Claude Gensac
Claude Gensac
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 8.208
Birthday 1927-03-01
Place of Birth Acy-en-Multien, Oise, France
Also Known As
The Wing or the Thigh?
1976

The Wing or the Thigh?

Hibernatus
1969

Hibernatus

Oscar
1967

Oscar

The Gendarme Gets Married
1968

The Gendarme Gets Married

Le Dindon
1986

Le Dindon

The Gendarme Takes Off
1970

The Gendarme Takes Off

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes
1982

The Gendarme and the Gendarmettes

Joe: The Busybody
1971

Joe: The Busybody

The Cabbage Soup
1981

The Cabbage Soup

The Virtuous Scoundrel
1953

The Virtuous Scoundrel

Absolutely Fabulous
2001

Absolutely Fabulous

Le Gaffeur
1985

Le Gaffeur

L'étiquette
1986

L'étiquette

On My Way
2013

On My Way

The Sultans
1966

The Sultans

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
1976

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's

Lulu in the Nude
2013

Lulu in the Nude

La Grève des femmes
2011

La Grève des femmes

The Exchange Student
1967

The Exchange Student

The Miser
1980

The Miser

Stop Calling Me Baby!
1977

Stop Calling Me Baby!

Poule et frites
1987

Poule et frites

Bedmania
1974

Bedmania

A Woman in White
1965

A Woman in White

Mon cher petit village
2015

Mon cher petit village

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
1970

Le Bal du comte d'Orgel

Comment épouser un premier ministre
1964

Comment épouser un premier ministre

Baden Baden
2016

Baden Baden

22 Bullets
2010

22 Bullets

Paris Express
2010

Paris Express

Damocles
2016

Damocles

Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire
2003

Louis de Funès ou le pouvoir de faire rire

Cloud Waltzing
1987

Cloud Waltzing

Changement de cap
1999

Changement de cap

Wok the Kasbah
2011

Wok the Kasbah

Les Deux Vierges
1978

Les Deux Vierges

La folle de Chaillot
1976

La folle de Chaillot

Trompe qui peut
1982

Trompe qui peut

Quiproquos !
1991

Quiproquos !