Annie Ducaux | |
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Born | Anne Marie Catherine Ducaux 10 September 1908 |
Died | 31 December 1996 88) | (aged
Years active | 1932–1980 |
Annie Ducaux (10 September 1908 – 31 December 1996) [1] [2] was a French actress, who appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Ducaux was a shareholder in the state theater Comédie-Française from 1948, and played in numerous stage productions there. [1] She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Abel Gance's Beethoven's Great Love (1937), Conflict (1938, opposite Corinne Luchaire) and Les grandes familles (1958, opposite Jean Gabin).
She was born Anne Marie Catherine Ducaux in Besançon, Doubs, Franche-Comté, and died in Champeaux, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France. [2] She was married to the Swiss film producer Ernest Rupp, and had one child the French film producer Gérard Ducaux-Rupp.
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