[1] Another unverified tale about her past includes work as an agent of the French Resistance during the German Occupation of France[2] during World War II and imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp.

[3] Her wealthy clientele included political figures and members of the Mafia, and her status as an informant for the police ensured she was protected.

Her address book, Grudet claimed, had included the names of the shah of Iran, John F. Kennedy, and Gianni Agnelli, the one-time head of Fiat.

[4][2] After her release, she attempted to set up a prostitution organization, but in 1992, she was sentenced to a term in Fleury-Mérogis Prison for procuring.

[5] Her life was the basis of the feature film The French Woman (1977), directed by Just Jaeckin, and starring Françoise Fabian.