Biography

Marcelle Ranson-Hervé (10 October 1929 – 3 April 2020) was a French actress. Ranson-Hervé was born in Marseille. Her father, Louis Rançon, was an orchestra conductor, who conducted musicians such as Annie Cordy, Bourvil, and Georges Guétary. Her grandfather, Anthonin Rançon, ran a movie theater in Auriol, which hosted Fernandel. Ranson-Hervé entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1949, and was in a graduating class alongside Jean Rochefort and Jean-Paul Belmondo.