Girardot

Nespresso's Mr. Girardot, rejecting the comparison, said, "It is our duty to our employees and shareholders to defend the company and what it has innovated over many years."

Nespresso Rival Wins in Court John Revill 2011

During her career, Ms. Girardot performed in more than 100 films and won France's Cesar award three times - in 1977 for best actress for her role in Jean-Louis Bertuccelli's "Docteur Francoise Gailland," in 1996 for best supporting actress for "Les Miserables," and in 2002 for best supporting actress for playing a possessive mother of a musician in Michael Haneke's "Le Pianiste."

Obituaries of note: Annie Girardot, Greg Goossen, Eddie Kirkland 2011

Annie Girardot, 79, the perky, gravelly-voiced actress who became one of France's most enduring modern stars, died Feb. 28 at a hospital in Paris.

Obituaries of note: Annie Girardot, Greg Goossen, Eddie Kirkland 2011

"We can continue to grow, certainly in double digits," Nespresso chief Richard Girardot said.

Nespresso Rival Wins in Court John Revill 2011

The party Sept. 30 at the Ritz-9Carlton with 25 chefs (Michel Richard, José Andrés, Robert Wiedmaier and a number of the nation's top pastry chefs) is a fundraiser for the kids of Jerome Girardot, the Ritz pastry chef who died last year.

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Among Lelouch's films starring Ms. Girardot was 1969's "Un homme qui me plait" "A Man Who Pleases Me", in which she played opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Obituaries of note: Annie Girardot, Greg Goossen, Eddie Kirkland 2011

Associated Press Sheila Girardot hands hymnals to Wade White as they help salvage what's left of Paul and Ruby Miller's home in Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday.

Home Insurers Caught Up in a Tornado Leslie Scism 2011

Ms. Girardot was acclaimed for her comedic performance in 1954 at the Academie Francaise and made her movie debut the following year with Andre Hunebelle's "Treize a table" "13 at the Table".

Obituaries of note: Annie Girardot, Greg Goossen, Eddie Kirkland 2011

Goodbye Annie Girardot, the woman with the luminous, tragic eyes that stole the glory from Rocco and His Brothers half a century ago: dead of Alzheimer's last week at 79.

Death and the scenery of life | Peter Preston 2011

French actress Girardot would also achieve stardom playing Nadia, the woman of the streets who comes between them.

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