For
A Woman Is a Woman
Longing for a baby, a stripper pursues another man in order to make her boyfriend jealous.
Two for the Road
Architect Mark Wallace and his wife, Joanna, travel to France to meet with an affluent client. While there, they reflect on their first decade of marriage -- memories of when they first met, of courtship, and of road trips through the French countryside. As flirtation and playful quarreling turn to boredom with the banality of married life, the Wallaces struggle to rekindle their passion, while mutual infidelity threatens to tear them apart.
Le Cercle vicieux
A young artist, an occasional gigolo, marries an older woman for her dough; however, he has not broken with his younger lover.
The Big Wash
Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception.
Sale temps pour les mouches
Renowned atomic scientists are kidnapped on French soil. Inspector San-Antonio and his loyal deputy Bérurier infiltrate a gang suspected of involvement in the case, in order to trace the trail.
La Brigade des maléfices
A fictional division of the National Police is tasked with the investigation of supernatural cases
The Men in the Family
Gabriel Pelletier, sales manager for a major industrial firm, would be the happiest of men if he didn't have a family of rare originality. The day Gabriel Pelletier is asked by the firm's management to welcome and accommodate an important American industrialist who has come to Paris to handle a major contract, he realizes the difficulties that lie ahead. How will Mr. Strumberger, who has the reputation of a fierce puritan, react to the behavior of the various members of the family?
The Great Gadget
A scientist from the East happens in France where it is supposed to improve one of his inventions. But it is much more interested in the fact to enjoy it and have fun ...
Alyse et Chloé
Alyse, a successful cover girl, has had an affair with Luc Bordier, an advertising photographer, for one year now. But although Luc loves her truly, he tends to neglect her as he is too busy with his work. Chloé, who runs an advertising agency, takes advantage of these off-days to seduce Alyse. Alyse tries to hide the situation from Luc but the latter realizes what is happening. He urges Alyse to go with him on a trip to the West Indies but she refuses and joins Chloé, not without suffering from being separated from Luc...
Thumbs Up
A couple of comedians attempt (they never agree) to tell the story of how they met and their picturesque careers in the arts. Guy recounts with dark humor the circumstances of his first, unhappy marriage, his family dramas, his early days as an extra... Sophie describes her professional and sentimental adventures with a friend, Manon, in a no less hard-hitting style. Following a trip to Italy, the two young women end up in a center for "single mothers", whose atmosphere is more reminiscent of a barracks. A few years later, Sophie's son Balthazar attends his mother's wedding to Guy and takes part in the couple's whimsical life.
Filmography
as Manon
as Marthe
as Mélane
as Evelyne Broca
as Sonia
as Simone (uncredited)
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