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Nicole Courcel

Oct 21, 1931 - Jun 25, 2016 (84 years old) in Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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).

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Known For

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The Night of the Generals
Raymonde
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Les Thibault
Violette
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The Beguines
Tamara
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Testament of Orpheus
The Young Mother (uncredited)
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Sundays and Cybele
Madeleine
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Royal Affairs in Versailles
Mrs. de Chalis
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Money Money Money
Nicole
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Amazons of Rome
Lucilla, Porcenna's wife
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Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
Catherine Liseray, young neighbor
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Boom on Paris
Self

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