Secrets of the shocking Beatrice Dahl: drugs, the eaten ear of a corpse and marriage with a rapist
There are many bright and unusual personalities in French cinema. But the most expressive person, without a doubt, is Beatrice Dalle. Scandals with her participation would be enough for the biography of several movie stars, but Dahl seems to be absolutely indifferent to the opinions of others. After all, such an outstanding actress must have small weaknesses.
For many years of her creative career, Beatrice Dahl has played many memorable roles in detectives, horror films and dramas. Her work has been repeatedly awarded high awards at film festivals around the world. Now the actress is 58 and she continues to act and delight fans with new extraordinary images.
Beatrice Cabarrou (Beatrice Cabarrou), which is exactly how her name sounded before her first marriage, was born in 1964 in Brest, a port city in western France. In her family, no one was connected with cinema, or in general with creative professions. Beatrice's father was a soldier, and her mother was a seamstress. The actress has repeatedly told in interviews that she grew up in poverty and therefore, since childhood, she used to fight for a place in the sun.
She did poorly at school, and her behavior left much to be desired. Beatrice often clashed with peers and argued with teachers. It all ended with her expulsion from school at the age of 16 due to low academic performance and lack of proper upbringing. Parents reacted to the problem indifferently, and the girl decided to leave home.
Dahl went to Paris, where she met the punk youth. The girl lived with various acquaintances and was interrupted by casual earnings. At this time, she became addicted to alcohol and drugs. In an interview with journalists, Beatrice said that she worked as a nurse in the morgue. She was put on night shifts, and Dahl was her own mistress. The actress said that she worked part-time selling parts of unclaimed bodies that various suspicious individuals were interested in.
She also admitted that once, having invited friends to work, she used something "explosive" in their company and so dispersed that she ate a human ear on a bet. Whether this is true or not is not known for sure, but it seems that this can be expected from the Distance. Fortunately, the girl was not allowed to finally sink to the bottom. At one of the punk parties, a professional photographer noticed a skinny girl with deformed teeth.
The man offered a 16-year-old punk to star in several photo shoots. Soon Dahl posed in front of the camera in her underwear and even without. The photographer helped the girl create a portfolio, which she sent to publishers and agencies. She was noticed by producer Dominique Besenhard, who introduced Beatrice to director Jean-Jacques Benex. After casting, the girl was approved for her first role in the film "Thirty-seven and Two in the Morning" (1986).
After the debut, Beatrice's career began to develop rapidly, and soon Dahl became a favorite of French viewers. Her popularity forced the directors to tolerate her explosive nature and not always correct behavior. In the 80s, the actress appeared in the films "Charlie Spencer has been Kidnapped!" (1986), "Vision of the Sabbath" (1988) and "Chimera" (1989) and "Black Forest" (1989).
In the early 90s, Dahl's popularity reached the USA. The actress began to be invited to Hollywood pictures. Her first film overseas was the drama "Revenge of a Woman", after which Jim Jarmusch and Abel Ferrara became interested in Beatrice. With them, she played in the tragicomedy "Night on Earth" and the thriller "Amnesia".
The actress' schedule soon became so tight that she simultaneously participated in several projects. Dahl was assigned the role of a villain, which suited her perfectly. In the 2000s, Beatrice began to be invited to TV shows, and she starred in the series "Ten Percent", "Little Earth", "Inside the Murder" and "Captain Marlowe".
The personal life of the actress was no less intense than her career. While still an unknown starlet, she married the artist Jean-Francois Dahl. But the couple constantly quarreled and soon it came to divorce. Unable to stand the separation, Jean-Francois committed suicide, which plunged Beatrice into a severe depression. Drugs and alcohol returned to the life of the actress, and the film career that had begun was under threat.
Soon Dahl gets married again. To the horror of her family and friends, a prisoner becomes the woman's new chosen one. Beatrice signed with serial rapist Gunel Meziani, whom she met during the filming that took place in prison. Soon this union also collapsed, to the great relief of everyone who knew the actress intimately. She was alone for a short time and soon got together with a mixed martial arts coach named Eddie.
These relationships were short-lived, but they helped Betriz regain her mental balance and finally give up her addiction to narcotic substances. In 2020, 56-year-old Dahl got married again. This time for 23-year-old Paul Bichet. The wedding was postponed several times due to the pandemic, but still took place.
Now Beatrice Dahl continues to act in films and TV series. She is still unpredictable and incredibly hardworking. The actress plans to act as long as she is in demand, which means that we will surely see a lot of good films with her.