Acting
Hélène Duc
FR cinema · 30 credits
Born
22 March 1917
Died
23 November 2014 (aged 97)
Birthplace
Bergerac, Dordogne, France
Also known as Marcelle Duc
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. Source: Article "Hélène Duc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Filmography
Tanguy
as Grand-Mère
Angel
as Natacha
Les Sœurs Soleil
as La dame chez le vétérinaire
Samson le magnifique
as Madame Brachart
Des cadavres à la pelle
as Tante Gianni
Miss Mona
as Mona's mother
Promised... sworn!
as Bonne Maman
La Chienlit
as Madame Cornebugle
Alors... Heureux ?
as L'examinateur Mlle Chaufour
Appelez-moi maître
as Mme Gonzales
Voyez-vous ce que je vois
as Dorothée Paulin
The Phoney
as Mamy
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
as Gastié-le-Roy mère
Le Lys dans la vallée
as Madame de Vandenesse
Les Assassins associés
as Thérèse
The Great Chase
as Albert's wife
Les malabars sont au parfum
as Tante Berthe
Les baratineurs
as Marie-Louise du Portail
Male Hunt
as Madame Armande
How to Succeed in Love
as Wife of the director of Editions du Soleil
Famous Love Affairs
as une marquise
The Boss
as Edmée
Picnic on the Grass
as Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Prefect (uncredited)
The Happiest of Men
as The worldly lawyer
Edward and Caroline
as Music-loving guest
Paris Frills
as Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited)