Gisèle Casadesus

Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress.[1] She was known for her roles in Du Guesclin, Verdict, The Children of the Marshland, What Love May Bring, and in My Afternoons with Marguerite.

Gisèle Casadesus
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Gisèle Casadesus in 2012 at the Cabourg Film Festival.
Born(1914-06-14)14 June 1914
Paris, France
Died24 September 2017(2017-09-24) (aged 103)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActress
Known forThe Children of the Marshland by Jean Becker
My Afternoons with Margueritte by Jean Becker
Sarah's Key by Gilles Paquet-Brenner

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. Her career has lasted for nearly 80 years.[2]

Casadesus died on 24 September 2017 in Paris of respiratory failure at the age of 103.[3]

References

  1. Lafitte; Stephen Taylor (2008). Qui est qui en France (in French). Jacques Lafitte. p. 478.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "AFP: Show goes on for French actress, 98". Google.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  3. Gisèle Casadesus, doyenne des actrices françaises, est décédée à 103 ans (in French)

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