Édith Scob
Birthday: 1937-10-21 | Place of Birth: Paris, FranceÉdith 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 anorexia. Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatre. Scob was studying French at the Sorbonne and taking drama classes when she was cast in her first role. 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. Source: Article "Édith Scob" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Acting
Role
as La grand-mère de Laure
as Edith
as Gabrielle, the grandmother
as Madeleine de Lassay
as Sarah
as Yvette
as Madame Delalande
as Madame de Bressigny
as Henriette
as L'Ambassadrice de France en Afghanistan
as La mère de Cléo
as Self
as The choir and the coryphaeus
as Claras Mutter
as Céline
as Self
as Claire Blick
as Mme Talbot
as Hélène
as Mademoiselle Lainé
as Madame Mirepoix
as Lucy Jüst
as Sylvia
as The caretaker
as Hélène Brückner
as Mathilde
as La dame du 223
as Manesquier's Sister
as Mme Arbesault
