Édith Scob was a renowned French stage and screen actress, whose illustrious career spanned over five decades and encompassed over a hundred feature film and television productions. While she made significant contributions to French theater, her iconic performance as Christiane in Georges Franju's 1960 film "Les yeux sans visage" (Eyes Without a Face) remains her most enduring legacy.
In the late 1950s, Scob was still a student at the Sorbonne, studying French and drama, when she began her theatrical career. This marked the beginning of a remarkable journey that would see her cofound a theater in the late 1960s with her husband, composer Georges Aperghis.
Throughout her illustrious career, Scob appeared in films directed by some of the most prominent filmmakers of her time, including Luis Buñuel, Raúl Ruiz, Jacques Rivette, Andrzej Zutawski, Olivier Assayas, and Mia Hansen-Løve. Her versatility and talent also earned her roles in films by Leos Carax, including "Les amants du Pont-Neuf" (The Lovers on the Bridge) in 1991 and "Holy Motors" in 2012, where she played the role of Céline, the close friend and chauffeur of Denis Lavant's enigmatic Oscar.
