Hélène Duc Explained

Hélène Duc
Birth Date:22 March 1917
Birth Place:Bergerac, Dordogne, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Birth Name:Marcelle Geneviève Hélène Duc
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1944–2005

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,[1] [2] and later played Marguerite de Bouville in the 2005 adaptation of the same novels.[3]

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.[2]

Duc was married to René Catroux, with whom she had two daughters.[1] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lentz III, Harris M.. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014 . 7 May 2015 . 24 June 2015 . McFarland & Company. 9780786476664. 100.
  2. News: Death of Hélène Duc, actress. Le Monde. Brigitte . Salino. 24 November 2014. 15 October 2015. fr.
  3. Web site: Les Rois maudits: Casting de la saison 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219202458/http://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie-545/casting/saison-1659/ . fr . . 2005 . 25 July 2015 . 19 December 2014.
  4. News: Hélène Duc nous a quittés . 2 December 2014 . Prisma Media . MSN.com . 24 November 2014 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150208060813/http://www.msn.com/fr-ch/actualite/other/h%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne-duc-nous-a-quitt%C3%A9s/ar-BBfyxUk . 8 February 2015 .