Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 22, 1917
Place of Birth:
Bergerac, Dordogne, France
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Hélène Duc
Biography
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 miniseries 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 Legion of Honour and Righteous Among the Nations in 2005.
Duc was married to René Catroux, with whom she had two daughters.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tanguy | Grand-Mère |
| 2001 | Angel | Natacha |
| 1997 | Les Sœurs Soleil | La dame chez le vétérinaire |
| 1995 | Samson le magnifique | Madame Brachart |
| 1995 | Des cadavres à la pelle | Aunt Gianni |
| 1987 | Miss Mona | Mona's mother |
| 1987 | Promised... sworn! | Bonne Maman |
| 1983 | La chienlit | Madame Cornebugle |
| 1983 | Père Noël et fils | |
| 1980 | Alors... Heureux ? | L'examinateur Mlle Chaufour |
| 1977 | Appelez-moi maître | Mme Gonzales |
| 1976 | Voyez-vous ce que je vois | Dorothée Paulin |
| 1975 | The Phoney | Mamy |
| 1975 | Catherine & Co. | |
| 1973 | I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything | Gastié-le-Roy mère |
| 1970 | Le lys dans la vallée | Madame de Vandenesse |
| 1970 | Les assassins associés | Thérèse |
| 1968 | The Great Chase | Albert's wife |
| 1966 | Les malabars sont au parfum | Tante Berthe |
| 1965 | Les baratineurs | Marie-Louise du Portail |
| 1964 | Male Hunt | Madame Armande |
| 1962 | How to Succeed in Love | Wife of the director of Editions du Soleil |
| 1961 | Famous Love Affairs | une marquise |
| 1960 | The Boss | Edmée |
| 1959 | Picnic on the Grass | Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste |
| 1955 | The Grand Manoeuvre | Prefect (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Happiest of Men | The worldly lawyer |
| 1951 | Edward and Caroline | Music-loving guest |
| 1945 | Paris Frills | Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Accursed Kings | Mme de Bouville |
| 1998 | Vivement dimanche | Self |
| 1978 | Claudine | Tante Coeur |
| 1975 | Numéro un | Self |
| 1973 | La Duchesse d'Avila | La duègne de Leonor |
| 1973 | Poker d'As | La comtesse de Rhuys |
| 1972 | The Accursed Kings | Mahaut d'Artois, comtesse, tante de Robert |
| 1967 | L'Amateur | |
| 1966 | At Theatre Tonight | Mme Decluze |