Mathilde Casadesus
Mathilde Casadesus was a French film actress.
Biography
Born into a family of renowned musicians, she is the daughter of cellist and composer Marius Casadesus and cellist Lucette Laffite. She is the half-sister of Gréco Casadesus and first cousin of Gisèle Casadesus.
However, she chose to become an actress and, in 1945, began her film career. She appeared in almost thirty films, alongside Bourvil, Fernandel, Gabin and Jean Marais, among others. At the same time, she played numerous roles on stage, and appeared in operettas, notably with Marcel Merkès and Paulette Merval.
Mathilde Casadesus, mother of dancer Lucile Casadesus, died during the filming of How to Steal a Million Dollars with Audrey Hepburn, in which she did not appear.
She died of a heart attack at the age of 44.
She is buried in the Longs Réages cemetery in Meudon.
The Bibliothèque nationale de France holds a portrait of Mathilde Casadesus drawn by Jean Dorville.
Partial filmography
Box of Dreams - L'AgitéeLa part de l'ombre The Idiot - Adélaïde EpantchineThe Murdered Model - Madame MalaiseTous les deux - La clienteMarlene - BettyThe Sinners - Madame Barattier la Patronne de l'AubergeBranquignol - SuzanneKing Pandora - MarikaThe Sleepwalker - Mademoiselle ThomasLe Plaisir - Madame Louise dite Cocotte The Lady of the Camellias - PrudenceThe Air of Paris - VoyageuseCe soir les jupons volent... - Madame PommeauGervaise - Mme Boche - la concierge curieuseBurning Fuse - MimiMe and the Colonel - Secretary Love Is My Profession - Anna - la patronne du restaurant Life Together - La cuisinière d'OdetteLe petit prof - Mme. BoulardThe Bureaucrats - Madame NègreCertains l'aiment froide - Mathilde Rouet, née ValmorinMeurtre en 45 tours - ElsaCandide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle - La baronne de Thunder-Ten-TronckÀ rebrousse-poil - Mme. DurandLes amours de Paris - L'infirmière-majorConduite à gauche - La clienteThe Law of Men - Madame Thiebaut6Le couteau dans la plaie - Mme. Duval, ConciergeMoonlight in Maubeuge - La dame aux coursesThe Reluctant Spy - Maria Linas - la divaLes mordus de Paris Les combinards - La bouchère de Cussac