Marcelle Duc (22 March 1917 – 23 November 2014), known professionally as Hélène Duc, was a French actress. She appeared in '' Edward and Caroline'' (1951), '' Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout'' (1973), and '' Tanguy'' (2001). Duc played the role of Mahaut, Countess of Artois in the 1972

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'' Les Rois maudits'', and later played Marguerite de Bouville in the 2005 adaptation of the same novels. In 1983, she performed at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse in a production of Chienne Dactylographe. She was named an officer of the

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and

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in 2005. Duc was married to René Catroux, with whom she had two daughters.

Partial filmography

*1945: '' Paris Frills'' as Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited) *1951: '' Edward and Caroline'' as L'invitée mélomane *1952: '' The Happiest of Men'' as L'avocate mondaine *1955: '' The Grand Maneuver'' as La préfète (uncredited) *1959: '' Picnic on the Grass'' as Isabelle *1960: ''Le caïd'' as Edmée *1962: '' How to Succeed in Love'' as La femme du directeur des Editions du Soleil *1964: '' Male Hunt'' as Madame Armande *1965: ''Les baratineurs'' as Marie-Louise du Portail *1966: ''Les malabars sont au parfum'' as Tante Berthe *1968: '' À tout casser'' as La bourgeoise *1972–1973: '' Les Rois maudits'' (TV miniseries) as Mahaut, Countess of Artois *1973: ''La femme en bleu'' *1973: '' Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout'' as Mme Gastié-Leroy *1975: ''Le faux-cul'' as Mamy *1975: '' Catherine & Co.'' *1982: '' Toutes griffes dehors'' (TV Mini-Series, directed by

Michel Boisrond Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921 – 10 November 2002) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career A former apprentice of Jean Delannoy, Jean Cocteau, and René Clair ...

) *1987: ''Miss Mona'' as The Mother *1987: ''Promis... juré!'' as Bonne Maman *1997: '' Les Soeurs Soleil'' as La dame chez le vétérinaire *2001: ''Un ange'' as Natacha *2001: '' Tanguy'' as Odile Guetz *2003: '' Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches'' (directed by Chantal Lauby) as Mme Tatin *2005: '' Les Rois maudits'' (TV miniseries) as Marguerite de Bouville *2007: ''Souffrance'' as Annie (final film role)

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– her activity to save Jews' lives during the

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, at

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