Career Highlights: Rendez-Vous de Juillet, Les Dimanches de Ville d'Avray, Papa, Maman, la Bonne et Moi
First Major Screen Credit: Rendez-Vous de Juillet (1949)
Biography
From 1949 through the '60s, French actress Nicole Courcel graced the screen with a number of sensitive performances. Not well-known outside of France, Nicole nonetheless satisfied her Gallic fans with her work in La Marie Du Port (1949), Versailles (1953) and La Sorciere (1963). Her most widely circulated film was also one of the most hauntingly beautiful French productions of the 1960s. In Rene Clement's Sundays and Cybele, Nicole Courcel played Madeleine, the compassionate but possessive and jealous nurse of mental patient Hardy Kruger. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Nicole Courcel (born 21 October 1931) is a French actress, who achieved popularity through the 1950s, and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France.[1] Born Nicole Marie-Anne Andrieux in Saint-Cloud, western suburbs of Paris,[2] she appeared in 43 films between 1947 and 1979. After serving as an extra in a few films, she won a major role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949), with Brigitte Auber. Later in life, she turned to television appearing in different TV movies and miniseries, in which she continued to work until 2004. Courcel is best known for her role in Rene Clement's Sundays and Cybele (1962). Also she had notable parts in such productions: La Marie du port (1950, opposite Jean Gabin), Sacha Guitry's Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954), and La Sorcière (1956, opposite Marina Vlady).[1]