Career
She appeared in over 250 films and worked with such directors as Marcel Carné, Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls (Le Plaisir 1952 and Lola Montès, 1955) and François Truffaut. Her best-known role is as Lisette in Renoir"s The Rules of the Game (Louisiana règle du jeu, 1939). Originally intended to be a small role offering only a couple of days" work, the extent of her part grew during the four-month shooting schedule.
She died three weeks before her 101st birthday.