Victoria Mercanton

Victoria Mercanton, or Victoria Spiri-Mercanton[1] (1911–2007), was a French film editor and director, born Viktoria Aleksandrovna Pozner (Russian: Виктория Александровна Познер) on 25 January [O.S.

[3] Known as Toto, she was a frequent collaborator on the films of Roger Vadim since his directorial debut in 1956 with And God Created Woman.

She flippantly explained to Vadim, "You understand, I wanted to be able to smoke my Gauloises while working.

"[4] Daughter of Russian Jews Aleksandr and Elizaveta Pozner.

Her family fled Soviet Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution.