- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRoger Vladimir Plemiannikov
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Roger Vadim was born on January 26, 1928 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Barbarella (1968), The Game Is Over (1966) and No Sun in Venice (1957). He was married to Marie-Christine Barrault, Catherine Schneider, Jane Fonda, Annette Stroyberg and Brigitte Bardot. He died on February 11, 2000 in Paris, France.
- SpousesMarie-Christine Barrault(December 21, 1990 - February 11, 2000) (his death)Catherine Schneider(December 13, 1975 - June 10, 1977) (divorced, 1 child)Jane Fonda(August 14, 1965 - January 16, 1973) (divorced, 1 child)Annette Stroyberg(June 17, 1958 - March 14, 1961) (divorced, 1 child)Brigitte Bardot(December 20, 1952 - December 6, 1957) (divorced)
- Children
- RelativesHélène Plemiannikov(Sibling)Malcolm Vadim(Grandchild)Viva Vadim(Grandchild)
- Had four children: Nathalie Vadim (b. December 7, 1957) with Annette Stroyberg; Christian Vadim (b. June 18, 1963) with Catherine Deneuve; Vanessa Vadim (b. September 28, 1968) with Jane Fonda; and Vania Vadim (b. April 6, 1974) with Catherine Schneider.
- Cohabited with Ann Biderman in Santa Monica, CA, for most of the 1980s.
- Driver for Ferrari Motor Cars in France, Italy, England and Germany.
- Brother of Hélène Plemiannikov.
- His widow, Marie-Christine Barrault, and ex-wives Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Catherine Schneider and Annette Stroyberg were all in attendance at his funeral. Conspicuous by their absences were former live-in girlfriends Ann Biderman and Catherine Deneuve; the latter did go to a public memorial service, but not the funeral.
- From the moment I liberated [Brigitte Bardot], the moment I showed her how to be truly herself, our marriage was all downhill.
- The only thing I love in love is all the feelings, the imaginations, the orgasms of the woman. For this reason I'm not a good libertine.
- [on Catherine Deneuve] Soon my shy adolescent had blossomed out into a hard-headed woman ruthlessly in control of her own life.
- [on Kim Basinger] She has this quality -- absolutely indispensable for an actress, specifically for a beautiful actress -- which is not to know that she's beautiful.
- [on Jane Fonda] She's a romantic pro-Leninist. Unfortunately she's lost her sense of humor. One day I called her Jane of Arc. She didn't laugh at all.
- ...And God Created Woman (1957) - $5,000
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