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. Source: Article "Hélène Duc" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Tanguy
as Grand-Mère
2001
Male Hunt
as Madame Armande
1964
Picnic on the Grass
as Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste
1959
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
as Gastié-le-Roy mère
1973
Paris Frills
as Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited)
1945
The Happiest of Men
as The worldly lawyer
1952
The Phoney
as Mamy
1975
Samson le magnifique
as Madame Brachart
1995
Des cadavres à la pelle
as Tante Gianni
1991
Alors... Heureux ?
as L'examinateur Mlle Chaufour
1980
How to Succeed in Love
as Wife of the director of Editions du Soleil
1962
Les malabars sont au parfum
as Tante Berthe
1966
The Boss
as Edmée
1960
Miss Mona
as Mona's mother
1987
Les baratineurs
as Marie-Louise du Portail
1965
Voyez-vous ce que je vois
as Dorothée Paulin
1976
Le Lys dans la vallée
as Madame de Vandenesse
1970
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Prefect (uncredited)
1955
Catherine & Co.
1975
Famous Love Affairs
as une marquise
1961
TV Appearances
La Duchesse d'Avila
as La duègne de Leonor
1973
Poker d'As
as La comtesse de Rhuys
1973
At Theatre Tonight
as Mme Decluze
1966
The Accursed Kings
as Mme de Bouville
2005
The Accursed Kings
as Mahaut d'Artois, comtesse, tante de Robert
1972
Numéro un
as Self
1975
L'Amateur
1967
Claudine
as Tante Coeur
1978
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998