Nicole Marie Jeanne Andrieu (21 October 1931 – 25 June 2016),[1] better known as Nicole Courcel, was a French actress[2] who achieved popularity through the 1950s and 1960s, though she is mostly unknown outside of France.

[3] Born in Saint-Cloud, in the western suburbs of Paris,[4] she appeared in more than 40 films between 1947 and 1979.

After working as an extra in a few films, she won a major role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949), with Brigitte Auber.

Courcel is best known for her role in Serge Bourguignon's Sundays and Cybele (1962).

She had notable parts in: La Marie du port (1950, opposite Jean Gabin), Sacha Guitry's Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954), and La Sorcière (1956, opposite Marina Vlady).