Marie Louise Habets
Belgian nurse, former religious sister and humanitarian worker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marie Louise Habets (January 1905–May 1986) was a Belgian nurse and former religious sister whose life was fictionalised as Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal) in The Nun's Story, a bestselling 1956 book by American author Kathryn Hulme. The Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn portrayed Gabrielle van der Mal in the 1959 Fred Zinnemann film The Nun's Story, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Marie Louise Habets | |
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Born | January 1905 Egem, West Flanders, Belgium |
Died | May 1986 (81 years old) Hawaii, United States |
Nationality (legal) | Belgian |
Other names | Sister Xaverine, S.C.J.M. |
Occupation(s) | Nurse and religious sister |
Known for | Being the model for the protagonist of the 1956 novel The Nun's Story |
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