Françoise Michaud was born in Dijon, France. She graduated in humanities and cinema studies in Paris. After she began an acting career in France, she decided to go to Los Angeles (California) where she followed sessions of the Actors Studio. She also studied screenwriting at UCLA. At the same time she started to take photographs – making portraits of musicians, actors, directors, published in the press- as well as to take pictures on sets while shooting movies.
