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person_profile-Claude Gensac

Claude Gensac Died at age: 89

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Claude Gensac

Date of Birth:

Mar 01, 1927

Country of birth:

France

Died:

Dec 27, 2016

Biography of

Claude Gensac

    Claude Gensac (1 March 1927 – 27 December 2016) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television productions since 1952. Gensac is the oldest nominee to date in the category César Award for Best Supporting Actress, nominated in 2015 for her role as Marthe in the film Lulu femme nue.

    In 1952, Gensac portrayed the character of Evelyne in her first feature film, La Vie d'un homme honnête. She collaborated on a number of films with Louis de Funès, often playing his wife, to international acclaim. She appeared in the series of movies "Les Gendarmes" with Louis de Funès. She played De Funès' wife, Josepha Cruchot. After De Funès's death in 1983, Gensac was rarely involved in film, but was active as a theater actress. In 2001 she returned to film in the French version of Absolutely Fabulous, her first film role since 1983. Gensac appeared in over 100 cinema and television films, as well as numerous theater roles. In 2011 she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at the officer grade.

    Claude Gensac was married twice: from 1952 to 1954 with the actor Pierre Mondy and from 1958 to 1977 with Henri Chemin, a racer and PR Manager of Ford France with whom she had a son. She died in her sleep on 27 December 2016. She was 89 years old.

    Source: Article "Claude Gensac" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography of

Claude Gensac

Found 32 Movies in total

Damocles

Josette Legourinec ( Actor )

... 2016

Baden Baden

La grand-mère ( Actor )

... 2016

Mon cher petit village

Adèle ( Actor )

... 2015

Lulu in the Nude

Marthe ( Actor )

... 2013

On My Way

Annie ( Actor )

... 2013

Wok the Kasbah

Mme Lavignasse ( Actor )

... 2011

22 Bullets

Mrs. Fontarosa ( Actor )

... 2010

Paris Express

La Hollandaise ( Actor )

... 2010

Absolutely Fabulous

Mamie Mousson ( Actor )

... 2001

Changement de cap

Dora ( Actor )

... 1999

Quiproquos !

Alice ( Actor )

... 1991

Cloud Waltzing

Madame Hibbert ( Actor )

... 1987

Poule et frites

Françoise, the mother-in-law ( Actor )

... 1987

Le Gaffeur

Lucienne ( Actor )

... 1985

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

Josépha Cruchot ( Actor )

... 1982

The Cabbage Soup

Amelie Poulangeard ( Actor )

... 1981

The Miser

Frosine ( Actor )

... 1980

Stop Calling Me Baby!

School headmaster ( Actor )

... 1977

The Wing or the Thigh?

Marguerite #1, la secrétaire de Charles Duchemin ( Actor )

... 1976

... 1976

Joe: The Busybody

Sylvie Brisebard ( Actor )

... 1971

The Gendarme Takes Off

Josépha Cruchot ( Actor )

... 1970

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel

Mademoiselle d'Orgel ( Actor )

... 1970

Hibernatus

Edmée de Tartas ( Actor )

... 1969

The Gendarme Gets Married

Josépha Lefrançois ( Actor )

... 1968

The Exchange Student

Isabelle Bosquier ( Actor )

... 1967

Oscar

Germaine Barnier ( Actor )

... 1967

The Sultans

Marcelle ( Actor )

... 1966

A Woman in White

Mlle Viralleau ( Actor )

... 1965

Comment épouser un premier ministre

Mrs. Grandbourg ( Actor )

... 1964

The Virtuous Scoundrel

Evelyne, la femme de chambre ( Actor )

... 1953