Marie Dubois


Marie Dubois was a French actress, born in Paris.

Career

She studied at l'École de la rue Blanche and made her film debut in 1959, first gaining notice the next year as Léna in Shoot the Piano Player. She then played mainly supporting roles. In the 1960s she appeared in New Wave films such as Jules and Jim and The Thief of Paris, thrillers like Hot Line, and comedies like La Ronde, La Grande Vadrouille, and Monte Carlo or Bust. Her role in La Grande Vadrouille in 1966 was when she really gained fame.
Other film appearances by Dubois during the 1970s include L'Innocente, The Surveyors, Vincent, François, Paul et les autres, Night Flight from Moscow and La Menace. In 1978 she won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dominique Montlaur in La Menace. In the 1980s she appeared in Mon oncle d'Amérique, The Little Mermaid, Une femme en fuite, Garçon! and Descente aux enfers.

Personal life

Dubois married French film actor Serge Rousseau in 1961. They remained together until his death in 2007. The couple had a daughter, actress Dominique Rousseau. Marie Dubois died on 15 October 2014, aged 77, in Lescar, following a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
She attended classes at the rue Blanche in Paris and was part of the call of 1958 at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique.

Filmography