Actor
Édith Scob
October 21, 1937 · Paris, France
Édith Scob (October 21, 1937 – June 26, 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in Eyes Without a Face (1960). Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimirovna Scobeltzine, the granddaughter of a Russian Army general and White Russian émigré. Her father was an architect and her mother a journalist. Her elder brother, Michel Scob (1935–1995), was a French cycling champion and Olympian. At age 14, she underwent treatment for anorexia. Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatre. Scob was studying French at the Sorbonne and taking drama classes when she was cast in her first role. She and her husband, composer Georges Aperghis, have two sons, Alexander (born 1970) and Jerome (born 1972), both writers. Scob died in Paris on June 26th, 2019.
Notable work
6.7Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
as Mme de Morangias
7Holy Motors (2012)
as Céline
7Love at Second Sight (2019)
as Gabrielle, the grandmother
7.6Eyes Without a Face (1960)
as Christiane Génessier
6Vidocq (2001)
as Sylvia
5.2Family for Rent (2015)
as Madame Delalande
7.4The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)
as Couple in car
6.2Gemma Bovery (2014)
as Madame de Bressigny
6.5Things to Come (2016)
as Yvette
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