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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-03-22

Day of Death

2014-11-23 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Bergerac, Dordogne, France

Also Known As

Marcelle Duc

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.

Known For

Acting

Tanguy

2001

Tanguy

as

Grand-Mère

Male Hunt

1964

Male Hunt

as

Madame Armande

Picnic on the Grass

1959

Picnic on the Grass

as

Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste

Paris Frills

1945

Paris Frills

as

Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited)

The Happiest of Men

1952

The Happiest of Men

as

The worldly lawyer

The Phoney

1975

The Phoney

as

Mamy

Samson le magnifique

1995

Samson le magnifique

as

Madame Brachart

Des cadavres à la pelle

1991

Des cadavres à la pelle

as

Tante Gianni

Alors... Heureux ?

1980

Alors... Heureux ?

as

L'examinateur Mlle Chaufour

How to Succeed in Love

1962

How to Succeed in Love

as

Wife of the director of Editions du Soleil

Les malabars sont au parfum

1966

Les malabars sont au parfum

as

Tante Berthe

The Boss

1960

The Boss

as

Edmée

Miss Mona

1987

Miss Mona

as

Mona's mother

Les baratineurs

1965

Les baratineurs

as

Marie-Louise du Portail

Voyez-vous ce que je vois

1976

Voyez-vous ce que je vois

as

Dorothée Paulin

Le lys dans la vallée

1970

Le lys dans la vallée

as

Madame de Vandenesse

The Grand Manoeuvre

1955

The Grand Manoeuvre

as

Prefect (uncredited)

Les Sœurs Soleil

1997

Les Sœurs Soleil

as

La dame chez le vétérinaire

Famous Love Affairs

1961

Famous Love Affairs

as

une marquise

La chienlit

1983

La chienlit

as

Madame Cornebugle

Appelez-moi maître

1977

Appelez-moi maître

as

Mme Gonzales

Edward and Caroline

1951

Edward and Caroline

as

Music-loving guest

Angel

2001

Angel

as

Natacha

The Great Chase

1968

The Great Chase

as

Albert's wife

Promised... sworn!

1987

Promised... sworn!

as

Bonne Maman

La Duchesse d'Avila

La Duchesse d'Avila

as

La duègne de Leonor

Poker d'As

Poker d'As

as

La comtesse de Rhuys

At Theatre Tonight

At Theatre Tonight

as

Mme Decluze

The Accursed Kings

The Accursed Kings

as

Mahaut d'Artois, comtesse, tante de Robert

The Accursed Kings

The Accursed Kings

as

Mme de Bouville

Claudine

Claudine

as

Tante Coeur

Production

Crew

Directing