
Brigitte Auber
Acting
Biography
Brigitte Auber (born April 27, 1925) is a French actress who has worked extensively on film and TV in Europe, but is little-known in the United States. Her best known role, and a rare English-speaking part, was opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, released in 1955. Ms. Auber had a small role in the 1998 remake of The Man in the Iron Mask (which starred Leonardo DiCaprio). Description above from the Wikipedia article Brigitte Auber, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: April 27, 1925
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Known For

To Catch a Thief
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursuit, deception, and desire.

Under the Paris Sky
Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all happens in one day.

Gates of the Night
In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover her brother's dark past.

Plaisir du théâtre

Victor
Secretly in love with Françoise, the companion of his best friend Marc, Victor decides to go to prison in his place.

Omnibus
A commuter suddenly realizes he's mistakenly boarded the express train and desperately tries to get off between stations.

The Man in the Iron Mask
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Femmes de Paris
Professor Charles Buisson, astronomer and Nobel Prize winner, has just discovered a nova. He informs the other observatories by telephone. Just as he thinks one of them is calling back, he finds himself on the line with a young woman threatening suicide at the Ruban Bleu cabaret, if her lover hasn't joined her by midnight. Intrigued, the professor decides to go and prevent the unfortunate woman from committing suicide. One of his students, who earns her living as an understudy in a knife act, helps him in his investigation, while the school principal and a policeman suspect him of being a prankster or even of selling drugs. For the scientist, it's an opportunity to discover a world of music-hall that he'd never known before: "I thought I knew the sky chart by heart, but there's one planet that was totally unknown to me: Earth. I'll be back!

The Aristocrats
A novel by Michel De Saint Pierre was the source for Les Aristocrates. Pierre Fresnay stars an aging Marquis, who tries his best to uphold the traditions of nobility in an ever-changing world. The Marquis' children prefer the trappings of modern society and pop culture and regard their father as a relic. This cultural clash nearly results in tragedy when two of the Marquis' offspring substitute recklessness for common sense.

Monelle
A beautiful young pianist falls for her mentor.
Filmography
as Bonne
as Queen Mother's Attendant
as Blanche & Rose Colomb
as The Nice Lady
as Charlotte, la femme d'Antoine
as Françoise aînée
as Cécile Menessier
as Clairette, amie de Denise et épouse d'Édouard
as Odette, maid
as Self
as Clairette, amie de Denise et épouse d'Édouard
as Blanche
as Daisy de Maubrun
as Danielle Foussard
as Gisèle, student of Buisson
as Anita
as Marianne
as Denise Lambert
as Huguette
as Thérèse Richard
as Christine, Monelle's friend
as Une invitée au mariage
as Spectatrice de la noyée (uncredited)