Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was born on October 24, 1932 in Paris, France as Pierre-Gilles Robert Yves de Gennes. He was an actor, known for Les palmes de M. Schutz (1997), 20 heures le journal (1981) and Ombre et lumière (2001). He was married to Anne Marie Elisabeth Eugènie Rouet. He died on May 18, 2007 in Orsay, Essonne, France.