Hélène Duc

Hélène Duc

1917-03-22 – 2014-11-23 (age 97) Bergerac, Dordogne, France
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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

Paris Frills
Paris Frills

1945

as Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited)

Angel
Angel

2001

as Natacha

Tanguy
Tanguy

2001

as Grand-Mère

Male Hunt
Male Hunt

1964

as Madame Armande

The Grand Manoeuvre
The Grand Manoeuvre

1955

as Prefect (uncredited)

Catherine & Co.
Famous Love Affairs
Famous Love Affairs

1961

as une marquise

Les Sœurs Soleil
Les Sœurs Soleil

1997

as La dame chez le vétérinaire

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
The Phoney
The Phoney

1975

as Mamy

Picnic on the Grass
Picnic on the Grass

1959

as Isabelle, la secrétaire du biologiste

The Boss
The Boss

1960

as Edmée

How to Succeed in Love
How to Succeed in Love

1962

as Wife of the director of Editions du Soleil

Edward and Caroline
Edward and Caroline

1951

as Music-loving guest

The Great Chase
The Great Chase

1968

as Albert's wife

Des cadavres à la pelle
Des cadavres à la pelle

1991

as Tante Gianni

Promised... sworn!
Promised... sworn!

1987

as Bonne Maman

Le Lys dans la vallée
Le Lys dans la vallée

1970

as Madame de Vandenesse

Les malabars sont au parfum
Les malabars sont au parfum

1966

as Tante Berthe