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Capucine (French pronunciation:, born Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre French: [ʒɛʀmɛnelɛniʀɛnləfɛvʀ], 6 January 1928 – 17 March 1990) was a French fashion model and actress known for her comedic roles in The Pink Panther (1963) and What's New Pussycat?
Mar 20, 1990 · French actress Capucine, who played the slinky seductress in the first “Pink Panther” movie, jumped to her death from her eighth-floor apartment, police reported today.
Capucine (1928-1990) was a film star who appeared in The Pink Panther, Walk on the Wild Side and other movies. She was a friend of Audrey Hepburn and committed suicide in Switzerland.
- Actress
- January 6, 1928
- 3 min
- March 17, 1990
Capucine was a French actress and model who starred in several Hollywood movies in the 1960s, such as The Pink Panther. She had a troubled life and committed suicide in 1990 at the age of 62.
- January 6, 1928
- March 17, 1990
- She Had Humble Beginnings. Capucine was born Germaine Lefebvre in January 1928, in the south of France. Born into a wealthy family, little Germaine wanted for nothing, but that didn't stop her from dreaming.
- She Had Big Dreams. From an early age, Capucine pined for a life bigger than the one she had. In her tiny town in the south of France, she grew up watching her favorite film stars such as Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and Katherine Hepburn.
- She Set Her Sights On Hollywood. Capucine later recalled, “I had wanted to be a motion picture actress ever since I was a child in Toulon.” She knew that there was no hope of ever becoming a star if she stayed in rural France.
- Her Parents Were Strict. Capucine’s parents were, by her own admission, “bourgeois.” To say that they had antiquated ideas about what their daughter could and couldn’t do would be putting it kindly.
Mar 21, 1990 · Capucine, the patrician French actress who starred in international movies of the 1960's like ''The Pink Panther'' and ''What's New, Pussycat?,'' was killed on Saturday in a fall from her eighth...
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Mar 17, 1990 · Capucine (1933-1990) was known for her roles in The Pink Panther and What's New Pussycat? She appeared in 36 films and 17 TV shows, and committed suicide in 1990.
