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]
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.[15]
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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]
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.[15]
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