Stage Legend Judith magre,99,adapts to Life in Paris Residence After Motorcycle Accident
Paris – Veteran actress Judith Magre,a fixture on French stages as the 1950s,is now residing in a specialized establishment in Paris following a motorcycle accident that fractured her leg and diminished her independence. The celebrated performer, who turned 99 this year, expressed a desire to return to nightly theatrical performances, despite currently appearing only on Mondays.
Magre recounted the incident, stating, “I had an accident, a motorcycle hit me, it broke my leg. I lost autonomy. That’s why I’m in this residence now.” Despite the physical setback, her passion for the theater remains undimmed. “They think that a poor old woman like me…” she playfully began, before clarifying, ”No, it’s their programme that wants that, and they are totally sweet to me.”
The actress, who never had children, maintains close ties with her six siblings and numerous nieces and nephews. A photograph of a high-achieving, rugby-playing great-nephew adorns her phone wallpaper, while a picture of her late husband, filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, who passed away in 2018, sits on the secretary by her bed.They were married from 1963 to 1971, and their relationship, she recalls, was marked by both separation and reconciliation. “We met at 20,” Magre shared, “And I left him.His whole family was mad at me. He got me back fifteen years later and I was very happy.”
Magre described Lanzmann as easygoing, with their only disagreements arising during stud poker games. “We never really left each other,” she summarized. She also fondly remembers a platonic affection for poet Louis Aragon, whose poems she now reads weekly at the theater.