Nicole Maurey

Nicole Maurey
Born (1925-12-20)December 20, 1925
Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Died March 11, 2016(2016-03-11) (aged 90)
Versailles, France
Years active 19451997
Spouse(s) Jacques L. Gallo (1950–1960)[1]
Website http://nicole.maurey.site.voila.fr/

Nicole Maurey (20 December 1925 11 March 2016) was a French actress, who has appeared in 65 film and television productions between 1945 and 1997. Born in Bois-Colombes, a northwestern suburb of Paris, she was originally a dancer before being cast in her first film role in 1944.[2] She remains most noted as Charlton Heston's leading lady in Secret of the Incas (1954), often cited as the primary inspiration for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). She starred in films with Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Bing Crosby, Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker, Rex Harrison, Robert Taylor and Mickey Rooney, among numerous others. She was the leading lady in the original 1962 science fiction cult film The Day of the Triffids. Later in life, she moved into television, appearing in various made-for-TV movies and mini-series.

Maurey was married to Jacques Gallo.[3]

Maurey died in March 2016 at the age of 90.[4]

Filmography

Television

Theater

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