Claude Gensac
Biography
Claude Gensac (1 March 1927 – 27 December 2016) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television productions since 1952. Gensac is the oldest nominee to date in the category César Award for Best Supporting Actress, nominated in 2015 for her role as Marthe in the film Lulu femme nue. In 1952, Gensac portrayed the character of Evelyne in her first feature film, La Vie d'un homme honnête. She collaborated on a number of films with Louis de Funès, often playing his wife, to international acclaim. She appeared in the series of movies "Les Gendarmes" with Louis de Funès. She played De Funès' wife, Josepha Cruchot. After De Funès's death in 1983, Gensac was rarely involved in film, but was active as a theater actress. In 2001 she returned to film in the French version of Absolutely Fabulous, her first film role since 1983. Gensac appeared in over 100 cinema and television films, as well as numerous theater roles. In 2011 she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at the officer grade. Claude Gensac was married twice: from 1952 to 1954 with the actor Pierre Mondy and from 1958 to 1977 with Henri Chemin, a racer and PR Manager of Ford France with whom she had a son. She died in her sleep on 27 December 2016. She was 89 years old. Source: Article "Claude Gensac" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Personal Details
Movies (41)
Damocles
as Josette Legourinec
2016
Baden Baden
as Grandmother
2016
Mon cher petit village
as Adèle
2015
Lulu in the Nude
as Marthe
2013
On My Way
as Annie
2013
Louis de Funès, l'homme qui a passé le mur du son
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Wok the Kasbah
as Mme Lavignasse
2011
La Grève des femmes
as Mme Deschamps
2011
22 Bullets
as Mrs. Fontarosa
2010
Paris Express
as La Hollandaise
2010
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
as Self
2003
Absolutely Fabulous
as Mamie Mousson
2001
Changement de cap
as Dora
1999
Quiproquos !
as Alice
1991
Cloud Waltzing
as Madame Hibbert
1987
Poule et frites
as Françoise, the mother-in-law
1987
L'étiquette
as Gabrielle Caporet
1986
Le Dindon
as Clotilde Pontignac
1986
Le Gaffeur
as Lucienne
1985
Trompe qui peut
1982
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
as Josépha Cruchot
1982
The Cabbage Soup
as Amelie Poulangeard
1981
The Miser
as Frosine
1980
Les Deux Vierges
as Madeleine
1978
Stop Calling Me Baby!
as School headmaster
1977
The Wing or the Thigh?
as Marguerite
1976
La folle de Chaillot
as Constance, la Folle de Passy
1976
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
as Germaine
1976
Bedmania
as Adrienne
1974
Joe: The Busybody
as Sylvie Brisebard
1971
The Gendarme Takes Off
as Josépha Cruchot
1970
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
as Mademoiselle d'Orgel
1970
Hibernatus
as Edmée de Tartas
1969
The Gendarme Gets Married
as Josépha Lefrançois
1968
The Exchange Student
as Isabelle Bosquier
1967
Oscar
as Mme Germaine Barnier, épouse de Bertrand
1967
The Sultans
as Marcelle
1966
Le Legs
as La comtesse
1965
A Woman in White
as Mlle Viralleau
1965
Comment épouser un premier ministre
as Mrs. Grandbourg
1964
The Virtuous Scoundrel
as Evelyne, chambermaid
1953
TV Shows (9)
Un été de canicule
as Mamette
2003
Docteur Claire Bellac
as Mme Lherminier
2001
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
Les Fiancées de l'empire
as Mme de Croissy
1981
Gaston Phébus
as La reine Jeanne
1978
Midi Première
as Self
1975
At Theatre Tonight
as La Comtesse
1966