Hélène Duc

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).

Hélène Duc
Duc on the set of Edward and Caroline in 1951
Born	Marcelle Geneviève Hélène Duc (1917-03-22)22 March 1917 Bergerac, Dordogne, France
Died	23 November 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 97) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1944–2005

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.[1][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]

Partial filmography

• 1945: Paris Frills as Une employée de la maison de couture (uncredited)
• 1951: Edward and Caroline as L'invitée mélomane
• 1952: Le plus heureux des hommes as L'avocate mondaine
• 1955: The Grand Maneuver as La préfète (uncredited)
• 1959: Picnic on the Grass as Isabelle
• 1960: Le caïd as Edmée
• 1962: Comment réussir en amour as La femme du directeur des Editions du Soleil
• 1964: Male Hunt as Madame Armande
• 1965: Les baratineurs as Marie-Louise du Portail
• 1966: Les malabars sont au parfum as Tante Berthe
• 1968: À tout casser as La bourgeoise
• 1972-1973: Les Rois maudits (TV Mini-Series) as Mahaut, Countess of Artois[1][2]
• 1973: La femme en bleu
• 1973: Je sais rien, mais je dirai tout as Mme Gastié-Leroy
• 1975: Le faux-cul as Mamy
• 1975: Catherine & Co.
• 1982: Toutes griffes dehors (TV Mini-Series, directed by Michel Boisrond)
• 1987: Miss Mona as The Mother
• 1987: Promis... juré! as Bonne Maman
• 1997: Les Soeurs Soleil as La dame chez le vétérinaire
• 2001: Un ange as Natacha
• 2001: Tanguy as Odile Guetz
• 2003: Laisse tes mains sur mes hanches (directed by Chantal Lauby) as Mme Tatin
• 2005: Les Rois maudits (TV Mini-Series) as Marguerite de Bouville[1][3]
• 2007: Souffrance as Annie (final film role)

References

1. Lentz III, Harris M. (7 May 2015). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014. McFarland & Company. p. 100. ISBN 9780786476664. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
2. Salino, Brigitte (24 November 2014). "Death of Hélène Duc, actress". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
3. "Les Rois maudits: Casting de la saison 1" (in French). AlloCiné. 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
4. "Hélène Duc nous a quittés" (in French). MSN.com. Prisma Media. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

External links

• Hélène Duc on IMDb
• "Mort d'Hélène Duc, actrice des Rois maudits et Juste parmi les nations". purepeople.com (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• La Croix (24 November 2014). "Décès d'Hélène Duc, la Mahaut d'Artois des Rois maudits". la-croix.com (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• "Mort de l'actrice Hélène Duc, la Mahaut des Rois maudits". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• "Décès d'Hélène Duc, la Mahaut d'Artois des Rois maudits". 20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• "L'actrice et résistante Hélène Duc est morte". RTL.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• "Hélène Duc, actrice des Rois Maudits, est décédée". Télé-Loisirs (in French). 24 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• BFMTV. "Mort de l'actrice Hélène Duc, la Mahaut d'Artois des Rois maudits". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• "Hélène Duc. Actrice et Juste parmi les nations, elle est décédée à 97 ans". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
• Hélène Duc – her activity to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website