Biography
Édith Scob (October 21, 1937 – June 26, 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in Eyes Without a Face (1960). Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimirovna Scobeltzine, the granddaughter of a Russian Army general and White Russian émigré. Her father was an architect and her mother a journalist. Her elder brother, Michel Scob (1935–1995), was a French cycling champion and Olympian. At age 14, she underwent treatment for anorexia. Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatre. Scob was studying French at the Sorbonne and taking drama classes when she was cast in her first role. She and her husband, composer Georges Aperghis, have two sons, Alexander (born 1970) and Jerome (born 1972), both writers. Scob died in Paris on June 26th, 2019. No cause of death was given. Scob made her debut in theater in 1958 with the play Don Juan directed by Georges Vitaly but she gained a high profile early in her career when she appeared in Eyes Without a Face (1960). She was twice nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for Summer Hours (2008) and Holy Motors (2012). Following the civil unrest in France of M…
Movies & TV Shows
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) — Mme de Morangias
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Holy Motors (2012) — Céline
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Love at Second Sight (2019) — Gabrielle, the grandmother
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Eyes Without a Face (1960) — Christiane Génessier
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Vidocq (2001) — Sylvia
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Family for Rent (2015) — Madame Delalande
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The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) — Couple in car
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Gemma Bovery (2014) — Madame de Bressigny
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Things to Come (2016) — Yvette
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One Deadly Summer (1983) — Doctor
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The Milky Way (1969) — Virgin Mary
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Summer Hours (2008) — Hélène
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The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles (2014) — Henriette
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Venus Beauty Institute (1999) — La cliente aux taches sur les mains
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Man on the Train (2002) — Manesquier's Sister
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Bon Voyage (2003) — Mme Arbesault
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An Eye for Beauty (2014) — Edwige
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Judex (1963) — Jacqueline Favraux
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A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982) — Madame Bronsky
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Time Regained (1999) — Oriane de Guermantes
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Fidelity (2000) — Diane
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You Will Be Mine (2009) — Mademoiselle Lainé
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Head Against the Wall (1959) — The singing mad
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The Old Maid (1972) — Edith, Monod's Wife
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The Ring Finger (2005) — La dame du 223
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Therese (1962) — Anne De La Trave
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Casa de Lava (1995) — Edith
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Transfers (2017) — Alexandra
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Joan the Maid II: The Prisons (1994) — Jeanne de Béthune
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One Can Always Dream (1991) — Solange de Boylesve
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Heartbeat Detector (2007) — Lucy Jüst
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Comedy of Innocence (2000) — Laurence
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Thomas the Impostor (1965) — l'infirmière
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That Day (2003) — Leone
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Of Woman and Magic (2000) — Mme Weygand - la mère de Claire
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The Acrobat (1976) — Valentine
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Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012) — Self
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A Butterfly Kiss (2011) — Madeleine
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Love Me Strangely (1971) — Sylvie Revent
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The Burning Court (1962) — Marie D'Aubray Boissand