laurent terzieff was born laurent didier alex laurent tchemerzine in 1935 in toulouse, france. he made his film debut in 1953 in tous contre adamov (all against adamov) by jean-marie serreau.he went on to work in jacques demy's les sept péches (the seven deadly sins), la notte brava (bad girls don't cry) written by pier paolo pasolini, roberto rossellini's vanina vanini (the betrayer), medea from pasolini opposite maria callas, a coeur joie (two weeks in september) with brigitte bardot, la prisonniere (the prisoner) by henri georges clouzot & la voie lactée (the milky way) from luis buñuel amongst many others.french president nicolas sarkozy paid homage to "an exceptional actor and man" and culture minister frederic mitterrand celebrated his passion and tireless work that would leave "an unforgettable mark". terzieff died friday, july 2 in paris.