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.
Career 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 "The Gendarme" with Louis de Funès as his 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.
Personal life 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.
Filmography Year Title Role Director Notes 1953 La Vie d'un honnête homme Evelyne Sacha Guitry1958 Monsieur de Saint-Germain Gloria Philippe Ducrest TV movie Adélaïde Madame Elisabeth Philippe Ducrest (2) TV movie1959 Coquin de printemps Anatoline André Leroux TV movie La caméra explore le temps Mme de Montespan / La comtesse Platen / Marie-Louise Stellio Lorenzi TV series (3 episodes) 1960 La terre est ronde Faustina Philippe Ducrest (3) TV movie 1962 L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête Caroline Jean Laviron TV series (1 episode) 1963 L'esprit et la lettre The Marquise of Pommeray Pierre Cardinal TV movie1964 Les Cinq Dernières Minutes Françoise Vérac Bernard Hecht TV series (1 episode) Comment épouser un premier ministre Madame Grandbourg Michel Boisrond Christine ou La pluie sur la mer Hélène Maurice Chateau TV movie1965 A Woman in White Mlle Virolleau Claude Autant-Lara Le legs The Countess Jean-Paul Sassy TV movie 1966 The Sultans Marcelle Jean Delannoy1967 Oscar Germaine Barnier Édouard Molinaro Les grandes vacances Isabelle Bosquier Jean Girault The Flashing Blade Mireille Yannick Andréi TV series (12 episodes) 1968 Le gendarme se marie Josépha Cruchot Jean Girault (2) 1969 Hibernatus Edmée de Tartas Édouard Molinaro (2)1970 The Ball of Count Orgel Mademoiselle d'Orgel Marc Allégret Le gendarme en balade Josépha Cruchot Jean Girault (3) 1971 Jo Sylvie Brisebard Jean Girault (4) 1973 La dame de trèfle Madame Prascovic Pierre Cavassilas TV movie 1974 Le plumard en folie Adrienne Jacques Lemoine 1975 Au théâtre ce soir Various Pierre Sabbagh TV series (2 episodes)1976 La folle de Chaillot Constance Gérard Vergez TV movie The Wing or the Thigh Marguerite Claude Zidi Le chasseur de chez Maxim's Germaine Claude Vital1977 Moi, fleur bleue School headmaster Éric Le Hung Les folies Offenbach Céleste Baroche Michel Boisrond (2) TV mini-series1978 Gaston Phébus The Queen Bernard Borderie TV mini-series Au théâtre ce soir Madeleine Pierre Sabbagh (2) TV series (1 episode)1980 L'avare Frosine Louis de Funès & Jean Girault (5) Georges Dandin Madame de Sotenville Yves-André Hubert TV movie1981 La Soupe aux choux Amelie Poulangeard Jean Girault (6) Les fugitifs Madame Levroux Freddy Charles TV movie Les fiancées de l'empire Madame de Croissy Jacques Doniol-Valcroze TV mini-series Les amours des années grises Madame de Mirval Gérard Espinasse TV series (1 episode) Au théâtre ce soir Fernande Pierre Sabbagh (3) TV series (1 episode)1982 Le gendarme et les gendarmettes Josépha Cruchot Tony Aboyantz & Jean Girault (7) Au théâtre ce soir Simone Pierre Sabbagh (4) TV series (1 episode)1984 Amphitryon 38 Ecclisé Claude Barma TV movie Le sexe faible Isabelle Lazare Iglesis TV movie Au théâtre ce soir The Countess Pierre Sabbagh (5) TV series (1 episode) Le gendarme et l'empereur Josépha Cruchot Tony Aboyantz1985 Les amours des années 50 Baroness Philippe Galardi TV series (1 episode) Le gaffeur Lucienne Serge Pénard Le crime de Mathilde Jean-Paul Carrère TV mini-series1986 Madame et ses flics Roland-Bernard TV series (2 episodes) Le dindon Clotilde Pontignac Pierre Badel TV movie L'étiquette Gabrielle Caporet André Flédérick TV movie1987 Cloud Waltzing Madame Hibbert Gordon Flemyng TV movie Poule et frites Françoise Luis Rego 1987–1991 Marc et Sophie Grenelle Jean-Pierre Prévost, Georges Bensoussan, ... TV series (6 episodes) 1991 Quiproquos! Alice Girardon Claude Vital (2) TV movie 1992 Tout ou presque Claude Vital (3) TV movie 1994 Tout feu, tout femme Henriette Marion Sarraut & Pierre Sisser TV series (1 episode) 1998 Changement de cap Dora Patrick Malakian TV movie 2001 Absolutely Fabulous Mamie Mousson Gabriel Aghion2003 Le Squat Jean-Pierre Dravel, Olivier Macé, ... TV movie Un été de canicule Mamette Sébastien Grall TV mini-series Docteur Claire Bellac Madame Lherminier Denis Malleval TV series (2 episodes) 2004 Le grand patron Rose Claudio Tonetti TV series (1 episode)2005 Papa est formidable Paulette Dominique Baron TV movie Vénus & Apollon Mouche Pascal Lahmani TV series (1 episode) Sous le soleil Aunt Clarissa Christian Vandelet & Alain Smitti TV series (4 episodes) 2007 La prophétie d'Avignon Odette Esperanza David Delrieux TV mini-series2010 Coursier The Dutch Hervé Renoh 22 Bullets Madame Fontarosa Richard Berry2011 La grève des femmes Madame Deschamps Stéphane Kappes TV movie De l'huile sur le feu Madame Lavignasse Nicolas Benamou 2012 Scènes de ménages Yvonne Karim Adda & Francis Duquet TV series (2 episodes)2013 On My Way Annie Emmanuelle Bercot Lulu femme nue Marthe Sólveig Anspach Nominated - César Award for Best Supporting Actress 2014 Les fées du logis Madame Berto Pascal Forneri TV movie2015 Mon cher petit village Adèle Gabriel Le Bomin TV movie Nos chers voisins Doctor Derek's Grandma Emmanuel Rigaut TV series (1 episode)2016 Baden Baden Odette Rachel Lang2017 Nos années folles André Téchiné
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