Lucile Saint-Simon

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Lucile Saint-Simon
Born (1932-10-19) 19 October 1932 (age 91)
Years active1953–1965
Spouse(s)Jacques Verlier (1953-?; divorced, 1 child)
Georges Rivière
ChildrenKarina Verlier

Lucile Saint-Simon (born 19 October 1932) is a French actress from the Paris suburb of Corbeil-Essonnes. She appeared in such feature films as Les Bonnes Femmes (1960), The Hands of Orlac (1962), La donnaccia (Italian, 1965). In 2011, the LA Times called her a "forgotten actress". [1]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953 Dortoir des grandes Les élèves
1960 Les Bonnes Femmes Rita
1960Tendre et violente ElisabethÉlisabeth
1960 Ravishing Françoise
1960 The Hands of Orlac Louise Cochrane Orlac
1961Arrêtez les tamboursCatherine Leproux
1961No dispares contra míLucile
1962Le dernier quart d'heureMichèle
1962Le roi des montagnesMary-Ann
1963 The Virgin of Nuremberg Hilde
1963Le commissaire mène l'enquêteChristine(segment "Pour qui sonne le ...")
1965 La donnaccia (final film role)

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References

  1. Michael Atkinson, Eight Films by the Late Claude Chabrol at LACMA, LA Times, January 27, 2011