Biography
As the first female producer to emerge from her native France, Christine Gouze-Rénal was a key factor in the success of
Brigitte Bardot and scored early success with such efforts as 1957's
Escapade and
Claude Chabrol's Code Name: Tiger (1964). Married to actor
Roger Hanin, Gouze-Rénal also appeared as an actress in minor roles in The Female and the Flesh (1956), It Happened All Night (1960), and the 1995 television production Ce que savait Maisie. She remained an active producer until her October 25, 2002, death in Neuilly-ser-Seine, France. She was 87. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide