French actress (1932–2018)
Stéphane Audran
Born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville
(1932-11-08 ) 8 November 1932Died 27 March 2018(2018-03-27) (aged 85) Occupation Actress Spouses Children Thomas Chabrol
Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville , 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018)[1] was a French film actress. She was known for her performances in the films of her husband Claude Chabrol , including Les Biches (1968) and Le Boucher (1970), Luis Buñuel 's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), and Gabriel Axel 's Babette's Feast (1987).[2] [3] [4] The role she was mostly associated with was that of the haughty bourgeois woman.[1] [5]
Biography
Audran was born in Versailles and raised by her mother after her father, a doctor, died when she was six years old.[4] [6] A graduate of the Lycée Lamartine ,[1] she studied drama at the Ecole de théâtre Charles Dullin in Paris .[5] She first appeared on stage, though with little success,[4] [6] and gave her film debut in the 1957 short film Le jeu de la nuit .[4] Her first collaboration with director Chabrol was the 1959 Les Cousins , with whom she would make a total of 25 films.[3] Having previously been married to actor Jean-Louis Trintignant ,[4] she married Chabrol in 1964.[3] [6] The couple had one son, actor Thomas Chabrol .[2]
Audran's major films with Chabrol include Les Biches , which earned her the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival , Le Boucher , Just Before Nightfall (1971), and Violette Nozière (1978), for which she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress .[2] [3] She also starred in Eric Rohmer 's 1959 debut film Le Signe du Lion (released in 1962), The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , for which she received the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (together with Just Before Nightfall ),[2] [3] Bertrand Tavernier 's 1981 Coup de Torchon , and her internationally best known film, Babette's Feast .[6] In addition, Audran had supporting roles in three films of director Samuel Fuller .[1] [4] On TV, she appeared in productions like Brideshead Revisited (1981) and The Sun Also Rises (1984).
Audran and Chabrol divorced in 1980, although she continued to act in small parts in his films.[1] She died on 27 March 2018, aged 85, following a long illness. Her son Thomas reported that his mother had been in hospital for ten days before she returned home, where she died.[2] [4]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes / English title
1957
Le jeu de la nuit
short film
1958
La bonne tisane
Aline Monnier
Montparnasse 19
Girl on the terrace
uncredited
1959
Les Cousins
Françoise
1960
Les Bonnes Femmes
Ginette
Présentation ou Charlotte et son steak
Charlotte
short film
1961
Wise Guys
Xavière, the dancer
Saint Tropez Blues
Lucie
short film
1962
Le Signe du lion
Landlady
The Sign of Leo
The Third Lover
Hélène
also titled The Eye of Evil
1963
Landru
Fernande Segret
Bluebeard
1964
Les Durs à cuire ou Comment supprimer son prochain sans perdre l'appétit
Rika Lormond
Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche
Opera singer
Code Name: Tiger , uncredited
1965
Six in Paris
Mother
segment "La Muette"
Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha
Olga
Blue Panther
1966
Line of Demarcation
Wife of Dr. Lafaye
1967
The Champagne Murders
Jacqueline Belling / Lydia
1968
Les Biches
Frédérique
The Does
1969
The Unfaithful Wife
Hélène Desvallées
1970
Le Boucher
Hélène
The Butcher
Children of Mata Hari
Dominique Krestowitz
The Breach
Hélène Régnier
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Anita Caldwell
1971
Just Before Nightfall
Hélène Masson
Sans mobile apparent
Hélène Vallée
Aussi loin que l'amour
Michel's wife
1972
Un meurtre est un meurtre
Marie Kastner / Anne
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Alice Sénéchal
1973
Wedding in Blood
Lucienne Delamare
1974
Comment réussir quand on est con et pleurnichard
Cécile Malempin
Le Cri du cœur
Claire, Alexandre's mother
And Then There Were None
Ilona Morgan
Vincent, François, Paul... et les autres
Catherine, Vincent's wife
1975
Hay que matar a B.
Susana
The Black Bird
Anna Kemidov
1976
Chi dice donna, dice donna
Mimì / Chantal
segment "Donne d'affari"
The Twist
Claire Brandels
1977
Silver Bears
Shireen Firdausi
The Devil's Advocate
Anne, Contessa di Sanctis
Mort d'un pourri
Christiane
1978
Blood Relatives
Mrs. Lowery
Violette Nozière
Germaine Nozière
1979
Eagle's Wing
Widow
Le Gagnant
Hélène Dupré-Granval
1980
Le Soleil en face
Geneviève
The Big Red One
Underground Walloon Fighter at Asylum
Le Cœur à l'envers
Jeanne
La Cage aux folles 2
1981
The Plouffe Family
Mme Boucher
Coup de torchon
Huguette Cordier
1982
Boulevard des assassins
Francine
Le Choc
Jeanne Faulques
The Shock , uncredited
Paradis pour tous
Edith
1983
Mortelle randonnée
Grey lady
Deadly Circuit
La Scarlatine
Minon Palazzi
1984
Thieves After Dark
Isabelle's mother
The Blood of Others
Gigi
The Bay Boy
Blanche
uncredited
1985
Chicken with Vinegar
Madame Cuno
Night Magic
Janice
La Cage aux folles 3: Elles se marient
Matrimonia
1986
La Gitane
Brigitte
Suivez mon regard
Wife of TV addict
1987
Babette's Feast
Babette Hersant
Faceless
Madame Sherman
The Cry of the Owl
Cinématon episode #926
short film
1988
Les Saisons du plaisir
Bernadette
Corps z'a corps
Edna Chabert
Il Nido del ragno
Mrs. Kuhn
1989
Manika, une vie plus tard
Sister Ananda
1990
La Messe en si mineur
Marie-Laure Villegrain
Quiet Days in Clichy
Adrienne
Sons
Florence
1992
Betty
Laure
The Turn of the Screw
Mrs. Grose
1995
Le Fils de Gascogne
Herself
Gascogne's Son
Au petit Marguery
Joséphine
1996
Maximum Risk
Chantal Moreau
1997
Arlette
Diane
1998
Madeline
Lady Covington
1999
Belle maman
Brigitte
2000
Le Pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz
Lulu Kreutz
2001
J'ai faim !!!
Gaby, Lily's mother
I'm Hungry
2002
Ma femme s'appelle Maurice
Jacqueline Boisdain
My Wife's Name Is Maurice
2008
The Girl from Monaco
Édith Lassalle
2018
The Other Side of the Wind
as herself
filmed 1970–1976
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1973
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
Dr. Bogdanovich
episode of Tatort series
1979
Orient-Express
Baroness Maria von Pallberg
segment "Maria"
1981
Le Marteau piqueur
Marianne Bernejoul
Le Beau monde
Ariane
TV movie
Brideshead Revisited
Cara
1982
Elective Affinities [fr ]
Charlotte
TV movie
La Marseillaise
Juliette Poussin
TV movie
1984
Mistral's Daughter
Paula Deslandes
The Sun Also Rises
Georgette
1986
Isola, Un
Signora Lecoq
1987
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Pauline de la Rochelle
TV movie
1989
Champagne Charlie
Thérèse
TV movie
1990
TECX
Isabelle Souverain
1992
Weep No More, My Lady
Minna
TV movie
Le Droit à l'oubli
TV movie
1994
L'Évanouie
Claire
TV movie
1996
Petit
Françoise
TV movie
1997
Un printemps de chien
Geneviève
TV movie
2000
La Bicyclette bleue
2004
Sissi, l'impératrice rebelle
Sophie
2005
La Battante
Edwige Fournier
Trois femmes… un soir d'été
Louise Bonnier
References
^ a b c d e Bergan, Ronald (27 March 2018). "Stéphane Audran obituary" . The Guardian . Retrieved 7 May 2023 .
^ a b c d e Vlessing, Etan (27 March 2018). "Stephane Audran, Star of 'Babette's Feast,' Dies at 85" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 27 March 2018 .
^ a b c d e "French star Stephane Audran dies at 85" . BBC News . 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018 .
^ a b c d e f g Héliot, Armelle (27 March 2018). "Mort de Stéphane Audran, la muse de Claude Chabrol" [Death of Stéphane Audran, the muse of Claude Chabrol]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2018 .
^ a b Vincendeau, Ginette (18 December 2019). "Stéphane Audran obituary: a new wave icon" . British Film Institute . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ a b c d Genzlinger, Neil (27 March 2018). "Stéphane Audran, Star in Oscar-Winning 'Babette's Feast,' Dies at 85" . The New York Times . Retrieved 30 March 2018 .
External links
Awards for Stéphane Audran
1956–1975 1976–2000 2001–2020
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