Claude Gensac (1 March 1927 â€" 27 December 2016) was a French
actress. She appeared in more than 70 films and television productions
since 1952. Gensac is the oldest nominee to date in the category
César Award for Best Supporting Actress, nominated in 2015 for her
role as Marthe in the film Lulu femme nue.In 1952, Gensac portrayed
the character of Evelyne in her first feature film, La Vie d'un homme
honnête. She collaborated on a number of films with Louis de Funès,
often playing his wife, to international acclaim. She appeared in the
series of movies "Les Gendarmes" with Louis de Funès. She played De
Funès' wife, Josepha Cruchot. After De Funès's death in 1983, Gensac
was rarely involved in film, but was active as a theater actress. In
2001 she returned to film in the French version of Absolutely
Fabulous, her first film role since 1983. Gensac appeared in over 100
cinema and television films, as well as numerous theater roles. In
2011 she was awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at the officer
grade.Claude Gensac was married twice: from 1952 to 1954 with the
actor Pierre Mondy and from 1958 to 1977 with Henri Chemin, a racer
and PR Manager of Ford France with whom she had a son. She died in her
sleep on 27 December 2016. She was 89 years old. Claude Gensac Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter