Marie Dubois
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She made her film debut in 1959, and first gained notice in Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player is a 1960 French film directed by François Truffaut, starring Charles Aznavour.The film is loosely based on the novel Down There by David Goodis.- Plot summary :...
. She has since played mainly supporting roles, and in the 1960s she appeared in New Wave films such as Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim is a 1962 French film directed by François Truffaut based on Henri-Pierre Roché's 1953 semi-autobiographical novel about his relationship with writer Franz Hessel and his wife, Helen Grund....
and The Thief of Paris
The Thief of Paris
The Thief of Paris is a 1967 French film directed by Louis Malle and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a professional thief at the turn of the century in Paris. The movie is based on a book of the same title by Georges Darien. The story centers on his burglaries as well as his ongoing relationship...
, thrillers like Hot Line, and comedies like La Ronde
La Ronde (1964 film)
La Ronde is a 1964 film directed by Roger Vadim and based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play of the same name.-Cast:* Jean-Claude Brialy - Alfred / Der 'Junge Herr'...
, La Grande Vadrouille
La Grande Vadrouille
La Grande Vadrouille is a 1966 Franco-British comedy film about how the crew of a Royal Air Force B-17 shot down over Paris must then make their way through German-occupied France with the main help of two French citizens with very different mindsets.For over forty...
, and Monte Carlo or Bust
Monte Carlo or Bust
Monte Carlo or Bust is a 1969 comedy film. The story is based on the Monte Carlo Rally - first raced in 1911 - and the film recalls this general era, set in the 1920s. The film is a British/French/Italian co-production, and was released in the United States under the title Those Daring Young Men in...
. Her film appearances in the 1970s include L'Innocente
L'Innocente
The Innocent was the last film made by Italian director Luchino Visconti. It was released in 1976. It is based on a novel by Gabriele d'Annunzio.-Plot:...
, The Surveyors
The Surveyors
The Surveyors is a 1972 Swiss drama film directed by Michel Soutter. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jean-Luc Bideau - Leon* Michel Cassagne - Max* Jacques Denis - Lucien* Marie Dubois - Alice* Armen Godel - The Lawyer...
, Vincent, François, Paul et les autres, Night Flight from Moscow
Night Flight from Moscow
Night Flight from Moscow or Le Serpent is a French thriller made in 1973. It was produced and directed by Henri Verneuil. The music was written by Ennio Morricone.-Plot:...
and La Menace
La Menace
La Menace is a 1977 French-Canadian film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Yves Montand, Carole Laure and Marie Dubois.- Plot :Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has...
(for which she won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
List of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Supporting Actress .-Winners:Adapted from the article , from Wikinfo, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License....
). In the 1980s she appeared in Mon oncle d'Amérique
Mon oncle d'Amérique
Mon oncle d'Amérique is a 1980 French film directed by Alain Resnais.- Plot :The didactic film is built around the ideas of French physician, writer and philosopher Henri Laborit, who plays himself in the film...
, La Petite Sirene, Une femme en fuite, Garçon!
Garçon!
Garçon! is a 1983 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret, Marie Dubois, Dominique Laffin, and Bernard Fresson. It received 4 César nominations, for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Sound.- Plot :Alex is an aging waiter who dreams...
and Descente aux enfers (for which she received a second César nomination for Best Supporting Actress).
She married Serge Rousseau
Serge Rousseau
Serge Rousseau was a French film and television actor and agent. He was a close friend of François Truffaut. He played the husband of murdered Jeanne Moreau in The Bride Wore Black and the unknown man who declares his love for Claude Jade at the end of Stolen Kisses...
in 1961 and they remained together until his death in 2007.