| Catherine Castel | |
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| Born | February 5, 1950 Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France |
| Occupation | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Relatives | Marie-Pierre Castel (sister) |
Catherine Castel (born 5 February 1950) is a French actress and director.
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She is best known for appearing in films directed by Jean Rollin, alongside her twin sister Marie-Pierre Castel. Catherine has appeared in sereral Rollin films with Marie-pierre including his vampire classics The Nude Vampire and Lips of Blood and his erotic films Bacchanales Sexuelles and Hard Penetrations. She has also appeared in several other Rollin films, such as, La comtesse Ixe, Sexual Vibrations and the Finacee of Dracula, which was her final film. Rollin originally wanted Catherine to play in his earlier films The Shiver of the Vampires and Requiem for a Vampire, but she became pregnant and the roles went to Marie-Pierre. Catherine has also worked with directors Serge Korber, Bernard Launois, Jean Desvilles, Jean-Marie Ghanassia, Alain Payet, Francis Girod, Dominique Goult, Lucio Mazzeotti and Jean-Pierre Bouyxou. In 2008, Castel directed the French film 48 Hours a Day.[1] Catherine also served as make-up artist for La comtesse Ixe and Phantasmes. She has been credited in films as "Cathy Tricot", "Catherine Tricot" and "Cathy Castel".