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Stéphane Audran

Acting 85 (deceased) years old Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, France ★ 0.7
Born: November 8, 1932
Died: March 27, 2018

Biography

Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville; November 8, 1932 – March 27, 2018) was a French film and television actress. Best known for her performances in Oscar-winning movies such as The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) and Babette's Feast (1987), and in critically acclaimed films like The Big Red One (1980) and Violette Nozière (1978), she became mostly associated with haughty bourgeois women roles.

She married French director and screenwriter Claude Chabrol in 1964, after a short marriage to the French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant. Her son by her marriage to Chabrol (which ended in 1980) is the French actor Thomas Chabrol (born in 1963).

Her first major role was in Chabrol's film Les Cousins (1959). She has since appeared in most of Chabrol's films. Some of the more noteworthy of his films Audran has appeared in are Les Bonnes Femmes (1960), La Femme Infidèle (1968), Les Biches (1968) as a rich lesbian who becomes involved in a ménage à trois (she first gained notice in this), Le Boucher (1970) as a school teacher who falls in love with a murderous butcher, Juste Avant La Nuit (1971), and Violette Nozière (1978). She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role in Les Biches at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.

She also appeared in the first film of Éric Rohmer (Signe du Lion), and in films by Jean Delannoy (La Peau de Torpedo), Gabriel Axel (Babette's Feast, as the mysterious cook, Babette), Bertrand Tavernier (Coup de Torchon, as the wife of the cop turned serial killer) and Samuel Fuller (The Big Red One). The most celebrated of her non-Chabrol films was Luis Buñuel's Oscar-winning Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972) as Alice Senechal. Also appearing in English-language productions, Audran has appeared in American features like The Black Bird (1975), and in TV serials like Brideshead Revisited (1981), Mistral's Daughter (1984) and The Sun Also Rises (1984).

Audran won a French César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Violette Nozière (1978) and British Film Academy award for Just Before Nightfall (1975).

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Known For

Maximum Risk
Maximum Risk Chantal 1996
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Alice Sénéchal 1972
The Unfaithful Wife
The Unfaithful Wife Hélène Desvallées 1969
Les Biches
Les Biches Frédérique 1968
Belle Maman
Belle Maman Brigitte 1999

Filmography

Acting Credits (113)

Stéphane Audran, la complice de Chabrol
Stéphane Audran, la complice de Chabrol Self (archive) - actress, subject 2026
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick
Claude Chabrol, the Maverick Self - Actress (archive footage) 2019
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind Stéphane Audran 2018
In Memoriam Bernadette Lafont
In Memoriam Bernadette Lafont Self 2013
Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'
Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' Self 2013
Through Babette's Eyes
Through Babette's Eyes Self 2012
The Girl from Monaco
The Girl from Monaco Édith Lassalle 2008
The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol
The Life and Work of Claude Chabrol Self 2006
The Condor Mystery
The Condor Mystery Louise Bonnier, ancienne employée de la DDASS 2005
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction Walloon 2005
La Battante
La Battante Edwige Fournier 2005
Sissi, the Rebellious Empress
Sissi, the Rebellious Empress Sophie 2004
J'ai faim !!!
J'ai faim !!! Gaby 2001
The Blue Bicycle
The Blue Bicycle Lisa Montpleynet 2000
Lulu Kreutz's Picnic
Lulu Kreutz's Picnic Lulu Kreutz 2000
Belle Maman
Belle Maman Brigitte 1999
Madeline
Madeline Lady Marie Covington 1998
Arlette
Arlette Diane 1997
Petit
Petit Françoise 1996
Maximum Risk
Maximum Risk Chantal 1996
Au petit Marguery
Au petit Marguery Josephine 1995
Son of Gascogne
Son of Gascogne Self 1995
Betty
Betty Laure 1992
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw Mrs. Grose 1992
Weep No More, My Lady
Weep No More, My Lady Minna 1992
Quiet Days in Clichy
Quiet Days in Clichy Adrienne 1990
Mass in C Minor
Mass in C Minor Marie-Laure Villegrain 1990
Sons
Sons Florence Sr. 1990
Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice Sister Amanda 1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Pauline de la Rochelle 1989
Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie Thérèse 1989
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin
The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin Catherine 1988
The Spider Labyrinth
The Spider Labyrinth Mrs. Kuhn 1988
Corps z'à corps
Corps z'à corps Edna Chabert 1988
The Seasons of Pleasure
The Seasons of Pleasure Bernadette 1988
Faceless
Faceless Mrs. Sherman 1988
Babette's Feast
Babette's Feast Babette 1987
Matin Bonheur
Matin Bonheur Self 1987
Follow My Gaze
Follow My Gaze The wife of the couch potato 1986
The Gypsy
The Gypsy Brigitte 1986
Night Magic
Night Magic Janice 1985
La Cage aux Folles 3
La Cage aux Folles 3 Matrimonia 1985
Cop au Vin
Cop au Vin Madame Cuno 1985
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises Georgette 1984
Mistral's Daughter
Mistral's Daughter Paula Deslandes 1984
The Blood of Others
The Blood of Others Gigi 1984
Thieves After Dark
Thieves After Dark Isabelle's mother 1984
Scarlet Fever
Scarlet Fever Minon 1983
Deadly Circuit
Deadly Circuit Germaine, the grey lady 1983
Elective Affinities
Elective Affinities Charlotte 1983
Paradise for All
Paradise for All Édith 1982
The Shock
The Shock Jeanne Faulques (uncredited) 1982
Boulevard des assassins
Boulevard des assassins Francine 1982
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon Huguette Cordier 1981
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited Cara 1981
Le Beau Monde
Le Beau Monde Ariane 1981
The Plouffe Family
The Plouffe Family Mme Boucher 1981
La Cage aux Folles II
La Cage aux Folles II 1980
Le Cœur à l'envers
Le Cœur à l'envers Jeanne 1980
The Big Red One
The Big Red One Walloon 1980
Le Soleil en face
Le Soleil en face Geneviève 1980
The Winner
The Winner Mme Hélène Dupré-Granval 1979
Orient Express
Orient Express Maria von Pallberg 1979
Eagle's Wing
Eagle's Wing The Widow 1979
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière Germaine Nozière 1978
Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives Mme Lowery 1978
Death of a Corrupt Man
Death of a Corrupt Man Christiane Dubaye 1977
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate Contess Anne Di Sanctis 1977
Silver Bears
Silver Bears Shireen Firdausi 1977
The Twist
The Twist Claire 1976
Chi dice donna, dice donna
Chi dice donna, dice donna Mimì / Chantal 1976
The Black Bird
The Black Bird Anna Kemidov 1975
B. Must Die
B. Must Die Susana 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others
Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others Catherine, l'ex-femme de Vincent 1974
Spécial cinéma
Spécial cinéma Self 1974
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None Ilona Morgan 1974
Cry of the Heart
Cry of the Heart Claire 1974
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby Cécile Malempin 1974
Wedding in Blood
Wedding in Blood Lucienne Delamare 1973
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street Dr. Bogdanovich 1972
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Alice Sénéchal 1972
A Murder Is a Murder
A Murder Is a Murder Marie Kastner / Anne 1972
Midi trente
Midi trente Self 1972
As Far as Love Can Go
As Far as Love Can Go La femme de Michel 1971
Without Apparent Motive
Without Apparent Motive Hélène Vallée 1971
Just Before Nightfall
Just Before Nightfall Hélène Masson 1971
Samedi soir
Samedi soir Self 1971
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime Stephanie 1970
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun Anita Caldwell, ancienne amie de Dany 1970
The Breach
The Breach Hélène Regnier 1970
Only the Cool
Only the Cool Dominique 1970
The Butcher
The Butcher Hélène Davile, aka 'Mlle Hélène' 1970
The Unfaithful Wife
The Unfaithful Wife Hélène Desvallées 1969
Les Biches
Les Biches Frédérique 1968
The Champagne Murders
The Champagne Murders Jacqueline 1967
Line of Demarcation
Line of Demarcation La femme du Dr. Lafaye / Wife 1966
The Blue Panther
The Blue Panther Olga 1965
La Muette
La Muette 1965
Six in Paris
Six in Paris The Mother (segment "La Muette") 1965
Code Name: Tiger
Code Name: Tiger La chanteuse d'opéra 1964
Hard Boiled Ones
Hard Boiled Ones Rika Lormond 1964
Bluebeard
Bluebeard Fernande Segret 1963
Sign of the Lion
Sign of the Lion La Patronne de l'Hôtel 1962
The Third Lover
The Third Lover Hélène 1962
Saint-Tropez Blues
Saint-Tropez Blues Lucie 1961
Wise Guys
Wise Guys Xavière, la danseuse 1961
Les Bonnes Femmes
Les Bonnes Femmes Ginette 1960
The Cousins
The Cousins Françoise 1959
Secrets of a French Nurse
Secrets of a French Nurse Aline Monnier 1958
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak Charlotte (voice) 1951
Visages de Cinéma
Visages de Cinéma Soi-méme

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