Karen Lancaume
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Karen Lancaume was a French
pornographic film actress. She appeared in around 40 movies between 1996 and 2002. She is best known internationally for her starring role as Nadine in the controversial 2000 film, Baise-moi
. This was the mainstream film in which she performed unsimulated penetration and fellatio.
She was born Karen Bach in the suburbs of Lyon
. Her father is French and her mother is of Moroccan origin. She spent her childhood in the Lyon countryside and completed her studies in communications. After studying business, she met and married a DJ named Franck. At his suggestion, she began working in adult films as a means to escape crippling debts. She and her husband started doing scenes as a couple. In the 1997 film L'Indécente aux enfer she also started to have scenes with other partners. Once they had divorced, her ex-husband quit but Karen remained in the industry and continued to appear in pornographic films both in Europe and the United States.
She was a nominee for the Best French Actress Hot d'Or
in 2000.
Lancaume committed suicide
on January 28, 2005 by taking an overdose of temazepam
in her boyfriend's apartment.
Her screen name is a pun on Lancôme
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
pornographic film actress. She appeared in around 40 movies between 1996 and 2002. She is best known internationally for her starring role as Nadine in the controversial 2000 film, Baise-moi
Baise-moi
Baise-moi is a French film co-directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi, released in 2000. It is based on the novel by Despentes, first published in 1999. The film received intense media coverage because of its graphic mix of violence and explicit sex scenes...
. This was the mainstream film in which she performed unsimulated penetration and fellatio.
She was born Karen Bach in the suburbs of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. Her father is French and her mother is of Moroccan origin. She spent her childhood in the Lyon countryside and completed her studies in communications. After studying business, she met and married a DJ named Franck. At his suggestion, she began working in adult films as a means to escape crippling debts. She and her husband started doing scenes as a couple. In the 1997 film L'Indécente aux enfer she also started to have scenes with other partners. Once they had divorced, her ex-husband quit but Karen remained in the industry and continued to appear in pornographic films both in Europe and the United States.
She was a nominee for the Best French Actress Hot d'Or
Hot d'Or
Hot d'Or was an adult film industry Pornographic award, awarded annually from 1992 to 2001 in Cannes, France by the French magazine Hot Vidéo. It has been described as the porn equivalent of the Palme d'Or or the Academy Awards. The analogous American honor is the AVN Award...
in 2000.
Lancaume committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
on January 28, 2005 by taking an overdose of temazepam
Temazepam
Temazepam is an intermediate-acting 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine. It is mostly prescribed for the short-term treatment of sleeplessness in patients who have difficulty maintaining sleep...
in her boyfriend's apartment.
Her screen name is a pun on Lancôme
Lancôme
Lancôme Paris is a makeup brand. Owned by L'Oréal since 1964, Lancôme is part of the Luxury Products division, which offers skin care, fragrances, and makeup at higher-end prices....
.
External links
- Official website
- Tribute website
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