Brigitte Lahaie

About Brigitte Lahaie

Who is it?: Actress, Director, Writer
Birth Day: October 12, 1955
Birth Place:  Tourcoing, Nord, France, France
Birth Sign: Scorpio
Other names: Brigitte Simonin, Fanny, Brigitte Bordeaux, Brigitte Lahaye, Brigitte Van Meerhaegue
Occupation: Actress • Radio host
Years active: 1977–1995 (pornographic films) 1978–present (Film & TV)
Height: 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight: 54 kg (119 lb; 8.5 st)
Website: http://www.brigittelahaie.fr/

Brigitte Lahaie Net Worth

Brigitte Lahaie was born on October 12, 1955 in  Tourcoing, Nord, France, France, is Actress, Director, Writer. Brigitte Lahaie was born on October 12, 1955 in Tourcoing, Nord, France. Her father was a banker and her mother was an accountant. Brigitte also has two brothers and a sister. Lahaie moved with her sister to Paris, France in 1975 and worked in a shoe store prior to getting her first film job through a newspaper advert. Brigitte began performing in explicit hardcore movies in 1976 just a year following the legalization of hardcore pornography in France. After establishing herself as a star attraction in adult fare, Brigitte played a small role in the horror picture Les raisins de la mort (1978) for cult cinema director Jean Rollin. Lahaie went on to tackle a lead role in Fascination (1979) for Rollin. Moreover, in the early 1980's Brigitte decided to stop doing porn and made a concentrated effort to appear in more traditional mainstream films under the alias Brigitte Simonin. (She has small parts in such mainstream movies as Diva (1981) and Henry & June (1990).) In addition, Lahaie published an autobiography in 1987, recorded and released a pop single, and even did a successful one-woman stage show about her life and career before going on to become the hostess of her own daily talk radio show that largely centers on issues concerning sexuality and relationships. Brigitte was inducted into the XRCO Hall of Fame as a Film Pioneer in 2014.
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💰Brigitte Lahaie Net worth: $15 Million

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Biography/Timeline

1976

Brigitte Lahaie started in the adult film industry in 1976, just a year after the legalization of hardcore pornography in France.

1979

Jean Rollin, who directed her in a porn film, wanted to give her an opportunity to work in mainstream films. He offered her a part in Les Raisins de la Mort, the first gore film produced in France, with Marie-Georges Pascal in the leading role. The Director appreciated Lahaie's performance and made her the protagonist of his next film, Fascination, in 1979.

1980

In 1980, at the height of her popularity, she decided to put an end to her hardcore career and appear in more traditional films, such as I as in Icarus (1980, with Yves Montand) in which she played a stripper, and For a Cop's Hide (1981, with Alain Delon) in which she played a nurse. However, she also made some softcore and Nazi exploitation "video nasties" during this time.

1990

Later, Lahaie acted in several other mainstream films, including Henry & June (1990) and Calvaire (2004).

2012

Lahaie is also an avid fan of equestrianism, an interest first inspired when she saw the film White Mane as a teenager. She commentated live on the Equestrian events at the 2012 London Olympics for RMC.