Béatrice Florence Andree Altariba-Homs (18 June 1939 – 14 July 2026) was a French actress who was active between 1956 and 1969, especially in French and Italian Golden Age Cinema for playing Cosette in Les Misérables and Diana in Totò Diabolicus.
Life and career Born in Marseille on 18 June 1939, she was the niece of symbolist poet Paul Fort.Le Film Complet, n° 591, 15 November 1956.Elle - Spécial cinéma, 6 August 1956. She started her career in revues and musical theatre, then she made her film debut at 17. Altariba was also active in Italian cinema. Her last French television appearance was in the first episode of the television series The Aeronauts in 1967.
Altariba died in Paris on 14 July 2026, at the age of 87.
Partial filmography
Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1956) - Sassia Lorsque l'enfant paraît (1956) - Natacha L'Homme et l'Enfant (1956) - Hélène Mercier Women's Club (1956) - Dominique Les violents (1957) - Lisiane Chartrain A Friend of the Family (1957) - Sophie The Tricyclist (1957) - Popeline Les Misérables (1958) - Cosette Le temps des oeufs durs (1958) - Lucie Grandvivier Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958) - Olga Babitcheff Le petit prof (1959) - Françoise Eyes Without a Face (1960) - Paulette Monsieur Robinson Crusoe (1960) - Popeline Les pique-assiette (1960) - Laurence Behind Closed Doors (1961) - La sposina Three Faces of Sin (1961) - Une invitée au vernissage A Man Named Rocca (1961) - Maud Crazy Desire (1962) - Silvana Totò Diabolicus (1962) - Diana The Seventh Sword (1962) - Isabella The Young Racers (1963) - Monique Hold-up à Saint-Trop (1963) La banda Casaroli (1963) - Ragazza Al Bar The Four Musketeers (1963) - Anne d'Autriche The Gorillas (1964) - Sylvie Danlevent On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (1964) Su e giù (1965) - (segment "Questione di principio") Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (1965) - Elisa von Sloot Le caïd de Champignol (1966) - Evelyne Et la femme créa l'amour (1966) - Anouchka Darling Caroline (1968) - Une aristocrate chez Belhomme La Prisonnière (1968) - Une invitée au vernissage (uncredited) Cemetery Without Crosses (1969) - Saloon Woman (final film role)
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