French actress (1914–2017)
Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress, who appeared in numerous theatre and film productions.
[1] She was an honorary member of the
Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française , Grand Officer of the
Legion of Honor , Officer of the
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , and Grand-Croix of the
National Order of Merit . In a career spanning more than 80 years, Casadesus appeared in more than a dozen films after turning 90.
[2]
[3]
Life and career
Born into a family of artists in the
18th arrondissement of Paris , Gisèle was the daughter of musician, composer and conductor
Henri Casadesus and harpist Marie-Louise Beetz, her older brother was actor
Christian Casadesus . After receiving first prize in acting at
French National Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of twenty, Casadeus joined the
Comédie-Française in 1934.
[4] The same year, she married the actor Lucien Pascal (born Lucien Probst),
[5] with whom she had four children:
Jean-Claude (1935),
Martine (1939),
Béatrice (1942) and
Dominique (1954), all artists.
[1]
[6] She became the 400th member of the Comédie-Française on 1 January 1939, and honorary member on 15 April 1967.
In cinema,
Pierre Billon hired her in 1943 to play the role of Clotilde Grandlieus in Vautrin , adapted from
Balzac's novel , alongside
Michel Simon ,
[7] and in 1946 for the role of Mary in L'Homme au chapeau rond , alongside
Raimu .
[8]
In 1971 she was Countess Eguzon in La Belle Aventure , participated in
Le Mouton enragé by
Michel Deville , played the role of Nicole Leguen, wife of
Jean Gabin in
Verdict (1974) by
André Cayatte , and the mother of
Claude Jade in
Les Robots pensants (1976).
[9]
[10]
Again with
Claude Jade , she was Mamie Rose (1976), the "grand-mère au pair" in the film by Pierre Goutas, her greatest role. It is followed by her Catherine in Un crime de notre temps (1977) by
Gabriel Axel .
Claude Lelouch engaged her in 1996 for the role of Clara Blanc, mother of
Bernard Tapie , in
Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi . In Aïe (2000), she is the mother of
André Dussollier , and in
Valérie Lemercier 's comedy Palais Royal (2005) she plays the queen mother. She was Margueritte ("with two ts") alongside
Gérard Depardieu in
Jean Becker 's
My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010).
[11]
Later role and award honours
In 2013, aged 99, Casadesus acted alongside
Anne Consigny and
Marie Kremer in
Sous le figuier directed by
Anne-Marie Étienne .
[12] Casadesus was awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour on 29 March 2013.
[13]
She was also an Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and Grand-Croix of the National Order of Merit. She received an
Honorary Molière Award in 2003 for her entire career.
[14]
Death
Casadesus died in Paris, France, at the age of 103.
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Theatre
At Comédie-Française
1934:
Lorenzaccio by
Alfred de Musset , directed by
Émile Fabre
1934: La Brebis by Edmond See, directed by
Jean Debucourt
1934:
On ne badine pas avec l'amour by Alfred de Musset
1934: Le Mariage forcé by
Molière , directed by
Robert Manuel
1934: Le Sourire du faune by
André Rivoire , directed by
Pierre Bertin
1934:
Le Médecin malgré lui by Molière
1934:
Ruy Blas by
Victor Hugo
1934: La Belle aventure by
Gaston Arman de Caillavet ,
Robert de Flers and
Étienne Rey
1934: L'Amour veille by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers
1934: Tante Marie by
Anne Valray , directed by
Charles Granval
1934:
Le Barbier de Séville by
Beaumarchais
1935:
Le Mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais
1935: L'Impromptu de Versailles by Molière
1935:
Les Burgraves by
Victor Hugo
1935: L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps by Molière
1935: L'Illustre théâtre by
Jules Truffier ; directed by Pierre Bertin
1935: Madame Quinze by
Jean Sarment , directed by Émile Fabre
1935: Sur la lisière d'un bois by Victor Hugo
1935:
Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière
1935:
L'Arlésienne by
Alphonse Daudet
1935: Paraître by
Maurice Donnay
1936: L'Embuscade by
Henry Kistemaeckers
1936: Le Sang de Danton by
Saint-Georges de Bouhélier ; directed by Léon Bernard
1936: Les Noces d'argent by
Paul Géraldy
1936: Le Chant du berceau by
Gregorio and
Maria Martinez Sierra ; directed by Émile Fabre
1936:
Le Voyage à Biarritz by Jean Sarment; directed by
André Brunot
1936: Les Rivaux d'eux-mêmes by
Pigault-Lebrun ; directed by
Jean Martinelli
1936: Un caprice by Alfred de Musset, directed by
Maurice Escande
1936: La Nouvelle idole by
François de Curel
1936: Bolivar by
Jules Supervielle ; music by
Darius Milhaud ,
choreography by
Serge Lifar , directed by Émile Fabre
1936: Le Bon Roi Dagobert by
André Rivoire
1936: Martine by
Jean-Jacques Bernard
1937: Asmodée by
François Mauriac ; directed by
Jacques Copeau
1937: La Marche nuptiale by
Henry Bataille
1937:
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard by
Marivaux ; directed by Maurice Escande
1937: Le Monde où l'on s'ennuie by
Édouard Pailleron
1937:
L'Impromptu de Versailles by Molière, directed by
Pierre Dux
1937: À quoi rêvent les jeunes filles by Alfred de Musset; directed by
Charles Granval
1937:
Les Corbeaux by
Henry Becque
1937:
Le Légataire universel by
Jean-François Regnard , directed by Pierre Dux
1937:
L'Illusion comique by
Pierre Corneille , directed by
Louis Jouvet
1937: Le Bonhomme jadis by
Henri Murger
1937:
Le Dépit amoureux by Molière
1938:
La Seconde Surprise de l'amour by Marivaux, directed by Pierre Bertin
1938: Tricolore by
Pierre Lestringuez , musique Darius Milhaud, directed by Louis Jouvet
1938:
Cantique des cantiques by
Jean Giraudoux ; directed by Louis Jouvet
1938:
Les Femmes savantes by Molière
1938:
La Dispute by Marivaux; directed by Jean Martinelli
1938:
Un chapeau de paille d'Italie by
Eugène Labiche and
Marc-Michel , directed by
Gaston Baty
1938:
Le Menteur by
Pierre Corneille , directed by Pierre Bertin
1938: La Coupe enchantée by
Jean de La Fontaine and
Champmeslé , directed by
André Bacqué
1938: Esther by
Jean Racine ; directed by Georges Le Roy
1939: A souffert sous Ponce Pilate by Paul Raynal; directed by
René Alexandre
1939: Les Trois Henry by André Lang
1939: Les affaires sont les affaires by
Octave Mirbeau
1939:
Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo; directed by Pierre Dux
1939: La Belle Aventure by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Étienne Rey
1940: L'Âne de Buridan by Gaston Arman de Caillavet and Robert de Flers; directed by Pierre Bertin
1940:
Les Fausses Confidences by Marivaux; directed by Pierre Dux
1941:
Les Précieuses ridicules by Molière; directed by
André Brunot
1941: La Gageure imprévue by
Michel-Jean Sedaine ; directed by Pierre Bertin
1941:
Noé by
André Obey ; directed by Pierre Bertin
1941: Le Beau Léandre by
Théodore de Banville and
Paul Siraudin , directed by
Denis d'Inès
1941:
Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur by Molière; directed by Pierre Bertin
1942: Le Cheval arabe by Julien Luchaire; directed by
Jean Debucourt
1942: La Paix chez soi by
Georges Courteline
1942: Le Distrait by Jean-François Regnard; directed by Jean Meyer
1942:
Le Misanthrope by Molière; directed by
Jacques Copeau
1942: La Gageure imprévue by
Michel-Jean Sedaine ; directed by Pierre Bertin
1943:
La Reine morte by
Henry de Montherlant ; directed by Pierre Dux
1943:
Un jour by
Francis Jammes
1943:
Le Barbier de Séville by Beaumarchais, directed by Pierre Dux
1943: Le Sicilien ou l'Amour peintre by Molière; directed by Maurice Escande
1944: Barberine by Alfred de Musset, directed by Jean Meyer
1945: Une visite de noces by
Alexandre Dumas fils
1945:
L'Avare by Molière; directed by Jean Meyer
1946:
Le Mariage de Figaro by Beaumarchais; directed by Jean Meyer
1946: La Princesse d'Élide by Molière; directed by Georges Le Roy
1946:
Feu la mère de madame by
Georges Feydeau ; directed by
Fernand Ledoux
1948:
L'Ami Fritz by
Émile Erckmann and
Alexandre Chatrian
1948:
L'Épreuve by Marivaux; directed by
Julien Bertheau
1948: Le Gendre de M. Poirier by
Émile Augier and
Jules Sandeau
1949: On ne saurait penser à tout by Alfred de Musset; directed by
Robert Manuel
1950: La Belle aventure by Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers and Étienne Rey; directed by
Jean Debucourt
1950:
Les Fausses Confidences by Marivaux; directed by Maurice Escande
1951:
Sganarelle ou le Cocu imaginaire by Molière; directed by
Jacques Clancy
1951: Le Chevalier Canepin by
Henri Duvernois ; directed by
Jacques Charon
1951:
Le Dindon by
Georges Feydeau ; directed by Jean Meyer
1951: L'Indigent by
Charles Vildrac ; directed by
Georges Chamarat
1952: La Coupe enchantée by
Jean de La Fontaine and
Champmeslé ; directed by
Jacques Clancy
1952: Le Légataire universel by Jean-François Régnard; directed by Pierre Dux
1952:
Les Précieuses ridicules by Molière; directed by Robert Manuel
1953:
Le Menteur by Corneille; directed by
Denis d'Inès
1953: Le Dépit amoureux by Molière; directed by Georges Chamarat
1953:
Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard by Marivaux; directed by Maurice Escande
1954:
L'Épreuve by Marivaux; directed by
Julien Bertheau
1954:
Le Menteur by
Pierre Corneille ; directed by
Denis d'Ines
1955: Est-il bon ? Est-il méchant? by
Denis Diderot ; directed by
Henri Rollan
1957: La Bonne Mère by
Florian ; directed by Maurice Escande
1957:
L'Ours by
Anton Chekhov ; directed by
André Falcon
1958: Un ami de jeunesse by Edmond See, directed by Denis d'Inès
1958: La Maison de campagne by
Florent Carton Dancourt , directed by
Hélène Perdrière
1958: On ne saurait penser à tout by Alfred de Musset, directed by Robert Manuel
1958:
Le Misanthrope by Molière, directed by Pierre Dux
1959: Les Trente Millions de Gladiator by
Eugène Labiche ; directed by Jean Meyer
1960: Chacun sa vérité by
Luigi Pirandello ; directed by
Charles Dullin
1961: On ne saurait penser à tout by Alfred de Musset; directed by Robert Manuel
1962: La Troupe du Roy by Molière; directed by
Paul-Émile Deiber
1980:
La Folle de Chaillot by
Jean Giraudoux ; directed by
Michel Fagadau
1990: Tête de poulet by Spiro, lecture
2011: Le Jubilé d'Agathe by
Pascal Lainé , lecture,
Studio-Théâtre de la Comédie-Française
Outside Comédie-Française
Une petite qui voit grand by
Germaine Acremant
Boubouroche by
Georges Courteline
J'y suis j'y reste by
Raymond Vincy and
Jean Valmy
Le Bal des voleurs by
Jean Anouilh
Le Rendez-vous de Senlis by
Jean Anouilh
Histoire de rire by
Armand Salacrou
Une femme libre by
Armand Salacrou
Monsieur chasse ! by
Georges Feydeau
Bonne chance Denis by
Michel Duran
Le Complexe de Philémon by
Jean Bernard-Luc
Caroline a disparu by
Jean Valmy and
André Haguet
Les Œufs de l'autruche by
André Roussin
Teddy and partner by
Yvan Noé
Hyménée by
Édouard Bourdet
And Then There Were None by
Agatha Christie
La Voyante by
André Roussin
Le Chantier by Charles Tordjman
1965:
Lorsque l'enfant paraît by
André Roussin , directed by the author,
théâtre des Célestins
1967: Lorsque l'enfant paraît by André Roussin, directed by the author,
théâtre Saint-Georges
1968: La Courte Paille by
Jean Meyer , directed by the author, tournée
1969:
Monsieur chasse ! by
Georges Feydeau , directed by
Alain Feydeau ,
Grand Théâtre de Limoges
1974:
Ce formidable bordel ! by
Eugène Ionesco , directed by
Jacques Mauclair , théâtre des Célestins
1980:
Fin de partie by
Samuel Beckett , directed by
Guy Rétoré ,
théâtre de l'Est parisien
1982: Fin de partie by Samuel Beckett, directed by Guy Rétoré,
théâtre Renaud-Barrault
1987: Entre passions et prairie by
Denise Bonal , directed by Guy Rétoré, théâtre de l'Est parisien
1988:
Le Vallon by
Agatha Christie , directed by
Simone Benmussa , théâtre Renaud-Barrault
1989: Clair de terre by
Daniel Besnehard , directed by Guy Rétoré, théâtre de l'Est parisien
1992: Le Jugement dernier by
Bernard-Henri Lévy , directed by
Jean-Louis Martinelli ,
théâtre de l'Atelier
1993: Le Retour en Touraine by
Françoise Dorin , directed by
Georges Wilson ,
théâtre de l'Œuvre
1995: Savannah Bay by
Marguerite Duras , directed by
Jean-Claude Amyl ,
théâtre national de Chaillot
1997: Le Bonheur à Romorantin by
Jean-Claude Brisville , directed by
Jean-Luc Tardieu , Espace 44 Nantes
1999:
Savannah Bay by Marguerite Duras, directed by
Jean-Claude Amyl ,
théâtre du Rond-Point , et en tournée jusqu'en
2001
2003: À chacun sa vérité by
Luigi Pirandello , directed by
Bernard Murat ,
Centre national de création d'Orléans ,
théâtre Antoine
2005:
Richard III by
William Shakespeare , directed by
Didier Long ,
La Coursive
La Rochelle
Filmography
Cinema
1934:
The Adventurer by
Marcel L'Herbier : Geneviève
1934:
Un soir à la Comédie-Française by
Léonce Perret : herself
1943:
Graine au vent by
Maurice Gleize : Germaine
1943:
Vautrin by
Pierre Billon : Clotilde de Grandlieu
1944:
Coup de tête by
René Le Hénaff : Nadine
1945:
Pamela by
Pierre de Hérain :
Joséphine de Beauharnais
1946:
The Eternal Husband by
Pierre Billon : Marie
1947:
The Adventures of Casanova by
Jean Boyer : Geneviève de Cerlin
1948:
Route sans issue by
Jean Stelli : Simone Fournier
1949:
Between Eleven and Midnight by
Henri Decoin : Florence
1949:
Du Guesclin by
Bernard de Latour : Jeanne, Countess of Penthièvre
1974:
Verdict by
André Cayatte : Nicole Leguen
1974:
Le Mouton enragé by
Michel Deville
1975:
Ma Mie Rose by Pierre Goutas: Mamie Rose
1976:
Le Collectionneur de cerveaux by Michel Subiela: Mme Vanderwood
1976:
Un mari, c'est un mari by
Serge Friedman : Senator
1976:
Une femme fidèle by
Roger Vadim : Countess Lapalimmes
1977:
Un oursin dans la poche by
Roger Vadim : Benjamin's mother
1984:
Opéra des ombres, Berlioz 1864 by
Georges Combes
1988:
Sweet Lies by
Nathalie Delon : Nemo
1988:
Un été d'orages by
Charlotte Brandström : grandmother
1990:
Cinématon (épisode 1342) by
Gérard Courant : herself
1990: Couple (épisode 76) by
Gérard Courant : herself
1993:
Roulez jeunesse! by
Jacques Fansten : Bernadette
1996:
Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi by
Claude Lelouch : Clara Blanc
1996:
Album de famille , court métrage by
Shéri Tsur : Geneviève
1997:
Riches, belles, etc. by
Bunny Schpoliansky
1997:
Post coïtum animal triste by
Brigitte Roüan
1999:
The Children of the Marshland by
Jean Becker : Mme Mercier
1999:
La Dilettante by
Pascal Thomas :
2000:
Aïe by
Sophie Fillières : Robert's mother
2001:
Deux vieilles dames et l'accordeur , short film by
Guillaume Canet
2001:
J'me souviens plus , short film by
Alain Doutey : Rose
2002:
C'est le bouquet ! by
Jeanne Labrune : the lady
2004:
Le Promeneur du Champs-de-Mars by
Robert Guédiguian : Simone Picard's sister
2005:
Palais royal! by
Valérie Lemercier : Alma, The Queen Mother
2005:
Le Noël de Lily , short film by
Éric Nebot : Lily
2005:
Travaux, on sait quand ça commence... by
Brigitte Roüan
2006:
Le Grand Appartement by
Pascal Thomas : Grandmother Joséphine
2007:
Le Quatrième Morceau de la femme coupée en trois by
Laure Marsac : the old lady
2009:
Le Premier Cercle by
Laurent Tuel : Mme Malakian
2009:
Kankant , short film by
François Grandjacques
2009:
Le Hérisson by
Mona Achache : Mme de Broglie
2010:
Porteur d'hommes , short film by
Antarès Bassis
2010:
My Afternoons with Margueritte by
Jean Becker : Margueritte
2010:
What War May Bring by
Claude Lelouch : Ilva, 95 years old
2010:
Sarah's Key by
Gilles Paquet-Brenner : Mamé
2012:
Le Jeu de cette famille by Aytl Jensen: Berthe
2013:
Sous le figuier by
Anne-Marie Etienne : Selma
2014:
Weekends in Normandy by
Anne Villacèque : Françoise
Television
1966:
fr:Les Compagnons de Jéhu (mini-série) (in French), directed by
Michel Drach : Louise de Montrevel
[16]
2001: Maigret Chez Le Ministre, Maigret and the Minister (Sn7 Ep2) directed by Christian de Chalonge: Mme Calame
Bibliography
Casadesus, Gisèle (1960).
Le jeune fille au théâtre de Corneille à Claudel .
Casadesus, Gisèle (1961).
Le jeune Molière: pour le tricentenaire de ses premiers succès parisiens, 1661–1961 . Europe-Ed. français réunis.
Casadesus, Gisèle; Dumesnil, Jacques (1968).
Simone de Beauvoir: Extraits de: Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée. La force de l'âge. L'Age de discrétion . Libr. Hachette.
Casadesus, Gisèle (2007).
Le jeu de l'amour et du théâtre . Philippe Rey.
ISBN
9782848760865 .
Casadesus, Gisèle (2014).
Cent ans, c'est passé si vite... Le Passeur Editeur.
ISBN
9782368901212 .
Casadesus, Gisèle; Blondie, Isabelle (21 August 2014).
Ici Paris d'hier à avant-hier . Chèvre-feuille étoilée.
ISBN
9782367950815 .
See also
References
External links
International National Artists Other