Actor
Marie Dubois
Born 12 January 1937 · Paris, France — died 15 October 2014
Marie Dubois (1937–2014) was a Paris-born French actress who rose to notice in the early French New Wave. She was best known for working with François Truffaut in the early 1960s. She then built a long career in French cinema, mostly in supporting roles across dramas, thrillers and comedies.
Key films
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Truffaut's New Wave film in which she first drew critical attention.
Jules and Jim (1962)On Cinespective
Another Truffaut classic, and one of the best-known New Wave films of her career.
The Thief of Paris (1967)
Louis Malle's period drama, showing her work with major French directors beyond the early New Wave.
My American Uncle (1980)
Alain Resnais's acclaimed film, a notable late-career role in a major auteur work.
La Menace (1977)
The film for which she won the César for Best Supporting Actress.
Key awards
- 1978 César Award for Best Supporting Actress (La Menace)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 64
- 1959The Bevel of KissesActor
- 1960Shoot the Piano Player · as LénaActor
- 1961A Woman Is a Woman · as Angela's Friend (uncredited)Actor
- 1961The Black Monocle · as Bénédicte de VillemaurActor
- 1962Jules and Jim · as ThérèseActor
- 1962Sign of the Lion · as La Jeune Femme au Café (uncredited)Actor
- 1962Cross of the Living · as GisèleActor
- 1963Till the End of the World · as AlmaActor
- 1964Weekend at Dunkirk · as Hélène, la femme d'AtkinsActor
- 1964Male Hunt · as SophieActor
- 1964Mata Hari, Agent H21 · as Marie (uncredited)Actor
- 1964That Tender Age · as Marie MalhouinActor
- 1964Circle of Love · as The GirlActor
- 19644XD · as SelfActor
- 1965The Wise Guys · as Jackie KellerActor
- 1965The Lace Wars · as DivineActor
- 1965Le Legs · as HortenseActor
- 1966Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! · as JulietteActor
- 1966Seventeenth Heaven · as MarieActor
- 1967The Thief of Paris · as Geneviève DelpielsActor
- 1968The Marriage Came Tumbling Down · as MarieActor
- 1968The Day the Hot Line Got Hot · as NatashaActor
- 1969Monte Carlo or Bust! · as PascaleActor
- 1970The House of the Bories · as Isabelle DurrasActor
- 1971Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy · as GermaineActor
- 1972The Surveyors · as AliceActor
- 1972The Egg · as Hortense BerthoulletActor
- 1973The Serpent · as SuzanneActor
- 1973La Belle au bois dormant · as La bonne reine ApollineActor
- 1974Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others · as Lucie, la femme de FrançoisActor
- 1974Escapade · as AnneActor
- 1974Antoine and Sebastian · as CorinneActor
- 1976The Innocent · as The PrincessActor
- 1976Golden Night · as VéroniqueActor
- 1976On the Tip of the Tongue · as CatherineActor
- 1976Bad Starters · as Mother superiorActor
- 1976François le Champi · as MadeleineActor
- 1977La Menace · as Dominique Montlaur, Truck Company ManagerActor
- 1979Silver Anniversary · as Brigitte DupuisActor
- 1979Je vous ferai aimer la vie · as AnielleActor
- 1980My American Uncle · as Thérèse RagueneauActor
- 1980The Little Mermaid · as Bénédicte PélissierActor
- 1980L'Amant complaisant · as Mary RhodesActor
- 1981Be Pretty and Shut Up! · as SelfActor
- 1981A Woman on the Run · as MonaActor
- 1982Patate · as Edith RolloActor
- 1983Waiter! · as Marie-PierreActor
- 1983A Friend of Vincent · as MarionActor
- 1983If I Were 1000 Years OldActor
- 1984L'Intrus · as AnneActor
- 1985Vivement Truffaut · as Self / Lena (archive footage)Actor
- 1986Descent Into Hell · as Lucette BeulemansActor
- 1986À titre posthumeActor
- 1987Grand Guignol · as GermaineActor
- 1990Un jeu d'enfant · as NoémieActor
- 1991Faux frère · as Mrs. ToussaintActor
- 1991Les Enfants du vent · as Mayor's wifeActor
- 1996Secrets Shared with a Stranger · as The motherActor
- 1997The Swindle · as DedetteActor
- 2000Le jour de Grâce · as Grâce, "la dame-pipi"Actor
- 2001The Good Son · as Mamie MichelleActor
- 2005Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre · as SelfActor
- 2011Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres · as SelfActor
- 2020Delphine and Carole · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.