She studied at l'École de la rue Blanche (ENSATT) and made her film debut in 1959, first gaining notice the next year as Léna in Shoot the Piano Player. She has since played mainly supporting roles. In the 1960s she appeared in New Wave films such as Jules and Jim and The Thief of Paris, thrillers like Hot Line, and comedies like La Ronde, La Grande Vadrouille, and Monte Carlo or Bust.
Dubois married French film actor Serge Rousseau in 1961. They remained together until his death in 2007. The couple had a daughter, actress Dominique Rousseau. Marie Dubois died on 15 October 2014, aged 77, in Lescar, following a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
Filmography
Actress
2001
The Good Son (TV Movie) as
Mamie Michelle
1999
À vot' service as
Grâce, "la dame-pipi" (segment "Jour de grâce, Le")
1997
The Swindle as
Dedette
1996
Les caprices d'un fleuve as
La vieille duchesse
1995
Ispoved neznakomtsu as
The mother
1993
Elle est passée par ici... (Short)
1993
Maigret (TV Series) as
Madame Thouret
- Maigret et l'homme du banc (1993) - Madame Thouret
1992
Cendre d'or (Short)
1992
La mémoire (TV Movie) as
Madeleine
1991
La dernière saison as
Marthe
1991
Les enfants du vent as
La femme du maire
1991
Faux frère (TV Movie) as
Mme Toussaint
1990
Un jeu d'enfant as
Noémie
1989
Maria Vandamme (TV Mini Series) as
Madame Rousset
1987
Grand Guignol as
Germaine
1986
Descent Into Hell as
Lucette Beulemans
1986
À titre posthume (TV Movie)
1985
Einstein (TV Mini Series) as
Elsa
- Episode #1.4 (1985) - Elsa
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - Elsa
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Elsa
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Elsa
1984
Pas besoin de valises (Short) as
La mère
1984
L'intrus as
Anne
1983
Si j'avais mille ans
1983
Waiter! as
Marie-Pierre
1983
A Friend of Vincent as
Marion
1983
Bel ami (TV Mini Series) as
Virginie Walter
1983
Un manteau de chinchilla (TV Movie) as
Nicole
1982
Une femme en fuite as
Mona
1982
Emmenez-moi au théâtre (TV Series) as
Edith Rollo
- Patate (1982) - Edith Rollo
1978
Cinéma 16 (TV Series) as
Sylvia / Germaine
- Une faiblesse passagère (1982) - Sylvia
- Point commun (1978) - Germaine
1981
Les héritiers (TV Series) as
Nicole
- La propriété (1981) - Nicole
1980
Au théâtre ce soir (TV Series) as
Mary Rhodes
- L'amant complaisant (1980) - Mary Rhodes
1980
La petite sirène as
Bénédicte Pélissier
1980
My American Uncle as
Thérèse Ragueneau
1979
Je parle d'amour as
Marie
1979
Silver Anniversary as
Brigitte Dupuis
1979
Je vous ferai aimer la vie as
Anielle Doucet
1978
Kakemono hôtel (TV Movie) as
Lucienne Cagepain
1978
Her Ladyship the Judge (1978) (TV Series) as
Marie Robin
- Autopsie d'un témoignage (1978) - Marie Robin
1977
La menace as
Dominique Montlaur, Truck Company Manager
1977
Golden Night as
Véronique
1976
François le Champi (TV Movie) as
Madeleine
1976
Adios (TV Mini Series) as
Marie-Louise Fouquet
- Troisième partie (1976) - Marie-Louise Fouquet
1976
L'Innocente as
The Princess
1976
Du bout des lèvres as
Catherine
1976
Les mal partis as
La mère supérieure / mother superior
1975
Un changement de saison (TV Movie) as
Nicole
1974
Vincent, François, Paul and the Others as
Lucie - La femme de François
1974
L'escapade as
Anne
1974
Antoine et Sébastien as
Corinne
1973
La belle au bois dormant (TV Movie) as
La bonne reine Apolline
1973
Ma femme et l'enfant (TV Movie) as
La jeune femme
1973
The Serpent as
Suzanne Walter
1972
Les arpenteurs as
Alice
1972
L'oeuf as
Hortense Berthoullet
1971
L'heure éblouissante (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Mary Sedley
1971
Ma femme (TV Movie) as
Nathalie
1971
Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy as
Germaine
1970
La maison des bories as
Isabelle Durras
1969
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies as
Pascale
1968
Stuntman as
Yvette
1968
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot as
Natasha
1968
The Marriage Came Tumbling Down as
Marie
1967
The Thief of Paris as
Geneviève Delpiels
1966
La Grande Vadrouille as
Juliette
1966
L'Arroseur arrosé (TV Movie)
1966
Un garçon, une fille. Le dix-septième ciel as
Marie
1965
La demoiselle de Saint-Florentin (Short) as
Marie
1965
Les fêtes galantes as
Divine - la actrice
1965
The Wise Guys as
Jackie Keller
1965
Marie Curie - Une certaine jeune fille (TV Movie) as
Maria Slodowska
1965
Le legs (TV Movie) as
Hortense
1964
Mata Hari, agent H21 as
Marie - la jeune fille (uncredited)
1964
L'âge ingrat as
Marie Malhouin
1964
Weekend at Dunkirk as
Hélène Atkins
1964
Circle of Love as
La fille
1964
Male Hunt as
Sophie
1963
Jean Barois (TV Movie) as
Marie
1963
Premier amour (TV Movie) as
Zinaïda
1963
L'esprit et la lettre: Jacques le Fataliste et son maître (TV Movie) as