Claude Gensac

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Claude Gensac (right, 1993)

Claude Jeanne Malca Gensac (born March 1, 1927 in Acy-en-Multien , Oise , † December 27, 2016 in Paris ) was a French actress .

life and career

Career

After dropping out of regular school, Claude Gensac attended the Cours Simon drama school and then the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique , which she graduated in 1947. In 1952 she played a maid in her first movie La Vie d'un honnête homme . The then little-known Louis de Funès played a valet in the film.

Gensac gained international fame from the late 1960s as a comedy partner of de Funès, where she often played his wife. Between 1967 and 1982 she acted in ten de Funès films. With her tall figure and her elegant, ladylike restraint, Gensac was a counterpart to the stocky, choleric de Funès. In the Saint Tropez comedies with de Funès, Gensac was dubbed by the German actress Tilly Lauenstein .

After Funès' death in 1983, Gensac barely received any film roles, but was active as a stage actress. In 2001 she played the role of mother in the French cinema version of Absolutely Fabulous for the first time since 1987 (Poule et frites) again in a cinema role. Then she took on numerous cinema and television roles again. In 2013 Gensac played Madame recommends the annoying mother of Catherine Deneuve and in 2015 she was nominated for César for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Martha in Quicksand (2013) . She played her last film role in the film Nos années folles, which was announced for 2017 .

Gensac played a total of over 100 cinema and television films, as well as numerous theater roles. In 2011 she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres with the rank of officer.

Private

Claude Gensac was married twice: 1952 to 1954 with the actor Pierre Mondy (1925–2012), from 1958 to 1977 with Henri Chemin (* 1933), racing driver and PR head of Ford France. There is a son from the marriage. Claude Gensac lived in Neuilly-sur-Seine , and since 1989 she has owned a country house in Normandy .

Claude Gensac died in his sleep on the night of December 26th to 27th, 2016. She was 89 years old.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Claude Gensac: Ma biche ... c'est vite dit! , Michel Lafon, 2005 (autobiography)
  • Claude Gensac . In: François Mauriac: On n'est jamais sûr de rien avec la télévision: chroniques 1959–1964 . Merryl Moneghetti, Bartillat, 2008, p. 419.

Web links

Commons : Claude Gensac  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Mort de Claude Gensac, "la Biche" de Louis de Funès. In: LeFigaro.fr . December 27, 2016, accessed December 29, 2016 (French).
  2. ↑ Claude Gensac . In: Ginette Vincendeau: Stars and Stardom in French Cinema . Continuum, 2000, p. 139.
  3. ↑ a b c d Mort de la comédienne Claude Gensac, épouse à l'écran de Louis de Funès. In: LeMonde.fr . December 27, 2016, accessed December 29, 2016 (French).
  4. ^ Philippe Merlin: Debut du tournage de "Nos années folles" de André Techine avec Sallette et Deladonchamps. In: Cinephagemaniac. August 24, 2016, accessed December 28, 2016 (French).
  5. ^ Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2011. Ministry of Culture and Communication , August 11, 2011, archived from the original on November 7, 2014 ; accessed on December 29, 2016 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Gensac, Claude
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gensac, Claude Jeanne Malca (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION french actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Acy-en-Multien , Oise , France
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 2016
Place of death Paris