Annie Ducaux was a French actress, who had appeared in 40 film and television productions between 1932 and 1980. Also Ducaux served as a shareholder of the state theater Comédie-Française

Comédie-Française

The Comédie-Française or Théâtre-Français is one of the few state theaters in France. It is the only state theater to have its own troupe of actors. It is located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris....

 since 1948, and played in numerous stage productions there. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Abel Gance

Abel Gance

Abel Gance was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. He is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse , La Roue , and the monumental Napoléon .-Early life:...

's Beethoven's Great Love

Beethoven's Great Love

Beethoven's Great Love is a 1937 French film directed by Abel Gance. It stars Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux, Jany Holt, Jane Marken, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Marcel Dalio....

(1937), Conflit

Conflit

Conflit is a 1938 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy, who co-wrote screenplay with Hans Wilhelm and Charles Gombault , based on novel "Les soeurs Kleh" by Gina Kaus.-Cast:*Corinne Luchaire as Claire...

(1938, opposite Corinne Luchaire

Corinne Luchaire

Corinne Luchaire was a French film actress who was a star of French cinema on the eve of Second World War. Her association with the German occupation led her to be sentenced to "national indignity" after the war, and after writing an autobiography she died from tuberculosis aged only...

), and Les grandes familles (1958, opposite Jean Gabin

Jean Gabin

-Biography:Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, he grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise département, about 22 mi north of Paris. The son of cabaret entertainers, he attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly...

).

She was born Anne Marie Catherine Ducaux in Besançon

Besançon

Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...

, Doubs

Doubs

Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...

, Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...

, and died in Champeaux, Seine-et-Marne

Champeaux, Seine-et-Marne

Champeaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...

, Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....

. She was married to the Swiss film producer Ernest Rupp.

External links

• Annie DUCAUX at Premiere.fr
• Brief biography