Catherine Lachens, figure of comedy cinema and television, died at 78

Figure of comedies of the 70s and 80s, particularly known for his role in Cursed grass and the hit series Domestic scenes, actress Catherine Lachens has died at the age of 78, her entourage announced to franceinfo Culture. She died Wednesday September 27 of cancer “against which she had been fighting for several months, in a Parisian hospital”the same source told AFP.

An actress with a prolific career and very comfortable in the comedy register, Catherine Lachens has filmed four times for Georges Lautner and played under the direction of Claude Zidi, Yves Boisset, Claude Chabrol and Pierre Richard who gave her hommace on X (formerly Twitter). She was notably seen in Cops and robbers or I’m shy but I look after myself.

French screens and European boards

From the upper-class woman to the big-hearted prostitute to the school principal, the actress has played the most diverse roles on both the big and small screens. Noted for her cheekiness in the 1970s, Catherine Lachens also had a career in the theater, alternating between classics and contemporary plays under the leadership of renowned directors who had her performed across Europe.

Becoming rarer on screen from the 1990s onwards, she nevertheless delighted the public in Cursed grassThen The Bidochon. Most recently, she made an appearance in the series Domestic scenes. Highly appreciated in France, Catherine Lachens received in July 2016 thehe Recognition Prize for Cinéphiles by the Souvenance de Cinéphiles association for his entire career.