Renée Dorléac, the French actress and mother of actresses Catherine Deneuve, Francoise Dorléac and Sylvie Dorléac, has died aged 109 in Paris, her family has confirmed to Le Figaro.

She had three other daughters from her marriage with actor Maurice Dorleac, who died in 1979. Francoise, who would die aged just 25, was born in 1942, Catherine in 1943 and Sylvie in 1946.

Born into a family of actors, Françoise Dorléac, Catherine Deneuve's older sister, began her career at the age of 15. She shone a few years later alongside Jean-Paul Belmondo in "L'Homme de Rio".

She had three other daughters from her marriage with actor Maurice Dorleac, who died in 1979. Francoise, who would die aged just 25, was born in 1942, Catherine in 1943 and Sylvie in 1946.

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort: sisters Francoise Dorleac and Catherine Deneuve starred in Jacques Demy's 1967 film. Credit: Photo: Alamy On Friday, when BBC journalists were on strike, the media ...

On the brink of marriage, a confirmed bachelor (Jean-Paul Belmondo) flees to Greece, where he becomes involved with a con woman. Sandra: Francoise Dorleac. Denise: Catherine Deneuve. Isabelle ...

Renée Dorléac, the French actress and mother of actresses Catherine Deneuve, Francoise Dorléac and Sylvie Dorléac, has died aged 109 in Paris, her family has confirmed to Le Figaro.