Brigitte Borghese (born Tamar ElKayam; 2 January 1951 – 6 February 2012)[1] was an Morocco-born French actress.
During the seventies she had roles in several films, her first being, a part in the adult feature Je prends la chose... du bon côté!, La bonzesse, Tout le monde il en a deux, her first time working with French director Jean Rollin, the fantasy horror Tendre Dracula, with Peter Cushing and Alida Valli, ...et mourir de désir, Les petites saintes y touchent, Les bijoux de famille, Le commando des chauds lapins, and L'hippopotamours.
[4] She is perhaps best known for her role as gang leader 'Rita' in Jean Rollin's 1984 film Les Trottoirs de Bangkok, her second time working with the director.
Her final appearance in a Rollin film was in the comedy Ne prends pas les poulets pour des pigeons.
In the nineties, she had the leading role in the action film Operation Las Vegas, with Richard Harrison.