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Édith Scob

Édith Scob

Actor · Born 1937-10-21 · Paris, France

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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

  1. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) — Mme de Morangias
  2. Holy Motors (2012) — Céline
  3. Love at Second Sight (2019) — Gabrielle, the grandmother
  4. Eyes Without a Face (1960) — Christiane Génessier
  5. Vidocq (2001) — Sylvia
  6. Family for Rent (2015) — Madame Delalande
  7. The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) — Couple in car
  8. Gemma Bovery (2014) — Madame de Bressigny
  9. Things to Come (2016) — Yvette
  10. One Deadly Summer (1983) — Doctor
  11. The Milky Way (1969) — Virgin Mary
  12. Summer Hours (2008) — Hélène
  13. The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles (2014) — Henriette
  14. Venus Beauty Institute (1999) — La cliente aux taches sur les mains
  15. Man on the Train (2002) — Manesquier's Sister
  16. Bon Voyage (2003) — Mme Arbesault
  17. An Eye for Beauty (2014) — Edwige
  18. Judex (1963) — Jacqueline Favraux
  19. A Thousand Billion Dollars (1982) — Madame Bronsky
  20. Time Regained (1999) — Oriane de Guermantes
  21. Fidelity (2000) — Diane
  22. You Will Be Mine (2009) — Mademoiselle Lainé
  23. Head Against the Wall (1959) — The singing mad
  24. The Old Maid (1972) — Edith, Monod's Wife
  25. The Ring Finger (2005) — La dame du 223
  26. Therese (1962) — Anne De La Trave
  27. Casa de Lava (1995) — Edith
  28. Transfers (2017) — Alexandra
  29. Joan the Maid II: The Prisons (1994) — Jeanne de Béthune
  30. One Can Always Dream (1991) — Solange de Boylesve
  31. Heartbeat Detector (2007) — Lucy Jüst
  32. Comedy of Innocence (2000) — Laurence
  33. Thomas the Impostor (1965) — l'infirmière
  34. That Day (2003) — Leone
  35. Of Woman and Magic (2000) — Mme Weygand - la mère de Claire
  36. The Acrobat (1976) — Valentine
  37. Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012) — Self
  38. A Butterfly Kiss (2011) — Madeleine
  39. Love Me Strangely (1971) — Sylvie Revent
  40. The Burning Court (1962) — Marie D'Aubray Boissand