Karen Lancaume

Karen Lancaume was a French performer and actress whose career began in 1996, when she entered professional adult-film production, and later crossed into mainstream cinema. She was born on January 19, 1973, in Lyon, France, and she also worked under the names Karen Bach and Karen Lacombe. Her adult-film career included productions in both Europe and the United States.

In 1998, she appeared in the documentary Exhibition 99, a film about adult performers. Her leading role as Nadine in the 2000 French feature film Baise-moi marked her crossover into mainstream international cinema. Her career gained broader film attention through Exhibition 99 and her leading role as Nadine.

She gradually left adult production and had exited the adult-film industry by 2002. Lancaume was 32 years old when she died in Paris, France, on January 28, 2005. She was known for Baise-moi, Exhibition 99, and her professional European and U.S. adult-film career.