Distinction, elegance ... like her dear husband Claude Rich, on stage or on the screen, Catherine Rich's finesse and nuance play has been her trademark for more than half a century of her career.
Unfortunately more than three years after the disappearance of the unforgettable Talleyrand du
Souper
d'Édouard Molinaro, the actress passed away on Monday January 18, 2021FA.
She was 88 years old.
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It was her daughter, Delphine Rich, also an actress like her parents, who announced the sad news on her Facebook page, writing in touching words that her "
Mum, the sweet and tender Catherine, flew yesterday to the land of angels
”.
This first tribute was illustrated by a black and white shot where we see the actress, radiant by the sea.
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Six nominations for Molières
Catherine Renaudin was born on June 10, 1932 in Paris.
In 1959, she married Claude Rich.
This harmonious couple, in the city as on the screen will never separate.
In 1962, the actress took her first modest steps in front of the camera under the direction of Julien Duvivier in
La Chambre Ardente
.
But it is especially on the boards that Catherine Rich will show all her talent as an artist.
Jean de La Fontaine, Stefan Zweig, Feydeau, Tennessee Williams, Vaclav Havel, Carlo Goldoni ... the ability of the actress to confront all texts, whether comic or dramatic, will earn her to be named no less six times at Molières.
As for his many roles for television, they earned him the recognition of the general public.
His interpretation of Jeanne de Bourgogne in
Les Rois Maudits
alongside Jean Piat and Hélène Duc was remarkable.
Because, it was obvious this subtle princess of the scene was made to play a queen of France.
Les Rois maudits
by Claude Barma, adaptation by Marcel Jullian of the work of Maurice Druon, in 1972, with Jean Piat, Hélène Duc, Louis Seigner, Catherine Rouvel, Catherine Rich ...