Mathilde Casadesus (1921–1965) was a French film actress.^[1]

Biography

Born into a family of renowned musicians, she is the daughter of cellist and composer Marius Casadesus and cellist Lucette Laffite. She is the half-sister of Gréco Casadesus and first cousin of Gisèle Casadesus.

However, she chose to become an actress and, in 1945, began her film career. She appeared in almost thirty films, alongside Bourvil, Fernandel, Gabin and Jean Marais, among others. At the same time, she played numerous roles on stage, and appeared in operettas, notably with Marcel Merkès and Paulette Merval.

Mathilde Casadesus, mother of dancer Lucile Casadesus, died during the filming of How to Steal a Million Dollars with Audrey Hepburn, in which she did not appear.

She died of a heart attack at the age of 44.

She is buried in the Longs Réages cemetery in Meudon.

The Bibliothèque nationale de France holds a portrait of Mathilde Casadesus drawn by Jean Dorville.

Partial filmography