Catherine Spaak 3 April 1945 17 April 2022 is a FrenchItalian actress and singer Spaak spent most of her career in Italy where she became a teenage star From age 15 to 18 Spaak was the lead actress in at least 12 movies As an adult she appeared in many comedies and a few dramas from the mid1960s through the early 1980s Most of them were for the Italian film industry with some Hollywood or international productions Among her most notable titles are Circle of Love 1964 directed by Roger Vadim The Man the Woman and the Money 1965 starring Marcello Mastroianni The Incredible Army of Brancaleone 1966 written by Age Scarpelli Adultery Italian Style 1966 Hotel 1967 the sex comedy The Libertine 1969 Diary of a Telephone Operator 1969 with Claudia Cardinale the drama The Cat o Nine Tails 1971 written and directed by Dario Argento the nunsploitation film Story of a Cloistered Nun 1973 the controversial My Darling Slave 1973 the western Take a Hard Ride 1975 Sunday Lovers 1980 and Miele di donna 1981