"My mother, Catherine Rich, died on Monday at Bichat hospital after illness," announced on Tuesday one of her daughters and also actress, Delphine Rich.
She clarified that her disappearance, at the age of 88, was not linked to Covid-19.
On Facebook, her daughter has simply published a black and white photo of Catherine Rich in a swimsuit accompanied by the message: "Mum, the sweet and tender Catherine flew to the land of angels yesterday ..."
The actress Catherine Rich, had been noticed at the theater, with six nominations for Molières, but also in successful series like "Les Grandes famille" or at the cinema in "Go see mom, dad works".
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The funeral will be held this Friday at 3 p.m. at the church of Saint-Pierre et Paul d'Orgeval (Yvelines), where the funeral of her husband, actor Claude Rich, famous for his role in 2017, had already taken place. "Les Tontons flingueurs".
In Orgeval, the last farewell to Claude Rich
She appeared for the last time in the theater in 2016 in
The Impresario de Smyrna
.
Despite her numerous nominations for the Molières, notably in 1991 and 1992 for her supporting role in La Dame de chez Maxim, she never obtained the famous statuette.
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Daughter of politician Philippe Renaudin, she began her career in the 1960s in the cinema with "La Chambre ardente" (1962) by Julien Duvivier alongside her husband.
Catherine Rich accompanied by her husband, actor Claude Rich during the 2003 Molières ceremony ./LE PARISIEN
She will appear in six other films including "Public benches (Versailles Rive-Droite)" by Bruno Podalydès in 2009. On the small screen, she takes part in ten series, notably in the first season of "Maguy" and "Les Grandes famille" " In the 1980's.