Nicole Maurey

Nicole Maurey (20 December 1925 – 11 March 2016) was a French actress, who appeared in 65 film and television productions between 1945 and 1997.

Life and career Born in Bois-Colombes, a northwestern suburb of Paris, Maurey was originally a dancer before being cast in her first film role in 1944. She remains most noted as Charlton Heston's leading lady in Secret of the Incas (1954), often cited as the primary inspiration for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). She starred in films with Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Bing Crosby, Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker, Rex Harrison, Robert Taylor and Mickey Rooney, among numerous others. She was the leading lady in the original 1962 science fiction cult film The Day of the Triffids. Later in life, she moved into television, appearing in various made-for-TV movies and mini-series.

Personal life She was married to Jacques Gallo.

Death Maurey died in March 2016 at the age of 90.

Filmography

The Black Cavalier (1945) as Solange Pamela (1945) as Mme Royale Blondine (1945) as Blondine La bataille du feu (1949) as Anne-Marie Diary of a Country Priest (1951) as Mlle Louise Rendezvous in Grenada (1951) Manina The Last Robin Hood (1953) as Isabelle Delorme Operation Magali (1953) as Manon Les Compagnes de la nuit (1953) as Yvonne Leriche L'oeil en coulisse (1953) as Annette Durand Little Boy Lost (1953) as Lisa Garret The Most Wanted Man (1953) as Peggy Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) as Mademoiselle de Fontanges Secret of the Incas (1954) as Elena Antonescu Napoléon (1955) as Mme Tallien The Constant Husband (1955) as Lola The Bold and the Brave (1956) as Fiamma The Weapon (1956) as Vivienne Missing Persons Section (1956) as Diana Lander Action immédiate (1957) as Diana Rossi Rogue's Yarn (1957) as Michele Cartier Me and the Colonel (1958) as Suzanne Roualet The Scapegoat (1959) as Bela The Jayhawkers! (1959) (aka Violence au Kansas) as Jeanne Dubois The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) as Constanta Sluiter High Time (1960) as Prof. Helene Gauthier His and Hers (1961) as Simone Rolfe Don't Bother to Knock (1961) as Lucille The Day of the Triffids (1963) as Christine Durrant The Very Edge (1963) as Helen Pleins feux sur Stanislas (1965) as Claire Sale temps pour les mouches (1966) as Eva Delagrange Gloria (1977) as Alice Chanel Solitaire (1981) as Grande Dame

Television

The Ford Television Theatre (1955, Episode: "Tomorrow We'll Love") as Denise Casablanca (1955, Episode: "Black Market Operation") as Denise Avatar (1964, TV Movie) Rouletabille (1966, Episode: "Le parfum de la dame en noir") as Mathilde Stengerson La Morale de l'histoire (1966, TV Movie) as Thérèse Champion House (1967) as Michele Champion Noëlle aux quatre vents (1970) as Lisette Andrieux Mon seul amour (1971) as Claude La Demoiselle d'Avignon (1972, TV Movie) as Nicole Les Évasions célèbres (1972) as Mme de Boislinard Le grillon du foyer (1972, TV Movie) as Dot La vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant (1972, TV Movie) as Pauline Au théâtre ce soir (1972, Episode: "Histoire d'un détective") as Mary McLaren Les nuits de la colère (1973, TV Movie) as Louise Le provocateur (1973) as Gisèle Charmoy Une atroce petite musique (1973, TV Movie) as Irène Musselet Marie Dorval (1973, TV Movie) as Mademoiselle Mars Les écrivains (1973, TV Movie) as Eve (1973, TV Mini-Series) as Frau Grammont (uncredited) Lucien Leuwen (1973-1974, TV Mini-Series) as Mme Leuwen Au théâtre ce soir (1974, Episode: "Le procès de Mary Dugan") as Mme Rice La passagère (1974, TV Movie) as Catherine Caron Comme du bon pain (1976, TV Mini-Series) as Madeleine Rivard La lune papa (1977, TV Mini-Series) as Mme Marchandou La vie des autres (1980) as Blanche Sunday Night Thriller (1981, Episode: "I Thought They Died Years Ago") as Eliane Label Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon (1983) as Princesse de Benevent Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1983) as Gertrude Necken Rouge Marine (1983) as Gertrude Necken Coulisses (1986) as Sabine Corval

Theatre 1952: Harvey by Mary Chase, director Marcel Achard, Théâtre Antoine 1964: La Preuve par quatre written and directed by Félicien Marceau, Théâtre de la Michodière