Cecile aubry biography

Cécile Aubry: The actress who dreamed up Belle et Sébastien

Cécile Aubry

French actress, television director, writer and screenwriter

Cécile Aubry

Aubry in 1969

Born

Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard[1]


(1928-08-03)3 August 1928

Paris, France

Died19 July 2010(2010-07-19) (aged 81)[2]

Dourdan, France

Occupation(s)Actress, author, director, screenwriter
Years active1949–1960
Notable workAuthor: Belle et Sébastien
Film: The Black Rose
Spouse

Si Brahim El Glaoui

(m. 1956; div. 1959)​
ChildrenMehdi El Glaoui

Cécile Aubry (born Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard; 3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was a French film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.

Life and career

Born in 1928, Aubry began her career as a dancer. At age 20, she was signed to 20th Century Fox. She made her break as the star of Henri-Georges Clouzot's Manon (1949), which won the Golden Lion of Saint Cécile Aubry - IMDb JENE