Nicole Courcel

Nicole Courcel (born 21 October 1931 – died 26 June 2016) is a French actress, who achieved popularity through the 1950s, and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside France.

 Born Nicole Marie-Anne Andrieux in Saint-Cloud, western suburbs of Paris, she appeared in 43 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. Later in life 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 Serge Bourguignon's Sundays and Cybele (1962). She had notable parts in: La Marie du port (1950, opposite Jean Gabin), Sacha Guitry's Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954), and La Sorcière (1956, opposite Marina Vlady).

Selected filmography

• Rendezvous in July (1949)
• La Marie du port (1950)
• Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
• Papa, maman, la bonne et moi (1954)
• Papa, maman, ma femme et moi (1955)
• Huis clos (1954)
• La Sorcière (1956)
• The Man Who Walked Through the Wall (1959)
• Testament of Orpheus (1960)
• Sundays and Cybele (1962)
• Konga Yo (1962)
• Delay in Marienborn (1963)
• L'aventure c'est l'aventure (1972)