Lise Boursin, the  Most Photographed Girl in France, Dies at 99. 

By:Dominic La-Viola

Lise Boursin, a model turned actress, dies at 99 years old. Just two days before her birthday.

Brunette, green-eyed Louise Marie Odette Bourdin-Perrier was born in Néris-les-Bains, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeast-central France. 

Boursin was the most photographed girl in France between 1949 and 1950. She started her career in modeling, then branched off to acting in the early 1950s.

She was featured in Life Magazine twice, something that she was extremely proud of. She later quoted saying that only “Few French women have ever had two pages in Life magazine; there was Bardot, Moreau, and me.” 

Her film career spanned around a decade, from 1951 to 1959. She decided to quit acting because she said, and I quote, “I told myself I would never have the career I deserved, so I quit.” 

Her acting career might have been short in comparison to some, but nonetheless, she had quite a career. Most notably, she played in Billy Wilder’s  “Love in the Afternoon,” which was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Feature Film. 

 Born

November 30, 1925

Néris-les-Bains, Allier, France

Died

November 28, 2025 (aged 99)

Labastide-d’Armagnac, France