Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu (21 October 1931 – 25 June 2016), better known as Nicole Courcel, was a French actress who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France. Born in

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, in the western suburbs of Paris, she appeared in more than 40 films between 1947 and 1979. After working as an extra in a few films, she won a major role in '' Rendez-vous de juillet'' (1949), with Brigitte Auber. In 1970 she turned to television, appearing in different television films and miniseries, in which she continued to work until 2004. Courcel is best known for her role in

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Partial filmography

*'' Antoine and Antoinette'' (1947) - (uncredited) *''Les amoureux sont seuls au monde'' (1948) - (uncredited) * '' To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) - Une élève du cours Simon (uncredited) *''

Rendezvous in July ''Rendezvous in July'' (french: Rendez-vous de juillet) is a 1949 French comedy film directed and written by Jacques Becker. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics sec ...

'' (1949) - Christine Courcel *'' La Marie du port'' (1950) - Marie Le Flem *''Les amants de Bras-Mort'' (1951) - Monique Levers *''Gibier de potence'' (1951) - Dominique *''Les amours finissent à l'aube'' (1953) - Léone Fassler *'' Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (1954) - Madame de Chalis *''Le collège en folie'' (1954) - Lydia * '' The Big Flag'' (1954) - Madeleine *''Marchandes d'illusions'' (1954) - Maria *''Les clandestines'' (1954) - Véronique Gaudin *'' Papa, maman, la bonne et moi'' (1954) - Catherine Liseray *''

Huis clos ''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...

'' (1954) - Olga *''

Papa, maman, ma femme et moi ''Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' french: Papa, Mama, My Woman and Me, is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Robert Lamoureux and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titl ...

'' (1955) - Catherine Langlois *'' La Sorcière'' (1956) - Kristina Lundgren *''

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'' (1956) - Nicole Leroy * ''

The Case of Doctor Laurent ''The Case of Doctor Laurent'' (French: ''Le cas du Docteur Laurent'') is a 1957 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Jean Gabin, Nicole Courcel and Silvia Monfort.Harriss p.196 It was made at the Photosonor Studios ...

'' (1957) - Francine *''L'inspecteur aime la bagarre'' (1957) - Hélène Davault *''La peau de l'ours'' (1957) - Anne-Marie Ledrut *''La belle et le tzigane'' (1958) - Georgina Welles *''

The Man Who Walked Through the Wall ''The Man Who Walked Through the Wall'' () is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda, starring Heinz Rühmann and Nicole Courcel. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film is based on the novella '' The Man Who Walk ...

'' (1959) - Yvonne Steiner - eine Französin *''

Testament of Orpheus ''Testament of Orpheus'' (french: Le testament d'Orphée) is a 1960 black-and-white film with a few seconds of color film spliced in. Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau, who plays himself as an 18th-century poet, the film includes cameo appearan ...

'' (1960) - La mère maladroite / The Young Mother (uncredited) *'' Tomorrow Is My Turn'' (1960) - Florence *''Les amours de Paris'' (1961) - Nicole Lasnier *''

Amazons of Rome ''Amazons of Rome'' ( it, Le vergini di Roma) is a 1961 ''peplum'' film. During production, tensions brewed between Louis Jourdan and director Vittorio Cottafavi which led to Cottafavi being replaced with Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. Plot The newl ...

'' (1961) - Lucilla - Porcenna's Wife *''Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour!'' (1961) - Jacqueline de Bueil *''Les petits drames'' (1961) - Yvonne *'' Konga Yo'' (1962) - Marie *'' Sundays and Cybele'' (1962) - Madeleine *'' Delay in Marienborn'' (1963) - Nurse Kathy *'' Nick Carter and Red Club'' (1965) - Dora Beckmann *''Les ruses du diable (Neuf portraits d'une jeune fille)'' (1966) - La patronne de la guinguette *'' Les Créatures'' (1966) - (uncredited) *''

The Night of the Generals ''The Night of the Generals'' is a 1967 World War II mystery film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Sam Spiegel. It stars Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet and Philippe Noiret. The screenplay ...

'' (1967) - Raymonde *''L'étrangleur'' (1970) - Claire, la prostituée *'' L'aventure c'est l'aventure'' (1972) - Nicole *'' Le Rempart des béguines'' (1972) - Tamara *''Un officier de police sans importance'' (1973) - Fabienne *'' The Slap'' (1974) - Madeleine *''Thomas'' (1975) - Florence, la mère *''L'esprit de famille'' (1979) - Hélène Moreau

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