Gisèle Casadesus

Gisèle Casadesus
Casadesus at the Cabourg Film Festival, 2012
Born(1914-06-14)14 June 1914
Paris, France
Died24 September 2017(2017-09-24) (aged 103)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationActress
Years active1934–2017
Known forThe Children of the Marshland by Jean Becker
My Afternoons with Margueritte by Jean Becker
Sarah's Key by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Spouse
Lucien Pascal
(m. 1934; died 2006)
ChildrenJean-Claude Casadesus, Martine Pascal, Béatrice Casadesus, and Dominique Probst.
RelativesChristian Casadesus (older brother), Caroline Casadesus (granddaughter), Olivier Casadesus (grandson), Sebastian Copeland (grandson)

Gisèle Casadesus (14 June 1914 – 24 September 2017) was a French actress, who appeared in numerous theatre and film productions. She was an honorary member of the Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and Grand-Croix of the National Order of Merit. In a career spanning more than 80 years, Casadesus appeared in more than a dozen films after turning 90.