Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu (21 October 1931 – 25 June 2016), better known as Nicole Courcel, was a French actress who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France. Born in

Saint-Cloud Saint-Cloud () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine and Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of France's wealthiest towns ...

, in the western suburbs of Paris, 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 ''Rendezvous in July'' (french: Rendez-vous de juillet) is a 1949 French comedy film directed and written by Jacques Becker. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics sec ...

'' (1949), with

Brigitte Auber Brigitte Auber (; born Marie-Claire Cahen de Labzac , 27 April 1925) is a French actress who has worked on stage, film and television in Europe. Career Auber was born in Paris on 27 April 1925. She began her film career with the leading role i ...

. 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 Serge Bourguignon (, born 3 September 1928) is a French film director and screenwriter. His film ''Sundays and Cybele'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Bes ...

's ''

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'' (1962). She had notable parts in: ''

La Marie du port ''La Marie du port'' (Marie of the Port) is a 1950 French romantic drama film directed by Marcel Carné. The screenplay was written by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes and Jacques Prévert, based on a novel by Georges Simenon. The music score is by Jo ...

'' (1950, opposite

Jean Gabin Jean Gabin (; 17 May 190415 November 1976) was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including ''Pépé le Moko'' (1937), ''La grande illusion'' (1937), ''Le Quai des brumes'' ( ...

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...

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Royal Affairs in Versailles ''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it ...

'' (1954), and '' La Sorcière'' (1956, opposite

Marina Vlady Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Biography Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the act ...

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Antoine and Antoinette ''Antoine and Antoinette'' (french: Antoine et Antoinette) is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Jacques Becker. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier. It wa ...

'' (1947) - (uncredited) *''Les amoureux sont seuls au monde'' (1948) - (uncredited) * ''

To the Eyes of Memory ''To the Eyes of Memory'' (French: ''Aux yeux du souvenir'') is a 1948 French romantic drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Chevrier. Delannoy co-wrote screenplay with Henri Jeanson and George ...

'' (1948) - Une élève du cours Simon (uncredited) *''

Rendezvous in July ''Rendezvous in July'' (french: Rendez-vous de juillet) is a 1949 French comedy film directed and written by Jacques Becker. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics sec ...

'' (1949) - Christine Courcel *''

'' (1950) - Marie Le Flem *''Les amants de Bras-Mort'' (1951) - Monique Levers *''Gibier de potence'' (1951) - Dominique *''Les amours finissent à l'aube'' (1953) - Léone Fassler *''

'' (1954) - Madame de Chalis *''Le collège en folie'' (1954) - Lydia * ''

The Big Flag ''The Big Flag'' (French: ''Le grand pavois'') is a 1954 French drama film directed by Jacques Pinoteau and starring Jean Chevrier, Marc Cassot and Marie Mansart.Lemonier p.81 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Paris. The film's sets were ...

'' (1954) - Madeleine *''Marchandes d'illusions'' (1954) - Maria *''Les clandestines'' (1954) - Véronique Gaudin *''

Papa, maman, la bonne et moi ''Papa, Mama, the Maid and I'' (french: Papa, maman, la bonne et moi) is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Robert Lamoureux and Louis de Funès. Cast * Robert Lamoureux : Robert ...

'' (1954) - Catherine Liseray *''

Huis clos ''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...

'' (1954) - Olga *''

Papa, maman, ma femme et moi ''Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' french: Papa, Mama, My Woman and Me, is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Robert Lamoureux and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles ...

'' (1955) - Catherine Langlois *'' La Sorcière'' (1956) - Kristina Lundgren *''

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'' (1956) - Nicole Leroy * ''

The Case of Doctor Laurent ''The Case of Doctor Laurent'' (French: ''Le cas du Docteur Laurent'') is a 1957 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel and Silvia Monfort.Harriss p.196 It was made at the Photosonor Studios in ...

'' (1957) - Francine *''L'inspecteur aime la bagarre'' (1957) - Hélène Davault *''La peau de l'ours'' (1957) - Anne-Marie Ledrut *''La belle et le tzigane'' (1958) - Georgina Welles *''

The Man Who Walked Through the Wall ''The Man Who Walked Through the Wall'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda, starring Heinz Rühmann and Nicole Courcel. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film is based on the novella '' The Man Who Walk ...

'' (1959) - Yvonne Steiner - eine Französin *''

Testament of Orpheus ''Testament of Orpheus'' (french: Le testament d'Orphée) is a 1960 black-and-white film with a few seconds of color film spliced in. Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau, who plays himself as an 18th-century poet, the film includes cameo appearan ...

'' (1960) - La mère maladroite / The Young Mother (uncredited) *'' Tomorrow Is My Turn'' (1960) - Florence *''Les amours de Paris'' (1961) - Nicole Lasnier *''

Amazons of Rome ''Amazons of Rome'' ( it, Le vergini di Roma) is a 1961 peplum film, ''peplum'' film. During production, tensions brewed between Louis Jourdan and director Vittorio Cottafavi which led to Cottafavi being replaced with Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. P ...

'' (1961) - Lucilla - Porcenna's Wife *''Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour!'' (1961) - Jacqueline de Bueil *''Les petits drames'' (1961) - Yvonne *''

Konga Yo ''Konga Yo'' is a 1962 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Nicole Courcel as Marie * Jean Lefebvre as Jean * Sophie M'Bali as Angèle * Roger Pigaut Roger Pigaut (birth ...

'' (1962) - Marie *''

'' (1962) - Madeleine *'' Delay in Marienborn'' (1963) - Nurse Kathy *''

Nick Carter and Red Club ''Nick Carter and Red Club'' (french: Nick Carter et le trèfle rouge) is a 1965 French action film directed by . The film features the successful literary character Nick Carter and is based on a novel by . The film is a sequel to ''Nick Carter ...

'' (1965) - Dora Beckmann *''Les ruses du diable (Neuf portraits d'une jeune fille)'' (1966) - La patronne de la guinguette *''

Les Créatures ''Les Créatures'' ( sv, Varelserna) is a 1966 fantasy drama film written and directed by Agnès Varda that recounts a story of a couple who have just moved to a new town and been in a car accident. The wife, Mylène Piccoli, loses her voice in th ...

'' (1966) - (uncredited) *''

The Night of the Generals ''The Night of the Generals'' is a 1967 World War II mystery film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. It stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet and Philippe Noiret. The screenplay by ...

'' (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

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