Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu (21 October 1931 – 25 June 2016),[1] better known as Nicole Courcel, was a French actress[2] who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France.[3] Born in Saint-Cloud, in the western suburbs of Paris,[4] she appeared in more than 40 films between 1947 and 1979. After working as an extra in a few films, she won a major role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949), with Brigitte Auber. In 1970 she turned to television, appearing in different television films and miniseries, in which she continued to work until 2004. Courcel is best known for her role in Serge Bourguignon's Sundays and Cybele (1962). She had notable parts in: La Marie du port (1950, opposite Jean Gabin), Sacha Guitry's Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954), and La Sorcière (1956, opposite Marina Vlady).[3]
Nicole Courcel | |
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| Born | Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu 21 October 1931 Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Died | 25 June 2016 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–2004 |
| Children | Julie Andrieu |
Partial filmography
edit- Antoine and Antoinette (1947) - (uncredited)
- Les amoureux sont seuls au monde (1948) - (uncredited)
- To the Eyes of Memory (1948) - Une élève du cours Simon (uncredited)
- Rendezvous in July (1949) - Christine Courcel
- La Marie du port (1950) - Marie Le Flem
- The Lovers of Bras-Mort (1951) - Monique Levers
- Gigolo (1951) - Dominique
- Les amours finissent à l'aube (1953) - Léone Fassler
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) - Madame de Chalis
- Le collège en folie (1954) - Lydia
- The Big Flag (1954) - Madeleine
- Women Without Hope (1954) - Maria
- Vice Dolls (1954) - Véronique Gaudin
- Papa, maman, la bonne et moi (1954) - Catherine Liseray
- Huis clos (1954) - Olga
- Papa, maman, ma femme et moi (1955) - Catherine Langlois
- La Sorcière (1956) - Kristina Lundgren
- Women's Club (1956) - Nicole Leroy
- The Case of Doctor Laurent (1957) - Francine
- The Inspector Likes a Fight (1957) - Hélène Davault
- The Bear's Skin (1957) - Anne-Marie Ledrut
- La belle et le tzigane (1958) - Georgina Welles
- The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959) - Yvonne Steiner - eine Französin
- Testament of Orpheus (1960) - La mère maladroite / The Young Mother (uncredited)
- Tomorrow Is My Turn (1960) - Florence
- Les amours de Paris (1961) - Nicole Lasnier
- Amazons of Rome (1961) - Lucilla - Porcenna's Wife
- Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour! (1961) - Jacqueline de Bueil
- Les petits drames (1961) - Yvonne
- Konga Yo (1962) - Marie
- Sundays and Cybele (1962) - Madeleine
- Delay in Marienborn (1963) - Nurse Kathy
- Nick Carter and Red Club (1965) - Dora Beckmann
- Les ruses du diable (Neuf portraits d'une jeune fille) (1966) - La patronne de la guinguette
- Les Créatures (1966) - (uncredited)
- The Night of the Generals (1967) - Raymonde
- L'étrangleur (1970) - Claire, la prostituée
- L'aventure c'est l'aventure (1972) - Nicole
- Le Rempart des béguines (1972) - Tamara
- Un officier de police sans importance (1973) - Fabienne
- The Slap (1974) - Madeleine
- Thomas (1975) - Florence, la mère
- L'esprit de famille (1979) - Hélène Moreau
References
edit- ^ "The actress Nicole Courcel died at the age of 84 years". 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Mort de la comédienne de cinéma et de théâtre Nicole Courcel" [Death of the cinema and theater actress Nicole Courcel] (in French). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "Nicole Courcel". All Movie Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ Nicole Courcel at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
External links
edit- Nicole Courcel at IMDb
- Nicole Courcel at AlloCiné (in French)
- Nicole Courcel at Cinémathèque française (in French)
- In Sherlock Holmes: "The Case of the Deadly Prophecy" at Internet Archive
