
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)

Brotherhood of the Wolf
2001
as Mme de Morangias

Eyes Without a Face
1960
as Christiane Génessier

Holy Motors
2012
as Céline

The Lovers on the Bridge
1991
as Couple in car

Time Regained
1999
as Oriane de Guermantes

A Thousand Billion Dollars
1982
as Madame Bronsky

One Deadly Summer
1983
as Doctor

The Ring Finger
2005
as La dame du 223

Vidocq
2001
as Sylvia

Gemma Bovery
2014
as Madame de Bressigny

The Acrobat
1976
as Valentine

Casting
1983
as Charles's wife

Fidelity
2000
as Diane

Love at Second Sight
2019
as Gabrielle, the grandmother

Suzanne
2007
as Mado

One Can Always Dream
1991
as Solange de Boylesve

Family for Rent
2015
as Madame Delalande

You Will Be Mine
2009
as Mademoiselle Lainé

Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as La cliente aux taches sur les mains

Judex
1963
as Jacqueline Favraux

The Milky Way
1969
as Virgin Mary

An Eye for Beauty
2014
as Edwige
Le Passage
1965

Bon Voyage
2003
as Mme Arbesault

A Butterfly Kiss
2011
as Madeleine

Things to Come
2016
as Yvette

Man on the Train
2002
as Manesquier's Sister

Radio corbeau
1989
as Mme Michel, la libraire

Love Me Strangely
1971
as Sylvie Revent

Head Against the Wall
1959
as The singing mad

The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
2014
as Henriette

Summer Hours
2008
as Hélène

The Old Maid
1972
as Edith, Monod's Wife

Savage Souls
2001
as Première femme veillée

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
as Self

That Day
2003
as Leone

Didine
2008
as Madame Mirepoix

Joan the Maid II: The Prisons
1994
as Jeanne de Béthune

The Lost Domain
2005
as Mme Chantal

Une vie française
2011
as Claire Blick

Therese
1962
as Anne De La Trave

Les fleurs maladives de Georges Franju
2009
as Self

An Air So Pure
1997
as Mlle Sophie

Loonies at Large
1993
as Madame Toussaint

Du côté des filles
2001
as Fanette

Wicked Game
2016
as Madeleine de Lassay

DRIVE IN Holy Motors
2013
as Self

Of Woman and Magic
2000
as Mme Weygand - la mère de Claire

Erica Minor
1974
as Marianne

No Gods No Masters
2025
as La grand-mère de Laure

The Suspended Vocation
1978
as Mère Angélique 1

Casa de Lava
1995
as Edith

Taprobana
2014
as L'Ambassadrice de France en Afghanistan

The Dunce
2016
as Sarah

Emile's Boat
1962
as Claude Larmentiel

Comedy of Innocence
2000
as Laurence

Rue du Bac
1991
as Judith

Thomas the Impostor
1965
as l'infirmière

The Burning Court
1962
as Marie D'Aubray Boissand

Line of Sight
1960
as Pascale

Amor maman
2019
as Edith

Le Bel Âge
1960
as Edith

Le Dernier Mélodrame
1979
as Lilette

Komma
2006
as Hélène Brückner
The French Trilogy
2013
as Self

Assassin in the Phonebook
1962
as Jenny
La Mort de Danton
1970
as Lucile Desmoulins

The Dark Room
2000
as The widow
Clara s'en va mourir
2012
as Claras Mutter

Les vamps fantastiques
2003
as Self

Heartbeat Detector
2007
as Lucy Jüst

Le Sang des Atrides
1981
as La voyante

To Each His Hell
1977
as La folle

Echo
2007
as The caretaker

A Truck Under Repair
2006
as Mathilde
Nova Eva
2010
as Eda Baykan

The Long Falling
2011
as Mme Talbot

Le garçon avec les cheveux dans les yeux
2009

La tête
1973
as Voices (voice)

Ennui Ennui
2013
as La mère de Cléo

Fantasmagorie
1964
as The woman

Clay
2012
as Old Lady

Haschisch
1968
as Actress

Retour à Mayerling
2011

Electra, for Instance
2013
as The choir and the coryphaeus

La fable des continents
1991
as Etnóloga

An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
1967
as Alice Brent
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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Most Popular Édith Scob Movies
- Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) — as Mme de Morangias
- Eyes Without a Face (1960) — as Christiane Génessier
- Holy Motors (2012) — as Céline
- The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) — as Couple in car
- Time Regained (1999) — as Oriane de Guermantes
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