Claire Bretécher
Known for Acting · 4 credits
- Born
- 1940-04-17
- Died
- 2020-02-10
- Place of birth
- Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
- Also known as
- Claire Bretecher
Biography
Claire Bretécher (17 April 1940 – 10 February 2020) was a French cartoonist, known particularly for her portrayals of women and gender issues. Her creations included Les Frustrés, and the unimpressed teenager Agrippine.
Bretécher was born in Nantes and got her first break as an illustrator when she was asked to provide the artwork for Le facteur Rhésus by René Goscinny for L'Os à moelle in 1963. She went on to work for several popular magazines and in 1969 invented the character "Cellulite". In 1972 she joined Gotlib and Mandryka in founding the Franco-Belgian comics magazine L'Écho des savanes.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she published successful collections, such as The Destiny of Monique (1982). In 2001, Bretécher's series Agrippine was adapted into a 26-episode TV series by Canal+.
Claire Bretécher was the widow of French constitutionalist Guy Carcassonne with whom she had a son.
She died in Paris on 10 February 2020, after suffering for some years from Alzheimer's disease.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (2)
About Claire Bretécher
Claire Bretécher (17 April 1940 – 10 February 2020) was a French cartoonist, known particularly for her portrayals of women and gender issues. Her creations included Les Frustrés, and the unimpressed teenager Agrippine. Bretécher was born in Nantes and got her first break as an illustrator when she was asked to provide the artwork for Le facteur Rhésus by René Goscinny for L'Os à moelle in 1963. She went on to work for several popular magazines and in 1969 invented the character "Cellulite". In 1972 she joined Gotlib and Mandryka in founding t… With 4 credits spanning from 1975 to 1983, Claire Bretécher has appeared in 2 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Claire Bretécher Movies
- Roads to the South (1978) — as TV Journalist
- Pourquoi l'étrange monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? (1983) — as Self
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