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 1 January 1905 Pittem, West Flanders, Belgium
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Died |
1 May 1986 (aged 81) Hawaii, United States
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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