Françoise Giroud, born Lea France Gourdji to immigrant Sephardi Ottoman Jewish parents (21 September 1916, Lausanne, Switzerland – 19 January 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician.

Françoise Giroud, born Lea France Gourdji to immigrant Sephardi Ottoman Jewish parents (21 September 1916, Lausanne, Switzerland – 19 January 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician.