Marcelle Ranson-Hervé (10 October 1929 – 3 April 2020) was a French actress.
Biography
Ranson-Hervé was born in
Marseille. Her father, Louis Rançon, was an orchestra conductor, who conducted musicians such as
Annie Cordy,
Bourvil, and
Georges Guétary. Her grandfather, Anthonin Rançon, ran a movie theater in
Auriol, which hosted
Fernandel.
Ranson-Hervé entered the
Conservatoire de Paris in 1949, and was in a graduating class alongside
Jean Rochefort
Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999.
Life and career
Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...
and
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2021) was a French actor and producer. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward. His best known credits ...
. She had a long career as an actress, and gave music lessons at the Conservatoire de
Rosny-sous-Bois.
Marcelle Ranson-Hervé died on 3 April 2020 in
Marseille at the age of 90 due to
COVID-19.
Filmography
Cinema
*''Une gueule comme la mienne'' (1960)
*''
Croesus
Croesus ( ; Lydian: ; Phrygian: ; grc, Κροισος, Kroisos; Latin: ; reigned: c. 585 – c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC.
Croesus was ...
'' (1960)
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Les Mauvais Coups
''Les Mauvais Coups'' (''Naked Autumn'') is a 1961 French psychological drama under the direction of François Leterrier. It tells the story of the tragic demise of a 10-year marriage.
The austere screenplay is based on a Roger Vailland novel.
...
'' (1960)
*''Les Arnaud'' (1967)
*''
Mourir d'aimer
''Mourir d'aimer'' (English title: ''To Die of Love''; it, Morire d'amore; ) is a 1971 Franco-Italian film drama directed by André Cayatte. Based on the true story of Gabrielle Russier r it was the third most popular film of 1971 in France.
P ...
'' (1970)
*''
Now Where Did the 7th Company Get to?
''Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To?'' (french: Mais où est donc passée la septième compagnie?) is a 1973 French-Italian comedy war film directed by Robert Lamoureux. The film portrays the adventures of a French Army squad lost somewhere ...
'' (1973)
*''
Robert et Robert
''Robert et Robert'' is a film directed by Claude Lelouch.
Synopsis
Two single men apply to a dating agency. To start with, they are intimidated, but come round to the idea. That night, they imagine the meetings that will change their lives forev ...
'' (1978)
*''
La Gueule de l'autre'' (1979)
Television
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Les Cing Dernières Minutes'' (1958)
*''Macbeth'' (1959)
*''
Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre'' (1965)
*''L'Homme qui rit'' (1972)
*''Au théâtre ce soir'' (1972–1981)
*''Joseph Balsamo'' (1973)
*''Les Folies Offenbach 3'' (1977)
References
1929 births
2020 deaths
French film actresses
French television actresses
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in France
Actresses from Marseille
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