Capucine
Gender: Female
Born: 6th January 1928
Died: 17th March 1990
Nationality: United States of America, France
Movies: Aphrodite, North to Alaska, Trail of the Pink Panther, What's New Pussycat?, A Walk on the Wild Side, The Honey Pot, Song Without End, Satyricon, The Pink Panther, Curse of the Pink Panther, The 7th Dawn, The Exquisite Cadaver, Walk on the Wild Side, Con Artists, From Hell to Victory, Arabian Adventure, Fräulein Doktor, Jaguar Lives!, Incorrigible, I miei primi quarant'anni , From Hell to Victory
Capucine (6 January 1928 – 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.
Capucine was born Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France on 6 January 1928. (She often confused the issue by saying she was born in 1931 or 1933, and most sources report these years, but there is documentary evidence for a 1928 year of birth.) She attended school in France and received a B.A. in foreign languages. At 17, while riding in a carriage in Paris, she was noticed by a commercial photographer. She became a fashion model, working for fashion houses Givenchy and Christian Dior. She adopted the name, "Capucine" (French for nasturtium). Capucine met Audrey Hepburn modeling in Paris. The two would remain friends for the rest of Capucine's life.
In 1949, Capucine made her film debut in the French film Rendez-vous de Juillet. On the set of Rendez-vous, she met Pierre Trabaud; they married the next year. The marriage lasted only six months, and Capucine never married again.
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