Laure Sainclair, born Laurence Fontaine on 24 April 1972 in Rennes, France, is a former French adult film actress and model. Standing 5'3" tall, she started as a top fashion model, transitioning to nude photography. After attending an adult convention, she stripped and debuted in 1995's semi-amateur Maud s'offre à toi.
Signing with Marc Dorcel as his first star, she dominated the French porn scene in the late 1990s, starring in dozens of films and becoming the country's most popular actress. She won Hot d'Or awards: Best European Starlet (1996), Best European Actress (1997, 1998 for Les Nuits de la Présidente). She appeared in U.
S. films like Wicked Weapon with Jenna Jameson. Retiring in 1999, she disavowed her career, tried singing with singles Vous (2001), *Pourquoi tu pars?
(2001), and Besoin de toi* (2004) unsuccessfully. In 2012, she sued her ex-partner for rape and abuse.