Actress Catherine Lachens, a figure in comedies of the 70s and 80s, who had been fighting cancer for several months, died at the age of 78.
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Actress Catherine Lachens, June 29, 2005, in Paris. | ARCHIVES/AFP/PIERRE VERDY
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She was a figure in comedies of the 70s and 80s. Actress Catherine Lachens, star of “Gazon maudit” and “Scènes deménage”, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at the age of 78, her entourage announced at theFrench Media Agency.
She was fighting cancer. “For several months, in a Parisian hospital”, specified this same source. The one who also appeared in the films “Cop or Rogue” and “I’m shy but I take care of myself” filmed for Georges Lautner, Yves Boisset and Jacques Deray. He also had a career in theater, alternating between classic and contemporary works.
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Rare on screen since the 90s, she delighted audiences in “Gazon maudit”, then in “Les Bidochon”, before appearing more recently in the series “Scènes deménage”, specifies theAFP.
