Hélène — I Married a Shadow Character Profile

About Hélène

Pregnant woman abandoned by her lover who, after a fatal train derailment, is mistaken for the wealthy Patricia Meyrand. She embraces the false identity, falls in love with Pierre Meyrand, and ultimately kills her blackmailer to protect her new family.

Hélène — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Nathalie Baye

Appears in

I Married a Shadow (1983)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Hélène — Narrative Mistaken Identity Connection — Bertrand Meyrand (Humbert Balsan)

  Bertrand is connected to Hélène through the identity deception created by the accident.

  After the derailment, the Meyrand family mistakes Hélène for the young pregnant wife returning with Bertrand.

• Hélène — Romantic Partner — Pierre (Francis Huster)

  Their mutual love becomes the emotional center of Hélène's new life.

  After the train disaster, Hélène falls in love with Pierre, and the feeling is reciprocated.

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• Pierre (Francis Huster)
• Frank (Richard Bohringer)
• Fifo (Victoria Abril)
• Mme Meyrand (Madeleine Robinson)
• Mathieu Meyrand (Guy Tréjan)
• Patricia Meyrand (Véronique Genest)
• Bertrand Meyrand (Humbert Balsan)
• Maître Jacques Bassot - le notaire (Maurice Jacquemont)
• Le médecin de la clinique (André Thorent)
• Nelly (Solenn Jarniou)
• L'infirmière (Christine Paolini)
• M. Pessac, Maître de chai (André Chaumeau)