Marcelle Tassencourt

Marcelle Tassencourt (28 May 1914 – 18 December 2001) was a French actress and theatre director.

In 1960, she was appointed head of the Théâtre Montansier in Versailles. She was a drama teacher at the Versailles conservatory. Among her students were Catherine Frot, Pierre Pradinas, George Corraface, Fanny Cottençon, Muriel Mayette, Anne Benoît and Francis Perrin who, some years after he finished the national conservatory, became in turn director of the Théâtre Montansier. Thierry Maulnier was her husband.

Theatre

Comedian 1937: Le Simoun by Henri-René Lenormand, directed by Camille Corney, Théâtre des Célestins 1946: Auprès de ma blonde by Marcel Achard, directed by Pierre Fresnay, Théâtre de la Michodière 1948: Le Voleur d'enfants by Jules Supervielle, directed by Raymond Rouleau, Théâtre de l'Œuvre 1949: Le Sourire de la Joconde by Aldous Huxley, directed by Raymond Rouleau, Théâtre de l'Œuvre 1949: Jeanne et ses juges by Thierry Maulnier, directed by Maurice Cazeneuve, parvise of Rouen Cathedral 1950: Le Cid by Corneille, directed by Jean Vilar, Festival d'Avignon 1950: Le Profanateur by Thierry Maulnier, directed by Jean Vilar, Festival d'Avignon 1952: Le Profanateur by Thierry Maulnier, directed by Tania Balachova, Théâtre Antoine 1952: Le Cocotier by Jean Guitton, directed by Paule Rolle, Théâtre du Gymnase 1953: La Maison de la nuit by Thierry Maulnier, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt and Michel Vitold, Théâtre Hébertot 1954: Man's Fate by André Malraux, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre Hébertot 1955: Le Prince d'Égypte by Christopher Fry, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier 1955: Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre Hébertot 1956: Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre Daunou 1957: Wako, l’abominable homme des neiges by Roger Duchemin, directed by Jean Le Poulain, Théâtre Hébertot 1958: Procès à Jésus by Diego Fabbri, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre Hébertot 1960: Le Sexe et le néant by Thierry Maulnier, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre de l'Athénée 1962: Édouard mon fils by Robert Morley and Noel Langley, directed by Maurice Guillaud, Théâtre Montansier 1964: Édouard mon fils by Robert Morley and Noel Langley, directed by Maurice Guillaud, Théâtre Montparnasse 1965: Knock ou le triomphe de la médecine by Jules Romains, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre Montansier, Théâtre Montparnasse 1965: Procès à Jésus by Diego Fabbri, Théâtre Montansier de Versailles 1966: Topaze by Marcel Pagnol, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, Théâtre Hébertot 1967: : Topaze by Marcel Pagnol, directed by Marcelle Tassencourt, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny

Theatre director 1952: Dialogues des carmélites by Georges Bernanos, Théâtre Hébertot 1953: La Maison de la nuit by Thierry Maulnier, directed by Tassancourt with Michel Vitold, Théâtre Hébertot 1954: Man's Fate by André Malraux, Théâtre Hébertot 1955: Le Prince d'Égypte by Christopher Fry, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier 1956: Les Étendards du roi by Adolfo Costa du Rels, Théâtre du Vieux Colombier, Théâtre Hébertot 1956: La Belle Dame sans merci by Jean Le Marois after John Keats, Théâtre Hébertot 1955: Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, Théâtre Hébertot 1956: Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, Théâtre Daunou 1956: La Nuit romaine by Albert Vidalie, Théâtre Hébertot 1958: Procès à Jésus by Diego Fabbri, Théâtre Hébertot 1958: Éboulement au quai nord by Ugo Betti, 1959: L'Homme de guerre by François Ponthier, Comédie de Paris 1959: Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neill, Théâtre Hébertot 1959: Le Dessous des cartes by André Gillois, Théâtre Hébertot 1960: Le Sexe et le néant by Thierry Maulnier, Théâtre de l'Athénée 1960: Le Signe du feu by Diego Fabbri, Théâtre Hébertot 1961: Le Dialogue des carmélites by Georges Bernanos, Comédie-Française 1961: Le Christ recrucifié by Nikos Kazantzakis, Théâtre Montansier 1962: Le Christ recrucifié by Nikos Kazantaákis, Théâtre de l'Odéon 1963: Andromaque by Racine, Théâtre Montparnasse 1963: Othello by William Shakespeare, Théâtre de l'Odéon 1964: Britannicus by Racine, Théâtre Montparnasse 1965: Knock ou le triomphe de la médecine by Jules Romains, Théâtre Montparnasse 1965: Agnès Bernauer by Friedrich Hebbel, Théâtre de l'Odéon 1965: Procès à Jésus by Diego Fabbri, Théâtre Montansier 1966: Topaze by Marcel Pagnol, Théâtre Hébertot 1967: Monsieur et Madame Molière by Jacques Chabannes, Théâtre de Puteaux 1967: Lorenzaccio by Alfred de Musset, Théâtre Montansier 1967: Andromaque by Racine, Théâtre Montparnasse 1967: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, Théâtre des Mathurins 1969: Le Menteur by Carlo Goldoni, Théâtre de la Renaissance 1970: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Théâtre Édouard VII 1972: Fils de personne by Henri de Montherlant, Théâtre Montansier 1972: Médée, by Franz Grillparzer, Théâtre Montansier 1977: Phèdre by Racine, Grand Trianon Festival de Versailles 1978: Britannicus by Racine, Grand Trianon, Festival de Versailles 1978: L'Avocat du diable by Dore Schary, Théâtre Montansier 1979: Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Molière, Théâtre Mogador 1979: Au théâtre ce soir : La Veuve rusée by Carlo Goldoni, TV director Pierre Sabbagh, Théâtre Marigny 1979: Athalie by Racine, Orangerie du château, Festival de Versailles 1980: Arlequin, serviteur de deux maîtres by Carlo Goldoni, Théâtre Montansier 1980: La Thébaïde by Racine, Orangerie du château, Festival de Versailles 1983: Andromaque by Racine, Festival de Versailles 1983: Madame... pas dame by Robert Favart, Théâtre Montansier 1984: Madame... pas dame by Robert Favart, Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens 1984: Le Cid by Corneille, Festival de Versailles 1986: Horace by Corneille, Festival de Versailles Grand Trianon 1987: Polyeucte by Corneille, Festival de Versailles, Grand Trianon 1988: Britannicus by Racine, Grand Trianon, Festival de Versailles 1988: Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière, Grand Trianon in Versailles 1991: Jeanne et les juges by Thierry Maulnier, Théâtre Édouard VII 1992: La Maison de la nuit by Thierry Maulnier, Théâtre 14 Jean-Marie Serreau 1994: Britannicus by Racine, Théâtre de l'Ouest parisien 1995: The Just Assassins by Albert Camus, Théâtre de l'Ouest parisien

Filmography

Cinema 1945: L'Ennemi secret, short film by J. K. Raymond-Millet 1965: Un mari à prix fixe by Claude de Givray 1989: À deux minutes près by Éric Le Hung

Television 1952: Le Profanateur, telefilm by René Lucot 1967: Au théâtre ce soir: Topaze by Marcel Pagnol, TV director Pierre Sabbagh 1975: La Passion d'Anna Karénine, telefilm by Yves-André Hubert 1978: Il était un musicien, série (season 1, episode 4 : Monsieur Saint-Saëns), TV director Claude Chabrol 1997: Maître Da Costa, serial (season 1, episode 1 : Les Témoins de l’oubli)