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French actress (1925–2016)
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Born | (1925-12-20)December 20, 1925
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Died | March 11, 2016(2016-03-11) (aged 90)
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Years active | 1945–1997 |
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Spouse | Jacques L. Gallo (1950–1960)
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Nicole Maurey (20 December 1925 – 11 March 2016) was a French actress, who appeared in 65 film and television productions between 1945 and 1997.
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Life and career
Born in
Bois-Colombes, a northwestern suburb of Paris, Maurey was originally a dancer before being cast in her first film role in 1944.
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In 1953 Maurey appeared opposite
Bing Crosby in
Little Boy Lost that was filmed in France. The following year
Universal-International brought Nicole Maurey from France,
Gia Scala from Italy and Myriam Verbeeck from Belgium to the United States to test for the role of
Mary Magdelene in an unproduced
Biblical epic The Galileans.
[3] She remains most noted as
Charlton Heston's
leading lady in
Secret of the Incas (1954), often cited as the primary inspiration for
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). She starred in films with
Alec Guinness,
Bette Davis,
Bing Crosby,
Jeff Chandler,
Fess Parker,
Rex Harrison,
Robert Taylor and
Mickey Rooney, among numerous others. She was the leading lady in the original 1962
science fiction cult film
The Day of the Triffids. Later in life, she moved into television, appearing in various made-for-TV movies and mini-series.
Personal life
She was married to Jacques Gallo.
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Death
Maurey died in March 2016 at the age of 90.
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Filmography
Television
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The Ford Television Theatre (1955, Episode: "Tomorrow We'll Love") as Denise
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Casablanca (1955, Episode: "Black Market Operation") as Denise
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Avatar (1964, TV Movie)
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Rouletabille (1966, Episode: "Le parfum de la dame en noir") as Mathilde Stengerson
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La Morale de l'histoire (1966, TV Movie) as Thérèse
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Champion House (1967) as Michele Champion
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Noëlle aux quatre vents (1970) as Lisette Andrieux
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Mon seul amour (1971) as Claude
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La Demoiselle d'Avignon (1972, TV Movie) as Nicole
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Les Évasions célèbres (1972) as Mme de Boislinard
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Le grillon du foyer (1972, TV Movie) as Dot
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La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant (1972, TV Movie) as Pauline
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Au théâtre ce soir (1972, Episode: "
Histoire d'un détective") as Mary McLaren
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Les nuits de la colère (1973, TV Movie) as Louise
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Le provocateur (1973) as Gisèle Charmoy
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Une atroce petite musique (1973, TV Movie) as Irène Musselet
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Marie Dorval (1973, TV Movie) as Mademoiselle Mars
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Les écrivains (1973, TV Movie) as Eve
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Joseph Balsamo [
fr] (1973, TV Mini-Series) as Frau Grammont (uncredited)
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Lucien Leuwen (1973-1974, TV Mini-Series) as Mme Leuwen
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Au théâtre ce soir (1974, Episode: "
Le procès de Mary Dugan") as Mme Rice
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La passagère (1974, TV Movie) as Catherine Caron
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Comme du bon pain (1976, TV Mini-Series) as Madeleine Rivard
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La lune papa (1977, TV Mini-Series) as Mme Marchandou
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La vie des autres (1980) as Blanche
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Sunday Night Thriller (1981, Episode: "I Thought They Died Years Ago") as Eliane Label
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Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon (1983) as Princesse de Benevent
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Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1983) as Gertrude Necken
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Rouge Marine (1983) as Gertrude Necken
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Coulisses (1986) as Sabine Corval
Theatre
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