Marie Dubois
Biography
Marie Dubois was a French actress born on January 12, 1937, in Paris, France. Also known by the name Claudine Huze Clau, she had a career with seventy-eight known acting credits. She made her film debut in 1959 and first gained notice in Shoot the Piano Player. Throughout her career, she appeared in various genres, including New Wave films such as Jules and Jim and The Thief of Paris, thrillers like Hot Line, and comedies such as La Ronde, La Grande Vadrouille, and Monte Carlo or Bust. Her 1970s film appearances include L'Innocente, The Surveyors, Vincent, Francois, Paul et les autres, Night Flight from Moscow, and La Menace, for which she won the Cesar Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In the 1980s, she appeared in Mon oncle d'Amerique, La Petite Sirene, and Une fe. She passed away on October 15, 2014, at the age of seventy-seven.
Career overview
Marie Dubois was a French actress born in Paris, France, on January 12, 1937. Also known as Claudine Huzé Clau, she had 78 known acting credits throughout her career. She made her film debut in 1959 and first gained notice for her role in Shoot the Piano Player.
Throughout her career, Dubois played mainly supporting roles. In the 1960s, she appeared in New Wave films such as Jules and Jim and The Thief of Paris, as well as thrillers like Hot Line and comedies including La Ronde, La Grande Vadrouille, and Monte Carlo or Bust.
Her film appearances continued into the 1970s and 1980s. Credits from the 1970s include L'Innocente, The Surveyors, Vincent, François, Paul et les autres, Night Flight from Moscow, and La Menace, for which she won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her 1980s film appearances included Mon oncle d'Amérique and La Petite Sirene. Dubois passed away on October 15, 2014, at the age of 77.
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79 titles- Delphine and Carole (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres (2011) as Self
- Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre (2005) as Self
- The Good Son (2001) as Mamie Michelle
- Le jour de Grâce (2000) as Grâce, "la dame-pipi"
- Vivement dimanche (1998) as Self
- The Swindle (1997) as Dedette
- Secrets Shared with a Stranger (1996) as The mother
- Maigret (1991) as Madame Thouret
- Faux frère (1991) as Mrs. Toussaint
- Les Enfants du vent (1991) as Mayor's wife
- Un jeu d'enfant (1990) as Noémie
- Grand Guignol (1987) as Germaine
- Descent Into Hell (1986) as Lucette Beulemans
- À titre posthume (1986)
- Vivement Truffaut (1985) as Self / Lena (archive footage)
- Albert Einstein (1984) as Elsa
- L'Intrus (1984) as Anne
- Waiter! (1983) as Marie-Pierre
- Bel ami (1983) as Virginie Walter
- A Friend of Vincent (1983) as Marion
- If I Were 1000 Years Old (1983)
- Patate (1982) as Edith Rollo
- Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981) as Self
- A Woman on the Run (1981) as Mona
- My American Uncle (1980) as Thérèse Ragueneau
- The Little Mermaid (1980) as Bénédicte Pélissier
- L'Amant complaisant (1980) as Mary Rhodes
- Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979) as Anielle
- Silver Anniversary (1979) as Brigitte Dupuis
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- La Menace (1977) as Dominique Montlaur, Truck Company Manager
- The Innocent (1976) as The Princess
- Adios (1976) as Marie-Louise
- Golden Night (1976) as Véronique
- On the Tip of the Tongue (1976) as Catherine
- Bad Starters (1976) as Mother superior
- François le Champi (1976) as Madeleine
- Midi Première (1975) as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Numéro un (1975) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Escapade (1974) as Anne
- Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1974) as Lucie, la femme de François
- Antoine and Sebastian (1974) as Corinne
- The Serpent (1973) as Suzanne
- La Belle au bois dormant (1973) as La bonne reine Apolline
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self
- Midi trente (1972) as Self (archive footage)
- Midi trente (1972) as Self
- The Surveyors (1972) as Alice
- The Egg (1972) as Hortense Berthoullet
- Samedi soir (1971) as Self
- Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy (1971) as Germaine
- The House of the Bories (1970) as Isabelle Durras
- Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) as Pascale
- The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968) as Natasha
- The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968) as Marie
- The Thief of Paris (1967) as Geneviève Delpiels
- Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) as Juliette
- Seventeenth Heaven (1966) as Marie
- The Wise Guys (1965) as Jackie Keller
- Le Legs (1965) as Hortense
- The Lace Wars (1965) as Divine
- Weekend at Dunkirk (1964) as Hélène, la femme d'Atkins
- Male Hunt (1964) as Sophie
- Mata Hari, Agent H21 (1964) as Marie (uncredited)
- That Tender Age (1964) as Marie Malhouin
- 4XD (1964) as Self
- Circle of Love (1964) as The Girl
- Till the End of the World (1963) as Alma
- Jules and Jim (1962) as Thérèse
- Sign of the Lion (1962) as La Jeune Femme au Café (uncredited)
- Cross of the Living (1962) as Gisèle
- A Woman Is a Woman (1961) as Angela's Friend (uncredited)
- The Black Monocle (1961) as Bénédicte de Villemaur
- Shoot the Piano Player (1960) as Léna
- The Bevel of Kisses (1959)
- Plaisir du théâtre (1956) as Melle Janine
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Marie Dubois is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Vivement dimanche (1998), Secrets Shared with a Stranger (1996), Maigret (1991), Grand Guignol (1987).
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Marie Dubois was born on January 12, 1937 in Paris, France. They passed away on October 15, 2014.
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Marie Dubois has accumulated over 79 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1956 to 2020.
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Marie Dubois was a French actress born on January 12, 1937, in Paris, France. Also known by the name Claudine Huze Clau, she had a career with seventy-eight known acting credits. She made her film debut in 1959 and first gained notice in Shoot the Piano Player. Throughout her career, she appeared in various genres, inc...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self — aged about 37
- Midi Première (1975) as Self — aged about 38
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972) as Self — aged about 35
- Maigret (1991) as Madame Thouret — aged about 54
- Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) as Juliette — aged about 29
- Jules and Jim (1962) as Thérèse — aged about 25
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