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Antoinette Gérard (1909–1958), known as the Duchesse d'Harcourt through her marriage, was a French writer and resistance fighter, best known for her affair with actress and singer Arletty.

Antoinette Gérard was the daughter of Baron François Gérard (1880–1929),^[1] deputy for Calvados from 1919 to 1928, and Catherine d'Aliney d'Elva (1888-1977).

In 1937, she published a collection of poems entitled Neiges ("Snows"),^[2] some of which were set to music by Henri Sauguet.^{[citation needed]}

During the German occupation of France, she joined the French Resistance. Arrested by the Germans, she was imprisoned in Fresnes for a year.^{[citation needed]}

She married François-Charles d'Harcourt on December 17, 1927, with whom she had two children, including the politician François d'Harcourt.^[3]

As a lesbian, she had an affair with the French actress Arletty.^[4]

She died in 1958.

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