Édith Scob
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1937-10-21
- Died
- 2019-06-26
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Édith Scob · Édith Scobeltzine · エディット・スコブ
Biography
Édith Scob (October 21, 1937 – June 26, 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in Eyes Without a Face (1960).
Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimirovna Scobeltzine, the granddaughter of a Russian Army general and White Russian émigré. Her father was an architect and her mother a journalist. Her elder brother, Michel Scob (1935–1995), was a French cycling champion and Olympian. At age 14, she underwent treatment for anorexia. Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatre. Scob was studying French at the Sorbonne and taking drama classes when she was cast in her first role.
She and her husband, composer Georges Aperghis, have two sons, Alexander (born 1970) and Jerome (born 1972), both writers.
Scob died in Paris on June 26th, 2019. No cause of death was given.
Scob made her debut in theater in 1958 with the play Don Juan directed by Georges Vitaly but she gained a high profile early in her career when she appeared in Eyes Without a Face (1960). She was twice nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for Summer Hours (2008) and Holy Motors (2012).
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (87)
Family for Rent
2015
as Madame Delalande
Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
as Mme de Morangias
Holy Motors
2012
as Céline
Eyes Without a Face
1960
as Christiane Génessier
The Lovers on the Bridge
1991
as Couple in car
One Deadly Summer
1983
as Doctor
Judex
1963
as Jacqueline Favraux
Gemma Bovery
2014
as Madame de Bressigny
Le Passage
1965
A Thousand Billion Dollars
1982
as Madame Bronsky
The Old Maid
1972
as Edith, Monod's Wife
You Will Be Mine
2009
as Mademoiselle Lainé
Time Regained
1999
as Oriane de Guermantes
An Eye for Beauty
2014
as Edwige
Haschisch
1968
as Actress
Suzanne
2007
as Mado
Amor maman
2019
as Edith
Love Me Strangely
1971
as Sylvie Revent
The Suspended Vocation
1978
as Mère Angélique 1
Les fleurs maladives de Georges Franju
2009
as Self
Fidelity
2000
as Diane
Love at Second Sight
2019
as Gabrielle, the grandmother
The Milky Way
1969
as Virgin Mary
One Can Always Dream
1991
as Solange de Boylesve
Vidocq
2001
as Sylvia
Things to Come
2016
as Yvette
That Day
2003
as Leone
Didine
2008
as Madame Mirepoix
The Lost Domain
2005
as Mme Chantal
Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as La cliente aux taches sur les mains
Du côté des filles
2001
as Fanette
Retour à Mayerling
2011
Summer Hours
2008
as Hélène
Savage Souls
2001
as Première femme veillée
Thomas the Impostor
1965
as l'infirmière
DRIVE IN Holy Motors
2013
as Self
A Butterfly Kiss
2011
as Madeleine
Taprobana
2014
as L'Ambassadrice de France en Afghanistan
No Gods No Masters
2025
as La grand-mère de Laure
The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
2014
as Henriette
The French Trilogy
2013
as Self
Erica Minor
1974
as Marianne
Head Against the Wall
1959
as The singing mad
Bon Voyage
2003
as Mme Arbesault
Fantasmagorie
1964
as The woman
Man on the Train
2002
as Manesquier's Sister
The Ring Finger
2005
as La dame du 223
Les vamps fantastiques
2003
as Self
Comedy of Innocence
2000
as Laurence
Ennui Ennui
2013
as La mère de Cléo
Wicked Game
2016
as Madeleine de Lassay
Therese
1962
as Anne De La Trave
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
as Self
The Dark Room
2000
as The widow
Loonies at Large
1993
as Madame Toussaint
To Each His Hell
1977
as La folle
Electra, for Instance
2013
as The choir and the coryphaeus
An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
1967
as Alice Brent
Clay
2012
as Old Lady
The Acrobat
1976
as Valentine
Joan the Maid II: The Prisons
1994
as Jeanne de Béthune
La tête
1973
as Voices (voice)
Radio corbeau
1989
as Mme Michel, la libraire
Heartbeat Detector
2007
as Lucy Jüst
Assassin in the Phonebook
1962
as Jenny
Emile's Boat
1962
as Claude Larmentiel
The Long Falling
2011
as Mme Talbot
The Burning Court
1962
as Marie D'Aubray Boissand
Casa de Lava
1995
as Edith
Casting
1983
as Charles's wife
The Dunce
2016
as Sarah
Of Woman and Magic
2000
as Mme Weygand - la mère de Claire
A Truck Under Repair
2006
as Mathilde
Clara s'en va mourir
2012
as Claras Mutter
Line of Sight
1960
as Pascale
La Mort de Danton
1970
as Lucile Desmoulins
Le Dernier Mélodrame
1979
as Lilette
Le Bel Âge
1960
as Edith
An Air So Pure
1997
as Mlle Sophie
Nova Eva
2010
as Eda Baykan
Une vie française
2011
as Claire Blick
Rue du Bac
1991
as Judith
Komma
2006
as Hélène Brückner
Echo
2007
as The caretaker
La fable des continents
1991
as Etnóloga
Le Sang des Atrides
1981
as La voyante
Le garçon avec les cheveux dans les yeux
2009
About Édith Scob
Édith Scob (October 21, 1937 – June 26, 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in Eyes Without a Face (1960). Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimirovna Scobeltzine, the granddaughter of a Russian Army general and White Russian émigré. Her father was an architect and her mother a journalist. Her elder brother, Michel Scob (1935–1995), was a French cycling champion and Olympian. At age 14, she underwent treatment for anorexia. Her love of literature inspired an interest in theatr… With 91 credits spanning from 1959 to 2025, Édith Scob has appeared in 87 films and 4 TV shows.
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- Family for Rent (2015) — as Madame Delalande
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) — as Mme de Morangias
- Holy Motors (2012) — as Céline
- Eyes Without a Face (1960) — as Christiane Génessier
- The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) — as Couple in car
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