Gisèle Casadesus
Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress, who appeared in numerous theatre and film productions. She was an honorary member of the Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and Grand-Croix of the National Order of Merit. In a career spanning more than 80 years, Casadesus appeared in more than a dozen films after turning 90. Born into a family of artists in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, Gisèle was the daughter of musician, composer and conductor Henri Casadesus and harpist Marie-Louise Beetz, her older brother was actor Christian Casadesus. After receiving first prize in acting at French National Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of twenty, Casadeus joined the Comédie-Française in 1934. The same year, she married the actor Lucien Pascal (born Lucien Probst), with whom she had four children: Jean-Claude (1935), Martine (1939), Béatrice (1942) and Dominique (1954), all artists. She became the 400th member of the Comédie-Française 1 January 1939, and honorary member on 15 April 1967. In cinema, Pierre Billon hired her in 1943 to play the role of Clotilde Grandlieus in Vautrin, adapted from Balzac's novel, alongside Michel Simon, and in 1946 for the role of Mary in L'Homme au chapeau rond, alongside Raimu. In 1971 she was Countess Eguzon in La Belle Aventure, participated in Le Mouton enragé by Michel Deville, played the role of Nicole Leguen, wife of Jean Gabin in Verdict (1974) by André Cayatte, and the mother of Claude Jade in Les Robots pensants (1976). Again with Claude Jade, she was Mamie Rose (1976), the "grand-mère au pair" in the film by Pierre Goutas, her greatest role. It is followed by her Catherine in Un crime de notre temps (1977) by Gabriel Axel. Claude Lelouch engaged her in 1996 for the role of Clara Blanc, mother of Bernard Tapie, in Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi. In Aïe (2000), she is the mother of André Dussollier, and in Valérie Lemercier's comedy Palais Royal (2005) she plays the queen mother. She was Margueritte ("with two ts") alongside Gérard Depardieu in Jean Becker's My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010). In 2013, aged 99, Casadesus acted alongside Anne Consigny and Marie Kremer in Sous le figuier directed by Anne-Marie Étienne. Casadesus was awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour on 29 March 2013. She was also an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and Grand-Croix of the National Order of Merit. She received an Honorary Molière Award in 2003 for her entire career. Casadesus died in Paris, France, at the age of 103. Source: Article "Gisèle Casadesus" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
La Sonate des spectres
La Sonate des spectres
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
as Self
Divine Comédie, des planches à l'écran
as Self
Week-ends
as Françoise
Week-ends
as Françoise
Sous le figuier
as Selma
Sous le figuier
as Selma
The Great Restaurant II
as Madeleine, the 100 Years Old Fiancée
The Great Restaurant II
as Madeleine, the 100 Years Old Fiancée
Sarah's Key
as Mamé Tezac
Sarah's Key
as Mamé Tezac
What War May Bring
as Ilva (95 ans)
What War May Bring
as Ilva (95 ans)
My Afternoons with Margueritte
as Margueritte
My Afternoons with Margueritte
as Margueritte
The Hedgehog
as Mrs. de Broglie
The Hedgehog
as Mrs. de Broglie
Ultimate Heist
as Mme Malakian
Ultimate Heist
as Mme Malakian
Marie-Octobre
as Clémence
Marie-Octobre
as Clémence
Royal Palace
as Reine Mère
Royal Palace
as Reine Mère
Royal Palace
as Reine Mère
Royal Palace
as Reine Mère
Housewarming
Housewarming
The Last Mitterrand
as La soeur de Simone Picard
The Last Mitterrand
as La soeur de Simone Picard
Special Delivery
as la dame
Special Delivery
as la dame
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
Les Deux Vieilles Dames et l'accordeur
Ouch
as Robert's mother
Ouch
as Robert's mother
The Children of the Marshland
as Mrs. Mercier
The Children of the Marshland
as Mrs. Mercier
Tout ce qui brille
as Mademoiselle de Chambure
Tout ce qui brille
as Mademoiselle de Chambure
Men, Women: A User's Manual
as Clara Blanc
Men, Women: A User's Manual
as Clara Blanc
Roulez jeunesse !
as Bernadette
Roulez jeunesse !
as Bernadette
Stormy Summer
as Grand-mère
Stormy Summer
as Grand-mère
Sweet Lies
as Nemo
Sweet Lies
as Nemo
The Collector of Brains
as Mme Vanderwood
The Collector of Brains
as Mme Vanderwood
Le Curé de Tours
as Mlle Salomon de Villenoix
Le Curé de Tours
as Mlle Salomon de Villenoix
Comme chien et chat
as Hermine
Comme chien et chat
as Hermine
A Crime of Our Times
as Catherine Revest
A Crime of Our Times
as Catherine Revest
Un mari, c'est un mari
as Le sénateur
Un mari, c'est un mari
as Le sénateur
Game of Seduction
as Marquise de Lapalmmes
Game of Seduction
as Marquise de Lapalmmes
Mamie Rose
as Rose
Mamie Rose
as Rose
Jury of One
as Madame Leguen
Jury of One
as Madame Leguen
Love at the Top
as Mrs. Lourceuil
Love at the Top
as Mrs. Lourceuil
La Voyante
as La seconde cliente de Karma
La Voyante
as La seconde cliente de Karma
Maigret en vacances
as La mère supérieure
Maigret en vacances
as La mère supérieure
Du Guesclin
as Jeanne, Comtesse de Penthièvre
Du Guesclin
as Jeanne, Comtesse de Penthièvre
Between Eleven and Midnight
as Florence
Between Eleven and Midnight
as Florence
Road Blocked
as Simone Fournier
Road Blocked
as Simone Fournier
Loves of Casanova
as Geneviève de Cerlin
Loves of Casanova
as Geneviève de Cerlin
The Eternal Husband
as Marie
The Eternal Husband
as Marie
Paméla
as Joséphine de Beauharnais
Paméla
as Joséphine de Beauharnais
Coup de tête
as Nadine
Coup de tête
as Nadine
Sowing the Wind
as Germaine Horp
Sowing the Wind
as Germaine Horp
Vautrin the Thief
as Clotilde de Grandlieu
Vautrin the Thief
as Clotilde de Grandlieu
The Adventurer
as Geneviève
The Adventurer
as Geneviève