26 Facts About Capucine

Capucine appeared in 36 films and 17 television productions between 1948 and 1990.

Capucine was born Germaine Helene Irene Lefebvre on 6 January 1928 in Saint-Raphael, Var, France.

Capucine often confused the date of her birth by claiming that she was born in 1931 or 1933, and most sources indicate those years.

Capucine attended school in Saumur, France, and earned Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign languages.

Capucine met Audrey Hepburn while modeling for Givenchy in Paris.

Capucine made her film debut in Jean Cocteau's The Eagle with Two Heads, in a small, unbilled role.

Capucine was in Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon's My Friend Sainfoin and Dhery's Bernard and the Lion.

Capucine brought her to Hollywood to learn English and study acting under Gregory Ratoff.

Capucine signed a seven-year contract with Columbia Pictures in 1958.

Capucine followed this with North to Alaska, a comedy that had been set up with her in mind by Feldman at 20th Century Fox.

Capucine played a French prostitute who becomes the love interest of John Wayne.

Capucine returned to Europe to co-star in Le triomphe de Michel Strogoff with Curd Jurgens, a sequel to Michel Strogoff.

Capucine was then William Holden's love interest in The Lion.

In 1964, Capucine said the directors she had learned most from were Edwards and Henry Hathaway.

Capucine was reunited with Holden in The 7th Dawn, produced by Feldman; it was a box office disappointment.

Capucine was announced for Feldman's Casino Royale, but did not appear in the film.

Capucine inherited the rights to the book Zandy from his estate and sold them to the makers of Zandy's Bride.

Capucine had a supporting role in Fraulein Doktor and the lead in the Spanish thriller The Exquisite Cadaver.

Capucine was in the supporting cast of Fellini Satyricon.

Capucine looks like a horse, a beautiful horse, I know that, I was a trainer.

Capucine had a supporting role in the Western Red Sun and guest-starred on Search, her first TV series.

Capucine supported Jean-Paul Belmondo in Incorrigible and Richard Burton in Jackpot, which was ultimately abandoned.

Capucine appeared in episodes of Orient Express ; Hart to Hart ; and Murder, She Wrote, as well as the 1986 miniseries Sins.

Capucine went to Europe to make Les invites, Aphrodite, Trail of the Pink Panther, and Curse of the Pink Panther.

Capucine appears in episodes of Serie noire; Voglia di cantare; Murder, She Wrote; Honor Thy Father; Sins; Delirium ; My First Forty Years ; Gila and Rik ; Una verita come un'altra ; Quartier negre ; Blaues Blut ; and Il giudice istruttore.

Capucine met Pierre Trabaud on the set of Rendez-vous and they married the next year.