Édith Scob (21 October 1937 – 26 June 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960).

Early life and family

Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimirovna Scobeltzine, the granddaughter of a Russian Army general and White Russian émigré. Her father was an architect and her mother a journalist. Her elder brother,

Michel Scob Michel Scob (né Scobeltzine; (Russian: Скобельцын); 26 April 1935 – 7 September 1995) was a French cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial and tandem events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the older brother of French f ...

(1935–1995), was a French cycling champion and Olympian. At age 14, she underwent treatment for anorexia. Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatre. Scob was studying French at the

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and taking drama classes when she was cast in her first role. She and her husband, composer

Georges Aperghis Georges Aperghis ( el, Γιώργος Απέργης; born 23 December 1945) is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non- programmatic chamber music. He lives in Fr ...

, have two sons, Alexander (born 1970) and Jerome (born 1972), both writers.

Career

Scob gained a high profile early in her career when she appeared in '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960). She was twice nominated for the

César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outst ...

for '' Summer Hours'' (2008) and ''

Holy Motors ''Holy Motors'' is a 2012 fantasy drama film written and directed by Leos Carax and starring Denis Lavant and Édith Scob. Lavant plays Mr. Oscar, a man who appears to have a job as an actor, as he is seen dressing up in different costumes and pe ...

'' (2012). Following the events of

May 1968 The following events occurred in May 1968: May 1, 1968 (Wednesday) * CARIFTA, the Caribbean Free Trade Association, was formally created as an agreement between Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. * RAF Strike ...

, Scob founded an avant-garde theatre in

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with her husband, composer

, with the goal of introducing more culture to the most disadvantaged people.

Theatre

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scob, Edith 1937 births 2019 deaths Actresses from Paris French film actresses French television actresses French stage actresses 20th-century French actresses 21st-century French actresses French people of Russian descent