French actress (1937–2019)
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| Born | Édith Helena Vladimirovna Scobeltzine [1]
(1937-10-21)21 October 1937[1]
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| Died | 26 June 2019(2019-06-26) (aged 81)[2]
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| Years active | 1958–2019 |
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| Spouse | Georges Aperghis |
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| Children | 2 |
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Édith Scob (21 October 1937 – 26 June 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).
Early life and family
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.[1] Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatre.[3] Scob was studying French at the Sorbonne and taking drama classes when she was cast in her first role.[4]
She and her husband, composer Georges Aperghis, have two sons, Alexander (born 1970) and Jerome (born 1972), both writers.[1]
Scob died in Paris on June 26th, 2019. No cause of death was given.[5]
Career
Scob 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)[6] and Holy Motors (2012).[1][7]
Following the events of May 1968, Scob founded an avant-garde theatre in Bagnolet with her husband, composer Georges Aperghis, with the goal of introducing more culture to the most disadvantaged people.[8]
Theatre
Filmography
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