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Claude Gensac
Born · March 1, 1927
Died · December 27, 2016 (89 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Acy-en-Multien, Oise, France
Bio
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.
Damocles
Josette Legourinec
4.9
2016
Baden Baden
Grandmother
6.0
2016
Mon cher petit village
Adèle
5.0
2015
Lulu in the Nude
Marthe
6.2
2013
On My Way
Annie
6.5
2013
Our dear neighbors
Dr. Derek's Grandmother · (1 episode)
4.5
2012
Wok the Kasbah
Mme Lavignasse
4.7
2011
La Grève des femmes
Mme Deschamps
3.5
2011
22 Bullets
Mrs. Fontarosa
6.7
2010
Paris Express
La Hollandaise
5.2
2010
Scènes de ménages
Femme de Norbert (Michel Galabru) · (2 episodes)
6.2
2009
Scènes de ménages
Yvonne · (2 episodes)
6.2
2009
Un été de canicule
Mamette · (4 episodes)
0.0
2003
Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
Self
6.1
2003
Docteur Claire Bellac
Mme Lherminier · (3 episodes)
10.0
2001
Absolutely Fabulous
Mamie Mousson
5.0
2001
Changement de cap
Dora
6.0
1999
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
1998
Quiproquos !
Alice
0.0
1991
Sacrée soirée
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1987
Cloud Waltzing
Madame Hibbert
7.0
1987
Poule et frites
Françoise, the mother-in-law
3.0
1987
L'étiquette
Gabrielle Caporet
9.0
1986
Le Dindon
Clotilde Pontignac
4.0
1986
Le Gaffeur
Lucienne
6.7
1985
Trompe qui peut
0.0
1982
The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
Josépha Cruchot
6.0
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1982
The Cabbage Soup
Amelie Poulangeard
6.4
1981
Les Fiancées de l'empire
Mme de Croissy · (6 episodes)
0.0
1981
The Miser
Frosine
6.3
1980
Gaston Phébus
La reine Jeanne · (6 episodes)
0.0
1978
Les Deux Vierges
Madeleine
0.0
1978
Stop Calling Me Baby!
School headmaster
4.0
1977
The Wing or the Thigh?
Marguerite
7.2
1976
La folle de Chaillot
Constance, la Folle de Passy
0.0
1976
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
Germaine
5.2
1976
Midi Première
Self · (1 episode)
10.0
1975
Bedmania
Adrienne
4.0
1974
Joe: The Busybody
Sylvie Brisebard
7.2
1971
The Gendarme Takes Off
Josépha Cruchot
6.4
1970
Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Mademoiselle d'Orgel
5.0
1970
Hibernatus
Edmée de Tartas
6.7
1969
The Gendarme Gets Married
Josépha Lefrançois
6.5
1968
The Exchange Student
Isabelle Bosquier
6.9
1967
Oscar
Mme Germaine Barnier, épouse de Bertrand
7.3
1967
At Theatre Tonight
La Comtesse · (1 episode)
7.5
1966
The Sultans
Marcelle
4.3
1966
Le Legs
La comtesse
0.0
1965
A Woman in White
Mlle Viralleau
5.0
1965
Comment épouser un premier ministre
Mrs. Grandbourg
1.0
1964
The Virtuous Scoundrel
Evelyne, la femme de chambre
6.1
1953