Édith Scob
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 anore
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 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.
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Born
Oct 21, 1937
Paris, France
Died
Jun 26, 2019
Known For
Acting
Movies
90 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991
as Couple in car
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
as Mme de Morangias
Holy Motors
2012
as Céline
Vidocq
2001
as Sylvia
Gemma Bovery
2014
as Madame de Bressigny
Eyes Without a Face
1960
as Christiane Génessier
Love at Second Sight
2019
as Gabrielle, the grandmother
Summer Hours
2008
as Hélène
One Deadly Summer
1983
as Doctor
The Milky Way
1969
as Virgin Mary
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