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Capucine
Sign in to saveGermaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre (, 6 January 1928 – 17 March 1990), known by her mononym stage name Capucine (), was a French fashion model and actress known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and ''What's New Pussycat?'' (1965). She appeared in 36 films and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990.
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Capucine, born Germaine Hélène Irène Lefèbvre, was a French actor, model, and film actor. She was born on January 6, 1928, in Saint-Raphaël, France, and died by suicide on March 17, 1990, in Lausanne. Her professional career began in 1949. She spoke French and had an unmarried partner named Charles K. Feldman.
While primarily recognized for her work in acting, other records associate the name Capucine with various other fields. One dataset lists concepts such as Medicine, Biology, Genetics, and Immunology, along with a works count of 579. Another source identifies an author named Capucine Lewalle with seven works, including *Ese niño al que quiero tanto* and *La drôle de maladie*. Additionally, a music profile for Capucine notes 946 listeners and 5,220 plays.
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Film & TV
Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
Capucine (Born Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre, 6 January 1933 – 17 March 1990) was a French actress and fashion model best known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and What's New Pussycat? (1965). She appeared in 36 films and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990. Her death was a result of suicide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Capucine, licensed under…
Known for
- Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
- The Paranormal Peter Sellers — Self (Archive footage)2001
- Blaues Blut — Gräfin Simone von Altenberg1989
- Delirium: Photo of Gioia — Flora1987
- My First 40 Years — Principessa Caracciolo1987
- Gila and Rik — Camilla1987
- Deadheat — The Countess1986
- Sins — Odile1986
- Voglia di Cantare — Madre di Claudia1985
- Rouge Capucine — Irène1984
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Capucine
- Person.image
- Capucine (1962).jpg
- Person.birth_name
- Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre
- Person.caption
- Capucine on 25 April 1962
- Person.birth_place
- Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
- Person.death_place
- Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Person.occupation
- Model, actress
- Person.years_active
- 1948–1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lefebvre
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint-Raphaël
- Place of death
- Lausanne
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Capucine (1962).jpg
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- Commons category
- Capucine
- date of birth
- 1928-01-06
- date of death
- 1990-03-17
- unmarried partner
- Charles K. Feldman
- pseudonym
- Capucine
- birth name
- Germaine Hélène Irène Lefèbvre
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- manner of death
- Suicide
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Early films
- Rise to fame
- Later career
- Personal life
- Death
- Appraisal
- Selected filmography
- See also
- References
- External links
Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre (, 6 January 1928 – 17 March 1990), known by her mononym stage name Capucine (), was a French fashion model and actress known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and ''What's New Pussycat? (1965). She appeared in 36 films and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990.
==Early life== Capucine was born Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre on 6 January 1928 in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France. She often misstated the date of her birth by claiming that she was born in 1931 or 1933, and most sources indicate those years. She attended school in Saumur, France, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages.
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