Hélène Duc
| Hélène Duc | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Marcelle Duc, said Hélène Duc (22 March 1917 – 23 November 2014) was a French actress. She appeared in Edward and Caroline (1951), Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout (1973), and Tanguy (2001).
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]
Filmography
- 1951 : Edward and Caroline
- 1964 : Male Hunt
- 1972 : Les Rois maudits (miniseries) as Mahaut, Countess of Artois[1][2]
- 1973 : Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout
- 1982 : Toutes griffes dehors directed by Michel Boisrond
- 2001 : Tanguy
- 2003 : Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches directed by Chantal Lauby
- 2005 : Les Rois maudits (miniseries) as Marguerite de Bouville[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lentz III, Harris M. (7 May 2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland & Company. p. 100. ISBN 9780786476664. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 Salino, Brigitte (24 November 2014). "Death of Hélène Duc, actress". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
External links
- Hélène Duc at the Internet Movie Database
- "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). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Décès d'Hélène Duc, la Mahaut d'Artois des Rois maudits". 20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "L'actrice et résistante Hélène Duc est morte". RTL.fr (in French). 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). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- Hélène Duc – her activity to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website
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