Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
57
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-10-21
Day of Death
2016-06-25 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Also Known As
Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu
Николь Курсель
Nicole Courcel
Biography
Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu (21 October 1931 – 25 June 2016), better known as Nicole Courcel, was a French actress who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France. Born in Saint-Cloud, in the western suburbs of Paris, she appeared in 43 films between 1947 and 1979. After working as an extra in a few films, she won a major role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949), with Brigitte Auber. In 1970 she turned to television, appearing in different television films and miniseries, in which she continued to work until 2004. Courcel is best known for her role in Serge Bourguignon's Sundays and Cybele (1962). She had notable parts in: La Marie du port (1950, opposite Jean Gabin), Sacha Guitry's Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954), and La Sorcière (1956, opposite Marina Vlady). Source: Article "Nicole Courcel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
