Marina Vlady

Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French film and TV actress. Her film credits include ''The Conjugal Bed (1963),'' ''2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle (Two or 3 things that I know about her)'' (1967), ''Il sapore del grano (aka: The Flavor of Corn)'' (1986) and Orson Welles' ''Chimes at Midnight'' (1966).

She wrote about her ten-year, long-distance relationship with third husband Vladimir Vysotsky in the memoir ''Vladimir, or the Aborted Flight.'' Their long-distance relationship also inspired several of Vysotsky's songs. Vlady was also advocate for abortion at a time when the procedure was illegal in France and she participated in protests against deportations of Arab workers from France.

For her turn in ''The Conjugal Bed'', Vlady won the Best Actress Award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. Provided by Wikipedia