Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress, who appeared in numerous theatre and film productions. She was an honorary member of the

Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française The sociétaires of the Comédie-Française are chosen from among the ''pensionnaires'' who have been in the company a year or more. They are decided upon in the course of a general assembly of the company's administrative committee, made up of 6 e ...

, Grand Officer of the

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, Officer of the

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, and ''Grand-Croix'' of the National Order of Merit. In a career spanning more than 80 years, Casadesus appeared in more than a dozen films after turning 90.

Life and career

Born into a family of artists in the

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, Gisèle was the daughter of musician, composer and conductor

Henri Casadesus Henri-Gustave Casadesus (30 September 1879 – 31 May 1947) was a violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher. Early life Born in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Casadesus received his early musical instruction with Albert L ...

and harpist Marie-Louise Beetz, her older brother was actor

Christian Casadesus Christian Casadesus, (26 December 1912 – 6 March 2014), was a French actor and theatre director who worked professionally in both movies and in theater. Career Casadesus was born in Paris on 26 December 1912. His father, Henri Casadesus, ...

. After receiving first prize in acting at

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at the age of twenty, Casadeus joined the

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in 1934. The same year, she married the actor Lucien Pascal (born Lucien Probst), with whom she had four children:

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(1935),

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(1939), Béatrice (1942) and

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(1954), all artists. She became the 400th member of the Comédie-Française on 1 January 1939, and honorary member on 15 April 1967. In cinema, Pierre Billon hired her in 1943 to play the role of Clotilde Grandlieus in ''Vautrin'', adapted from Balzac's novel, alongside

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. In 1971 she was Countess Eguzon in ''La Belle Aventure'', participated in ''

Le Mouton enragé ''Love at the Top'' () is a 1974 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Michel Deville from a screenplay by Christopher Frank, based on the 1956 novel ''Le Mouton enragé'' by Roger Blondel. Plot Nicolas Mallet is a modest bank employee resign ...

'' by

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, played the role of Nicole Leguen, wife of

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in ''

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'' (1974) by

André Cayatte André Cayatte (; 3 February 1909 – 6 February 1989) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility. Biography Cayatte began his directoral career at ...

, and the mother of

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in '' Les Robots pensants'' (1976). Again with

, she was ''Mamie Rose'' (1976), the "grand-mère au pair" in the film by Pierre Goutas, her greatest role. It is followed by her Catherine in ''Un crime de notre temps'' (1977) by

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engaged her in 1996 for the role of Clara Blanc, mother of

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, in '' Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi''. In ''Aïe'' (2000), she is the mother of

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, and in

Valérie Lemercier Valérie Lemercier (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, director and singer. Life and career Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime as the daughter of farmers, Lemercier grew up in Gonzeville and then studied at the Rouen Conservat ...

's comedy ''Palais Royal'' (2005) she plays the queen mother. She was Margueritte ("with two ts") alongside

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in Jean Becker's '' My Afternoons with Margueritte'' (2010).

Later role and award honours

In 2013, aged 99, Casadesus acted alongside

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and

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in ' directed by . Casadesus was awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour on 29 March 2013. She was also an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and ''Grand-Croix'' of the National Order of Merit. She received an Honorary Molière Award in 2003 for her entire career.

Death

Casadesus died in Paris, France, at the age of 103.

Theatre

At Comédie-Française

* 1934: ''

Lorenzaccio ''Lorenzaccio'' is a French Play (theatre), play of the Romantic period written by Alfred de Musset in 1834, set in 16th-century Florence, and depicting Lorenzino de' Medici, who killed Florence's tyrant, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, ...

'' by

Alfred de Musset Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.His names are often reversed "Louis Charles Alfred de Musset": see "(Louis Charles) Alfred de Musset" (bio), Biography.com, 2007 ...

, directed by

Émile Fabre Émile Fabre (24 March 1869 in Metz, France – 25 September 1955 in Paris) was a French playwright and general administrator of the ''Comédie-Française'' from 1915 to 1936.:227 He was greatly influenced by Balzac as a young man, and most ...

* 1934: ''La Brebis'' by Edmond See, directed by

Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Little Thing'' (1923) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''Madame Récamier'' ...

* 1934: '' On ne badine pas avec l'amour'' by Alfred de Musset * 1934: ''Le Mariage forcé'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, ; ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world liter ...

, directed by Robert Manuel * 1934: ''Le Sourire du faune'' by André Rivoire, directed by

Pierre Bertin Pierre Victor Théophile Bertin (24 October 1891 – 13 May 1984) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948, he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. He was the librettist of the opéra-comique ''La Gageure imprévue' ...

* 1934: ''

Le Médecin malgré lui ''Le Médecin malgré lui'' (; "The doctor/physician in spite of himself") is a farce by Molière first presented in 1666 (published as a manuscript in early 1667) at le Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré), théâtre du Palais-Royal ...

'' by Molière * 1934: ''

Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' () is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only ave ...

'' by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician. His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...

* 1934: ''La Belle aventure'' by

Gaston Arman de Caillavet Gaston Arman de Caillavet (13 March 1869 – 13 January 1915) was a French playwright. Early life Gaston Arman de Caillavet was born on 13 March 1869. He was the son of Albert Arman de Caillavet and Léontine Lippmann. His maternal grandfath ...

Robert de Flers Robert Pellevé de La Motte-Ango, marquis de Flers (25 November 1872, Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados – 30 July 1927, Vittel) was a French playwright, opera librettist, and journalist. Pierre Barillet, ''Les Seigneurs du rire: Flers – Caillavet � ...

and

Étienne Rey Étienne Rey (1 March 1879 – 16 February 1965) was a French writer, dramatist and literary critic and one of the first best-seller writers of the Grasset publisher. His play ''La belle aventure'', co-written with Robert de Flers and Gaston Arm ...

* 1934: ''L'Amour veille'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers * 1934: ''Tante Marie'' by Anne Valray, directed by

Charles Granval Charles Granval (born Charles Louis Gribouval; December 21, 1882 – July 28, 1943) was a French stage and film actor.Macdonald p.244 He was Jean-Pierre Granval's father. Selected filmography * ''Boudu Saved from Drowning'' (1932) * ''Golgotha'' ...

* 1934: '' Le Barbier de Séville'' by

Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French playwright and diplomat during the Age of Enlightenment. Best known for his three Figaro plays, at various times in his life he was also a watchmaker, invent ...

* 1935: '' Le Mariage de Figaro'' by Beaumarchais * 1935: ''L'Impromptu de Versailles'' by Molière * 1935: ''

Les Burgraves ''Les Burgraves'' () is a historical play by Victor Hugo, first performed by the Comédie-Française on 7 March 1843. It takes place along the Rhine and features the return of Emperor Barbarossa. The play failed commercially and was the last of ...

'' by

* 1935: ''L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps'' by Molière * 1935: ''L'Illustre théâtre'' by Jules Truffier; directed by Pierre Bertin * 1935: ''Madame Quinze'' by

Jean Sarment Jean Sarment, real name Jean Bellemère, (13 January 1897 – 29 March 1976) was a French film and stage actor and a writer. He was nominated :Administrators of the Comédie-Française, administrator of the Comédie-Française in July 1944 altho ...

, directed by Émile Fabre * 1935: ''Sur la lisière d'un bois'' by Victor Hugo * 1935: ''

Les Fourberies de Scapin ''Scapin the Schemer'' () is a three-act comedy of intrigue by the French playwright Molière. The title character Scapin is similar to the archetypical Scapino character. The play was first staged on 24 May 1671 in the theatre of the Palais- ...

'' by Molière * 1935: '' L'Arlésienne'' by

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* 1935: ''Paraître'' by

Maurice Donnay Charles Maurice Donnay (12 October 1859 – 31 March 1945) was a French people, French dramatist. Biography Donnay was born of middle-class parents in Paris in 1859. His father was a railway engineer and initially Donnay followed a similar ...

* 1936: ''L'Embuscade'' by Henry Kistemaeckers * 1936: ''Le Sang de Danton'' by

Saint-Georges de Bouhélier Stéphane-Georges Lepelletier de Bouhélier ( Rueil 19 May 1876 – Montreux 20 December 1947) known as Saint-Georges de Bouhélier, was a French poet and dramatist. He was the son of Edmond Lepelletier. Works *''Chant d'apothéose pour V ...

; directed by Léon Bernard * 1936: ''Les Noces d'argent'' by * 1936: ''Le Chant du berceau'' by Gregorio and

María Martínez Sierra María de la O Lejárraga García (28 December 1874 – 28 June 1974) was a Spanish feminist writer, dramatist, translator and politician. She is also known by her married name María Martínez Sierra. Some of her work was published under the ...

; directed by Émile Fabre * 1936: '' Le Voyage à Biarritz'' by Jean Sarment; directed by

André Brunot André Brunot (3 October 1879 - 6 August 1973) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than twenty films from 1910 to 1966. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brunot, Andre 1879 births 1973 deaths French male ...

* 1936: ''Les Rivaux d'eux-mêmes'' by Pigault-Lebrun; directed by

Jean Martinelli Jean Martinelli (15 August 1909 – 13 March 1983) was a French actor who appeared in over 50 French films between 1933 and 1983, mostly in supporting roles. One of his few international films was Alfred Hitchcock's classic film ''To Catch a Thie ...

* 1936: ''Un caprice'' by Alfred de Musset, directed by

Maurice Escande Maurice Escande (14 November 1892 – 10 February 1973) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. Selected filmography *1917: ''Un vol étrange'' (Short) *1918: '' Simone'' - Mic ...

* 1936: ''La Nouvelle idole'' by

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* 1936: ''Bolivar'' by

Jules Supervielle Jules Supervielle (16 January 1884 – 17 May 1960) was a Franco-Uruguayan poet and writer born in Montevideo. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times. He opposed the surrealism movement in poetry and rejected automatic wr ...

; music by

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composition ...

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, directed by Émile Fabre * 1936: ''Le Bon Roi Dagobert'' by André Rivoire * 1936: ''Martine'' by

Jean-Jacques Bernard Jean-Jacques Bernard (30 July 1888 – 14 September 1972) was a French playwright and the chief representative of what became known as ''l’école du silence'' or, as some critics called it, the ''art of the unexpressed'', in which the dialogue doe ...

* 1937: ''Asmodée'' by

François Mauriac François Charles Mauriac (; ; 11 October 1885 – 1 September 1970) was a French novelist, dramatist, critic, poet, and journalist, a member of the'' Académie française'' (from 1933), and laureate of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Pr ...

; directed by

Jacques Copeau Jacques Copeau (; 4 February 1879 – 20 October 1949) was a French Theatre, theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Before he founded the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris, he wrote theatre reviews for several Parisian journ ...

* 1937: ''La Marche nuptiale'' by

Henry Bataille Félix-Henri "Henry" Bataille (4 April 1872, in Nîmes – 2 March 1922, in Rueil-Malmaison) was a French dramatist and poet. His works were popular between 1900 and the start of World War I. Bataille's parents died when he was young. He attend ...

* 1937: ''

Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard ''The Game of Love and Chance'' (, ) is a three-act romantic comedy by French playwright Marivaux. ''The Game of Love and Chance'' was first performed 23 January 1730 by the Comédie Italienne. In this play, a young woman is visited by her b ...

'' by

Marivaux Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (; ; 4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist. Marivaux is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, w ...

; directed by Maurice Escande * 1937: ''Le Monde où l'on s'ennuie'' by

Édouard Pailleron Édouard Jules Henri Pailleron (7 September 183419 April 1899) was a French poet and dramatist best known for his play . Early life Édouard was born in Paris on 7 September 1834. From a Parisian cultured "bourgeoise" family (upper-middle class ...

* 1937: ' by Molière, directed by

Pierre Dux Pierre Dux (21 October 1908 – 1 December 1990) was a French stage director, stage actor, and film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. Filmography References External links * 1908 births 1990 deaths Burials at ...

* 1937: ''À quoi rêvent les jeunes filles'' by Alfred de Musset; directed by

* 1937: '' Les Corbeaux'' by

Henry Becque Henry François Becque (9 April 1837 – 12 May 1899), was a French dramatist. He was born in Paris. Life In 1867, he wrote, in imitation of Lord Byron, the libretto for Victorin de Joncières's opera ''Sardanapale'', but his first important work ...

* 1937: '' Le Légataire universel'' by

Jean-François Regnard Jean-François Regnard (7 February 1655 – 4 September 1709), "the most distinguished, after Molière, of the comic poets of the seventeenth century", was a dramatist, born in Paris, who is equally famous now for the travel diary he kept of a v ...

, directed by Pierre Dux * 1937: ''

L'Illusion comique ''L'Illusion comique'' is a comedic play written by Pierre Corneille in 1636. In its use of meta-theatricality ( plays-within-the-play), it is far ahead of its time. It was first performed at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in 1636 and published in 16 ...

'' by

Pierre Corneille Pierre Corneille (; ; 6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great 17th-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. As a young man, he earned the valuable patronage ...

, directed by

Louis Jouvet Jules Eugène Louis Jouvet (; 24 December 1887 – 16 August 1951) was a French actor, theatre director and filmmaker. Early life Jouvet was born in Crozon. He had a Stuttering, stutter as a young man and originally trained as a pharmac ...

* 1937: ''Le Bonhomme jadis'' by

Henri Murger Louis-Henri Murger (27 March 1822 – 28 January 1861), also known as Henri Murger and Henry Murger, was a French novelist and poet. He is chiefly distinguished as the author of the 1847-1849 book '' Scènes de la vie de bohème'' (''Scenes ...

* 1937: ' by Molière * 1938: '' La Seconde Surprise de l'amour'' by Marivaux, directed by Pierre Bertin * 1938: ''Tricolore'' by

Pierre Lestringuez Pierre Lestringuez (October 17, 1889 – October 18, 1950) was a French screenwriter and film actor. He wrote the screenplays for several Jean Renoir silent films during the 1920s. Biography Lestringuez was born on 17 October 1889 in Levallois-Pe ...

, musique Darius Milhaud, directed by Louis Jouvet * 1938: '' Cantique des cantiques'' by

Jean Giraudoux Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (; ; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His wo ...

; directed by Louis Jouvet * 1938: ''

Les Femmes savantes ''Les Femmes savantes'' (, ''The Learned Ladies'') is a comedy by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretension, female education, and '' préciosité'' (French for preciosity), it was one of his most popular comedies ...

'' by Molière * 1938: '' La Dispute'' by Marivaux; directed by Jean Martinelli * 1938: '' Un chapeau de paille d'Italie'' by

Eugène Labiche Eugène Marin Labiche (; 6 May 181522 January 1888) was a French dramatist. He remains famous for his contribution to the vaudeville genre and his passionate and domestic pochades. In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successe ...

and

Marc-Michel Marc-Antoine-Amédée Michel, known as Marc-Michel (22 July 1812 in Marseille – 12 March 1868 in Paris) was a French poet, playwright and journalist. He is perhaps best known today for the 1851 farce he co-wrote with Eugène Marin Labiche, '' Th ...

, directed by

Gaston Baty Gaston Baty (; 26 May 1885 – 13 October 1952), whose full name was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Gaston Baty, was a French playwright and theatre director. He was born in Pélussin, Loire, France. Career In 1921, Baty formed his own company ''Les Compa ...

* 1938: ''

Le Menteur ''The Liar'' () is a play by Pierre Corneille that was first performed in 1644. It was based on ''La Verdad Sospechosa'' by the Spanish-American playwright Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, which was published in 1634. Summary Dorante, the eponymous quas ...

'' by

, directed by Pierre Bertin * 1938: ''La Coupe enchantée'' by

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and

Champmeslé Charles Chevillet, ''sieur de'' ''Champmeslé'', (20 October 1642 – 22 August 1701) was a 17th-century French actor and playwright (see Troupe of the Comédie-Française in 1680). Biography Champmeslé made his theatre debut in 1665 in a t ...

, directed by * 1938: ''Esther'' by

Jean Racine Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ; ; 22 December 1639 – 21 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tr ...

; directed by Georges Le Roy * 1939: ''A souffert sous Ponce Pilate'' by Paul Raynal; directed by

René Alexandre René Alexandre (22 December 1885 – 19 August 1946) was a French actor. René Alexandre was born in Reims and died in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine in 1946. He was married to actress Gabrielle Robinne from 1912 until his death. Filmography (p ...

* 1939: ''Les Trois Henry'' by André Lang * 1939: ''Les affaires sont les affaires'' by

Octave Mirbeau Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau (; 16 February 1848 – 16 February 1917) was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still app ...

* 1939: ''

'' by Victor Hugo; directed by Pierre Dux * 1939: ''La Belle Aventure'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Étienne Rey * 1940: ''L'Âne de Buridan'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers; directed by Pierre Bertin * 1940: ''

Les Fausses Confidences ''Les Fausses Confidences'' is a three-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Pierre de Marivaux, Pierre de Carlet de Chamberlain de Marivaux. It was first performed on the 16 March 1737 by the actors of the Comédie Italienne at the Hôtel ...

'' by Marivaux; directed by Pierre Dux * 1941: ''

Les Précieuses ridicules ''Les Précieuses ridicules'' (, ''The Absurd Précieuses'' or ''The Affected Ladies'') is a one-act satire by Molière in prose. It takes aim at the ''précieuses'', the ultra-witty ladies who indulged in lively conversations, word games and, in ...

'' by Molière; directed by

* 1941: ''La Gageure imprévue'' by

Michel-Jean Sedaine Michel-Jean Sedaine (2 June 1719 – 17 May 1797) was a French dramatist and librettist, especially noted for his librettos for ''opéras comiques'', in which he took an important and influential role in the advancement of the genre from the ...

; directed by Pierre Bertin * 1941: '' Noé'' by

André Obey André Obey (; 8 May 1892 at Douai, France – 11 April 1975 at Montsoreau, near the river Loire) was a prominent French playwright during the inter-war years and into the 1950s. He began as a novelist and produced an autobiographical novel about ...

; directed by Pierre Bertin * 1941: ''Le Beau Léandre'' by

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and

Paul Siraudin Pierre-Paul-Désiré Siraudin (18 December 1812 – 8 September 1883) was a French playwright and librettist. He also used the pen names Paul de Siraudin de Sancy, Paul Siraudin de Sancy and M. Malperché. Biography He wrote many plays, main ...

, directed by

Denis d'Inès Denis d'Inès, real name Joseph-Victor-Octave Denis, (1 September 1885 - 25 October 1968) was a French actor and theatre director for some Play (theatre), plays. He entered the Comédie-Française in 1914, was a Sociétaires of the Comédie-Fran� ...

* 1941: ''

Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; , ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theat ...

'' by Molière; directed by Pierre Bertin * 1942: ''Le Cheval arabe'' by Julien Luchaire; directed by

* 1942: ''La Paix chez soi'' by

Georges Courteline Georges Courteline () born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (; 25 June 1858 – 25 June 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. Biography His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to ...

* 1942: ''Le Distrait'' by Jean-François Regnard; directed by Jean Meyer * 1942: ''

Le Misanthrope ''The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover'' (; ) is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris by the King's Players. The play satirizes the ...

'' by Molière; directed by

* 1942: ''La Gageure imprévue'' by

; directed by Pierre Bertin * 1943: ' by

Henry de Montherlant Henry Marie Joseph Frédéric Expedite Millon de Montherlant (; 20 April 1895 – 21 September 1972) was a French essayist, novelist, and dramatist. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Biography Born in Paris, a descendant of ...

; directed by Pierre Dux * 1943: ''

Un jour The United Nations (UN) is the global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among sta ...

'' by

Francis Jammes Francis Jammes (; 2 December 1868, in Tournay, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tournay – 1 November 1938, in Hasparren) was a French and European poet. He spent most of his life in his native region of Béarn and the Northern Basque Country, Basque Country ...

* 1943: '' Le Barbier de Séville'' by Beaumarchais, directed by Pierre Dux * 1943: ''Le Sicilien ou l'Amour peintre'' by Molière; directed by Maurice Escande * 1944: ''Barberine'' by Alfred de Musset, directed by Jean Meyer * 1945: ''Une visite de noces'' by

Alexandre Dumas fils Alexandre Dumas (; 27 July 1824 – 27 November 1895) was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel '' La Dame aux Camélias'' (''The Lady of the Camellias'', usually titled '' Camille'' in English-language versions), p ...

* 1945: ''

L'Avare ''The Miser'' (; ) is a five-act comedy in prose by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed on September 9, 1668, in the theatre of the Palais-Royal in Paris. This is a character comedy whose main character, Harpagon, is charac ...

'' by Molière; directed by Jean Meyer * 1946: '' Le Mariage de Figaro'' by Beaumarchais; directed by Jean Meyer * 1946: ''

La Princesse d'Élide ''La Princesse d'Élide'' (''The Princess of Elis'') is a 1664 French comic play ("comédie galante") in 5 acts in verse and prose by Molière, who based it on Agustin Moreto y Cabaña's 1654 Spanish play ''El desdén con el desdén'' (''Scorn ...

'' by Molière; directed by Georges Le Roy * 1946: ' by

Georges Feydeau Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the Belle Époque era, remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parents and raised in a ...

; directed by

Fernand Ledoux Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began hi ...

* 1948: '' L'Ami Fritz'' by

Émile Erckmann Émile Erckmann (20 May 1822 – 14 March 1899) was a French writer, strongly associated with the region of Alsace-Lorraine. Almost all of his works were written jointly with Alexandre Chatrian under the name Erckmann-Chatrian. Life Youth He ...

and Alexandre Chatrian * 1948: '' L'Épreuve'' by Marivaux; directed by

Julien Bertheau Julien Bertheau (19 June 1910 – 28 October 1995) was a French actor. Biography Born in Algiers, Algeria, before making his debut at the Comédie-Française on 18 December 1936, he worked as manager of the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, th ...

* 1948: ''Le Gendre de M. Poirier'' by

Émile Augier Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (; 17 September 182025 October 1889) was a French dramatist. He was the thirteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the on 31 March 1857. Biography Augier was born at Valence, Drôme, the grandson of Pigault Lebrun, an ...

and

Jules Sandeau Léonard Sylvain Julien (Jules) Sandeau (; 19 February 1811 – 24 April 1883) was a French novelist. Early life Sandeau was born at Aubusson (Creuse), and was sent to Paris to study law, but spent much of his time in unruly behaviour with oth ...

* 1949: ''On ne saurait penser à tout'' by Alfred de Musset; directed by Robert Manuel * 1950: ''La Belle aventure'' by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Étienne Rey; directed by

* 1950: ''

'' by Marivaux; directed by Maurice Escande * 1951: '' Sganarelle ou le Cocu imaginaire'' by Molière; directed by

Jacques Clancy Jacques Clancy (17 May 1920 - 19 May 2012) was a French actor, sociétaire of the Comédie-Française. Filmography * 1938 : ''Carrefour'' by Kurt Bernhardt * 1945 : '' A Friend Will Come Tonight'' by Raymond Bernard - ''Jacques Leroy'' * ...

* 1951: ''Le Chevalier Canepin'' by

Henri Duvernois Henri Duvernois (4 March 1875 in Paris - 30 January 1937 in Paris) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Filmography *''La Guitare et le Jazz-band'', directed by Gaston Roudès (1923, based on the play ''La Guitare et le Jazz-b ...

; directed by

Jacques Charon Jacques Charon (27 February 1920 – 15 October 1975) was a French actor and film director. Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique (CNSAD) and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941. Du ...

* 1951: ''

Le Dindon ''Le Dindon'' is a three-act farce by Georges Feydeau, first produced in Paris in 1896. It depicts the unsuccessful attempts of the central character – the ''"wikt:dindon de la farce, dindon"'' (roughly "the fall guy") to seduce a married woma ...

'' by

; directed by Jean Meyer * 1951: ''L'Indigent'' by

Charles Vildrac Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager",''1971 Britannica Book of the Year'' (for events of 1971), "Obituaries 1971" article, page 532, "Vildrac, Charles" item was a French libertarian playwright, poet an ...

; directed by

Georges Chamarat Georges Chamarat (30 March 1901 – 21 November 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1929 and 1981. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered into the ...

* 1952: ''La Coupe enchantée'' by

and

; directed by

* 1952: ''Le Légataire universel'' by Jean-François Régnard; directed by Pierre Dux * 1952: ''

'' by Molière; directed by Robert Manuel * 1953: ''

'' by Corneille; directed by

* 1953: ''Le Dépit amoureux'' by Molière; directed by Georges Chamarat * 1953: ''

'' by Marivaux; directed by Maurice Escande * 1954: '' L'Épreuve'' by Marivaux; directed by

* 1954: ''

'' by

; directed by

* 1955: ''Est-il bon ? Est-il méchant?'' by

Denis Diderot Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a prominent figure during th ...

; directed by

Henri Rollan Henri Rollan (23 March 1888 – 23 June 1967) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1910 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' De afwezige'' (1913) * ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * '' The Three Masks'' (192 ...

* 1957: ''La Bonne Mère'' by Florian; directed by Maurice Escande * 1957: '' L'Ours'' by

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

; directed by

André Falcon André Falcon (28 November 1924 – 22 July 2009) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1954 to 2008. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Falcon, Andre 1924 births 2009 deaths ...

* 1958: ''Un ami de jeunesse'' by Edmond See, directed by Denis d'Inès * 1958: ''La Maison de campagne'' by

Florent Carton Dancourt Florent Carton aka Dancourt (1 November 16617 December 1725), French dramatist and actor, was born at Fontainebleau. He belonged to a family of rank, and his parents entrusted his education to Pere de la Rue, a Jesuit, who made earnest efforts t ...

, directed by

Hélène Perdrière Hélène Perdrière (born 17 April 1912 in Asnieres-sur-Seine, died 27 August 1992 in Boulogne-Billancourt) was a French stage and film actress. After earning a first prize for comedy at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art in 1928, she bec ...

* 1958: ''On ne saurait penser à tout'' by Alfred de Musset, directed by Robert Manuel * 1958: ''

'' by Molière, directed by Pierre Dux * 1959: ''Les Trente Millions de Gladiator'' by

; directed by Jean Meyer * 1960: ''Chacun sa vérité'' by

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; ; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italians, Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his bold and ...

; directed by

Charles Dullin Charles Dullin (; 8 May 1885 – 11 December 1949) was a French actor, theater manager and director. Career Dullin began his career as an actor in melodrama:185 In 1908, he started his first troupe with Saturnin Fabre, the ''Théâtre de Foire, ...

* 1961: ''On ne saurait penser à tout'' by Alfred de Musset; directed by Robert Manuel * 1962: ''La Troupe du Roy'' by Molière; directed by * 1980: ''

La Folle de Chaillot ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' (, ) is a play, a poetic satire, by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux, written in 1943 and first performed in 1945, after his death. The play is in two acts. The story concerns an eccentric woman who lives in Paris and ...

'' by

; directed by

Michel Fagadau Michel Fagadau (born Mihai Făgădău, 1930– February 10, 2011) was a Romanian-born French theater director and producer. Born in Bucharest, his family had to leave Romania during the war due to his father's antifascist activities. They ended up ...

* 1990: ''Tête de poulet'' by Spiro, lecture * 2011: ''Le Jubilé d'Agathe'' by

Pascal Lainé Pascal Lainé (10 May 1942 – 30 December 2024) was a French academic, novelist and writer. He was born in Anet, Eure-et-Loir. He was awarded both the Prix Médicis (1971 for ''l'Irrévolution'') and the Goncourt (1974 for '' La Dentellière''), ...

, lecture, Studio-Théâtre de la Comédie-Française

Outside Comédie-Française

* ''Une petite qui voit grand'' by Germaine Acremant * '' Boubouroche'' by

* ''J'y suis j'y reste'' by and Jean Valmy * '' Le Bal des voleurs'' by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; ; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ...

* ' by

* ''Histoire de rire'' by

Armand Salacrou Armand Camille Salacrou (; 9 August 1899 – 23 November 1989) was a French dramatist. Biography He was born in Rouen, but spent most of his childhood at Le Havre, and moved to Paris in 1917. His first works show the influence of the Surre ...

* '' Une femme libre'' by

* '' Monsieur chasse !'' by

* ''Bonne chance Denis'' by

Michel Duran Michel Duran, pen name of Michel Joseph Durand (22 April 1900, in Lyon – 18 February 1994, in Rambouillet) was a French actor, author, dialoguist and screenwriter. He was the son of Michel Jacques Durand and Marie Exbrayat.Archives municipales ...

* ' by

Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents age ...

* ''Caroline a disparu'' by Jean Valmy and

André Haguet André Haguet (; 9 November 1900 - 20 August 1973) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' The Weaker Sex'' (1933) * '' The Faceless Voice'' (1933) * '' Mandrin'' (1947) * '' Dark Sunday'' (1948) * '' The Passenge ...

* ''Les Œufs de l'autruche'' by

André Roussin André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Biography Early life and education Born on 119 rue Paradis in Marseille, he was ...

* ''Teddy and partner'' by

Yvan Noé Yvan Noé (1895–1963) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.Driskell p.146 He was married to the actress Pierrette Caillol who sometimes performed alongside him. Selected filmography * ''Gloria'' (1931) * '' Mademoiselle Moza ...

* ''Hyménée'' by

Édouard Bourdet Édouard Bourdet (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 26 October 1887 – Paris, 17 January 1945) was a 20th-century French playwright. He was married to the poet, Catherine Pozzi; their son was Claude Bourdet. Plays *1910: ''Le Rubicon'' *1912: ''La Cage o ...

* ''

And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery fiction, mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, who described it as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 N ...

'' by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

* ''La Voyante'' by

* ''Le Chantier'' by Charles Tordjman * 1965: ' by

, directed by the author,

théâtre des Célestins The Théâtre des Célestins () is a theatre building on the Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then again in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the Théâtre de l'Odéon, i ...

* 1967: ''Lorsque l'enfant paraît'' by André Roussin, directed by the author,

Théâtre Saint-Georges The Théâtre Saint-Georges () is a theatre in the French capital Paris, located on the Rue Saint-Georges from which it takes its name. Designed by the architect Charles Siclis,Stoddard p.88 it was constructed on the site of a former mansion and o ...

* 1968: ''La Courte Paille'' by Jean Meyer, directed by the author, tournée * 1969: '' Monsieur chasse !'' by

, directed by

Alain Feydeau Georges Alain Thierry Feydeau (21 July 1934 – 14 January 2008) was a French actor, director and writer. He was a grandson of the playwright Georges Feydeau, and appeared in several of his grandfather's works, and directed new productions of two o ...

, Grand Théâtre de Limoges * 1974: '' Ce formidable bordel !'' by

Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; ; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre#Avant-garde, French avant-garde th ...

, directed by

Jacques Mauclair Jacques Mauclair (12 January 1919 – 20 December 2001) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1950 and 2000. He was born in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,0 ...

, théâtre des Célestins * 1980: '' Fin de partie'' by

Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish writer of novels, plays, short stories, and poems. Writing in both English and French, his literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal, and Tragicomedy, tra ...

, directed by

Guy Rétoré Guy Rétoré (7 April 1924 – 15 December 2018) was a French director. Biography In 1951, Rétoré created la Guilde, a French amateur theatre company. He later moved downtown into the Patronage Saint Pierre. Rétoré would rename it Théâtre ...

, théâtre de l'Est parisien * 1982: ''Fin de partie'' by Samuel Beckett, directed by Guy Rétoré, théâtre Renaud-Barrault * 1987: ''Entre passions et prairie'' by , directed by Guy Rétoré, théâtre de l'Est parisien * 1988: '' Le Vallon'' by

, directed by

Simone Benmussa Simone Benmussa (5 June 1932 – 4 June 2001) was a Tunisian-born French writer and theatre director. One of her best known plays was '' The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs''. Biography She was born into a Jewish family in Tunis and attended th ...

, théâtre Renaud-Barrault * 1989: ''Clair de terre'' by , directed by Guy Rétoré, théâtre de l'Est parisien * 1992: ''Le Jugement dernier'' by

Bernard-Henri Lévy Bernard-Henri Georges Lévy (; ; born 5 November 1948) is a French public intellectual. Often referred to in France simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the " Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement in 1976. His opinions, politi ...

, directed by ,

théâtre de l'Atelier The Théâtre de l'Atelier () is a theatre at 1, place Charles Dullin in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre opened on 23 November 1822 under the name Théâtre Montmartre.Edward Foreman, ''Historical dictionary of Fren ...

* 1993: ''Le Retour en Touraine'' by

Françoise Dorin Françoise Andrée Renée Dorin (; 23 January 1928 – 12 January 2018) was a French actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and songwriter. She was most successful in the 1970s, authored about 30 plays and more than 25 books as well as writing song ...

, directed by

Georges Wilson Georges Wilson (né Willson, ; 16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French actor and director of stage and screen. He was a significant figure in French theatre during the latter 20th-century, serving as director of the Theatre Nation ...

théâtre de l'Œuvre The Théâtre de l'Œuvre () is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named ...

* 1995: ''Savannah Bay'' by

Marguerite Duras Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (, 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (), was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film ''Hiroshima mon amour'' (1959) ea ...

, directed by , théâtre national de Chaillot * 1997: ''Le Bonheur à Romorantin'' by

Jean-Claude Brisville Jean-Claude Brisville (28 May 1922 – 11 August 2014) was a French writer, playwright, novelist and author for children. A screenwriter, in particular for the film '' Beaumarchais, l'insolent'', he obtained the Grand Prix du théâtre of the Ac ...

, directed by , Espace 44 Nantes * 1999: ' by Marguerite Duras, directed by ,

théâtre du Rond-Point The Théâtre du Rond-Point () is a theatre in Paris, located at 2bis avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt, 8th arrondissement. History The theatre began with an 1838 project of architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff for a rotunda in the Champs Elysees. I ...

* 2003: ''À chacun sa vérité'' by

, directed by , Centre national de création d'Orléans, théâtre Antoine * 2005: ''

Richard III Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, directed by ,

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. Wi ...

Filmography

Cinema

* 1934: '' The Adventurer'' by

Marcel L'Herbier Marcel L'Herbier (; 23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French filmmaker who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued unti ...

: Geneviève * 1934: '' Un soir à la Comédie-Française'' by

Léonce Perret Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avan ...

: herself * 1943: '' Graine au vent'' by

Maurice Gleize Maurice Gleize (1898–1974) was a French screenwriter and film director.Hayward p.201 Selected filmography Director * '' The Red Night'' (1923) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * ''A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) * '' ...

: Germaine * 1943: ''

Vautrin Vautrin () is a character from the novels of French writer Honoré de Balzac in the ''La Comédie humaine'' series. His real name is Jacques Collin (). He appears in the novels ''Le Père Goriot'' (Father Goriot, 1834/35) under the name Vautrin, ...

'' by Pierre Billon: Clotilde de Grandlieu * 1944: ''

Coup de tête ''Coup de tête'' () is a 1979 French comedy-drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and scripted by Francis Veber. It stars Patrick Dewaere and Jean Bouise, who won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance. ...

'' by

René Le Hénaff René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he collaborated with directors Marcel Carné, René Clair, and Géza von Radványi among others. His three films with Carné in the late ...

: Nadine * 1945: '' Pamela'' by

Pierre de Hérain Pierre de Hérain (24 July 1904 – 25 September 1972) was a French film director. de Hérain was born as Pierre Déhérain on 24 July 1904 in Avilly-Saint-Léonard, Oise, France. His father, François de Hérain, was a painter. His mother, Eugén ...

Joséphine de Beauharnais Joséphine Bonaparte (, born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie; 23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I and as such Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 Janua ...

* 1946: ''

The Eternal Husband ''The Eternal Husband'' (, ''Vechny muzh'') is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky that was first published in 1870 in '' Zarya'' magazine. The novel's plot revolves around the complicated relationship between the nobleman Velchaninov an ...

'' by Pierre Billon: Marie * 1947: ''

The Adventures of Casanova ''The Adventures of Casanova'' (French: ''Les aventures de Casanova'') is a 1947 French historical adventure film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Georges Guétary, Aimé Clariond and Noëlle Norman. Curti p.59 It was shot at the Epinay Stud ...

'' by Jean Boyer: Geneviève de Cerlin * 1948: ' by

Jean Stelli Jean Stelli (6 December 1894 in Lille – 2 February 1975 in Grasse) was a French screenwriter and film director.Rège p.939 Selected filmography * ''The Hurricane on the Mountain'' (1922) * ''Durand Jewellers'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar (1938 film), ...

: Simone Fournier * 1949: '' Between Eleven and Midnight'' by

Henri Decoin Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 ...

: Florence * 1949: '' Du Guesclin'' by : Jeanne, Countess of Penthièvre * 1974: ''

'' by

: Nicole Leguen * 1974: ''

'' by

* 1975: '' Ma Mie Rose'' by Pierre Goutas: Mamie Rose * 1976: '' Le Collectionneur de cerveaux'' by Michel Subiela: Mme Vanderwood * 1976: ' by : Senator * 1976: '' Une femme fidèle'' by

Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director, and producer, as well as an author, artist, and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, s ...

: Countess Lapalimmes * 1977: ' by

: Benjamin's mother * 1984: '' Opéra des ombres, Berlioz 1864'' by Georges Combes * 1988: '' Sweet Lies'' by

Nathalie Delon Nathalie Delon (born Francine Canovas, also known as Nathalie Barthélémy; 1 August 194121 January 2021) was a French actress, model, film director and writer. In the 1960s, Nathalie was regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world ...

: Nemo * 1988: ' by

Charlotte Brandström Charlotte most commonly refers to: *Charlotte (given name), a feminine form of the given name Charles ** Princess Charlotte (disambiguation) ** Queen Charlotte (disambiguation) *Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, a city *Charlotte (cake), ...

: grandmother * 1990: ''

Cinématon ''Cinématon'' is a 157-hour-long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 30 years from 1978 until 2009, it consists of a series of over 3,111 silent vignettes (cin ...

'' (épisode 1342) by

Gérard Courant Gérard ( French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constitu ...

: herself * 1990: ''Couple'' (épisode 76) by

: herself * 1993: ' by

Jacques Fansten Jacques Fansten (born 1946) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 20 films since 1970. Selected filmography * ''Stadium Nuts ''Les Fous du Stade'' () is a 1972 French comedy film directed by Claude Zidi, starrin ...

: Bernadette * 1996: '' Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi'' by

: Clara Blanc * 1996: ', court métrage by Shéri Tsur: Geneviève * 1997: '' Riches, belles, etc.'' by Bunny Schpoliansky * 1997: '' Post coïtum animal triste'' by

Brigitte Roüan Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in ''The New York Times''. Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", ' ...

* 1999: '' The Children of the Marshland'' by Jean Becker: Mme Mercier * 1999: ''

La Dilettante LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...

'' by

Pascal Thomas Pascal Thomas (born 2 April 1945) is a French screenwriter and film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew ...

: * 2000: ' by

Sophie Fillières Sophie Fillières (20 November 1964 – 31 July 2023) was a French film director and screenwriter who wrote for more than fifteen film and television productions from 1991 on. Fillières died on 31 July 2023, at the age of 58, after ending the ...

: Robert's mother * 2001: '' Deux vieilles dames et l'accordeur'', short film by

Guillaume Canet Guillaume Canet (; born 10 April 1973) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and Show jumping, show jumper. Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like ''Joyeux Noël'', ...

* 2001: '' J'me souviens plus'', short film by : Rose * 2002: '' C'est le bouquet !'' by

Jeanne Labrune Jeanne Labrune (born 21 June 1950) is a French screenwriter and film director. She has directed 13 films since 1978. Her film '' Sand and Blood'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard (; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Fes ...

: the lady * 2004: '' Le Promeneur du Champs-de-Mars'' by

Robert Guédiguian Robert Jules Guédiguian (; born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Life and career Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Arm ...

: Simone Picard's sister * 2005: '' Palais royal!'' by

: Alma, The Queen Mother * 2005: '' Le Noël de Lily'', short film by Éric Nebot: Lily * 2005: ' by

* 2006: '' Le Grand Appartement'' by

: Grandmother Joséphine * 2007: ' by

Laure Marsac Laure Marsac (born 18 February 1970) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1984 and won the César Award for Best Female Revelation in 1985. Personal life Marsac is married to director Ivan Taïeb. Together they h ...

: the old lady * 2009: ''

Le Premier Cercle ''Le Premier Cercle'' (, ''The First Circle''), also known as ''Inside Ring'' and ''The Dead List'' in English and as ''Ultimate Heist'' on USA video, is a 2009 French-language film by Laurent Tuel. It tells the story of Milo Malakian (Jean Re ...

'' by Laurent Tuel: Mme Malakian * 2009: '' Kankant'', short film by François Grandjacques * 2009: '' Le Hérisson'' by

Mona Achache Mona Achache (born 18 March 1981) is a French-Moroccan film director, screenwriter, and actress. She wrote and directed the feature films ''The Hedgehog'' (2009), '' Les Gazelles'' (2014), '' Valiant Hearts'' (2021), and '' Little Girl Blue'' ( ...

: Mme de Broglie * 2010: '' Porteur d'hommes'', short film by * 2010: '' My Afternoons with Margueritte'' by Jean Becker: Margueritte * 2010: ''

What War May Bring ''What Love May Bring'' () is a 2010 French film directed by Claude Lelouch. It is also known as ''What Love May Bring''. Plot Ilva is a woman who falls in love too easily. Unaware and unconcerned about how her passion may be perceived, she find ...

'' by

: Ilva, 95 years old * 2010: ''

Sarah's Key ''Sarah's Key'' () is a 2010 French drama film directed and co-written by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. The film is an adaptation of the 2006 novel by Tatiana de Rosnay. The film alternates between a young girl Sarah ( Mélusine Mayance) in 1942 and ...

'' by

Gilles Paquet-Brenner Gilles Paquet-Brenner (born 14 September 1974) is a French director and screenwriter. He is the son of the opera singer Ève Brenner. Paquet-Brenner's first feature film in 2001, ''Pretty Things'', won an award at the Deauville American Film Fe ...

: Mamé * 2012: '' Le Jeu de cette famille'' by Aytl Jensen: Berthe * 2013: ' by Anne-Marie Etienne: Selma * 2014: ''

Weekends in Normandy ''Weekends in Normandy'' (original title: ''Week-ends'') is a 2014 French film directed by Anne Villacèque. It stars Karin Viard, Noémie Lvovsky, Jacques Gamblin and Ulrich Tukur. The drama concerns two couples, each with a house in the Norman ...

'' by : Françoise

Television

1966: '' :fr:Les Compagnons de Jéhu (mini-série)'' (in French), directed by

Michel Drach Michel Drach (18 October 1930 in Paris – 14 February 1990 in Paris) was a French film director, writer, producer and actor. Life and career Drach was born in Paris, France, the son of Yvonne (Vanderheym) and Maurice Drach. His family was Jewi ...

: Louise de Montrevel 2001: Maigret Chez Le Ministre, Maigret and the Minister (Sn7 Ep2) directed by Christian de Chalonge: Mme Calame

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Gisèle Casadesus at the Comédie-Française
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Gisele ''Giselle'' is a ballet. Giselle, Gisele, Gisèle, Gisselle, may also refer to: People * Giselle (given name), a given name and list of people with the name * Gisele (given name) and 'Gisèle', a given name and list of people with the name * Gisel ...

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