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Marcelle Duc (22 March 1917 – 23 November 2014), known professionally as Hélène Duc, was a French actress. She appeared in Edward and Caroline (1951), Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout (1973), and Tanguy (2001).
Hélène Duc | |
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 Duc on the set of Edward and Caroline in 1951 | |
| Born | Marcelle Geneviève Hélène Duc 22 March 1917 Bergerac, Dordogne, France |
| Died | 23 November 2014 (aged 97) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1944–2005 |
Duc played the role of Mahaut, Countess of Artois in the 1972 miniseries Les Rois maudits,[1][2] and later played Marguerite de Bouville in the 2005 adaptation of the same novels.[1][3]
In 1983, she performed at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse in a production of Chienne Dactylographe. She was named an officer of the Legion of Honour and Righteous Among the Nations in 2005.[2]
Duc was married to René Catroux, with whom she had two daughters.[1][4]
Partial filmography
edit- 1945: Paris Frills as Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited)
- 1951: Edward and Caroline as L'invitée mélomane
- 1952: The Happiest of Men as L'avocate mondaine
- 1955: The Grand Maneuver as La préfète (uncredited)
- 1959: Picnic on the Grass as Isabelle
- 1960: Le caïd as Edmée
- 1962: How to Succeed in Love as La femme du directeur des Editions du Soleil
- 1964: Male Hunt as Madame Armande
- 1965: Les baratineurs as Marie-Louise du Portail
- 1966: Les malabars sont au parfum as Tante Berthe
- 1968: À tout casser as La bourgeoise
- 1972–1973: Les Rois maudits (TV miniseries) as Mahaut, Countess of Artois[1][2]
- 1973: La femme en bleu
- 1973: Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout as Mme Gastié-Leroy
- 1975: Le faux-cul as Mamy
- 1975: Catherine & Co.
- 1982: Toutes griffes dehors (TV Mini-Series, directed by Michel Boisrond)
- 1987: Miss Mona as The Mother
- 1987: Promis... juré! as Bonne Maman
- 1997: Les Soeurs Soleil as La dame chez le vétérinaire
- 2001: Un ange as Natacha
- 2001: Tanguy as Odile Guetz
- 2003: Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches (directed by Chantal Lauby) as Mme Tatin
- 2005: Les Rois maudits (TV miniseries) as Marguerite de Bouville[1][3]
- 2007: Souffrance as Annie (final film role)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Lentz III, Harris M. (7 May 2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland & Company. p. 100. ISBN 9780786476664. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ a b c Salino, Brigitte (24 November 2014). "Death of Hélène Duc, actress". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Les Rois maudits: Casting de la saison 1" (in French). AlloCiné. 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Hélène Duc nous a quittés" (in French). MSN.com. Prisma Media. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
External links
edit- Hélène Duc at IMDb
- "Mort d'Hélène Duc, actrice des Rois maudits et Juste parmi les nations". purepeople.com (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- La Croix (24 November 2014). "Décès d'Hélène Duc, la Mahaut d'Artois des Rois maudits". la-croix.com (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Mort de l'actrice Hélène Duc, la Mahaut des Rois maudits". leparisien.fr (in French). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Décès d'Hélène Duc, la Mahaut d'Artois des Rois maudits". 20minutes.fr (in French). 24 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "L'actrice et résistante Hélène Duc est morte". RTL.fr (in French). 24 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Hélène Duc, actrice des Rois Maudits, est décédée". Télé-Loisirs (in French). 24 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- BFMTV. "Mort de l'actrice Hélène Duc, la Mahaut d'Artois des Rois maudits". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Hélène Duc. Actrice et Juste parmi les nations, elle est décédée à 97 ans". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 22 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- Hélène Duc – her activity to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website
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