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Danielle Darrieux is a Actor French born on 1 may 1917 at Bordeaux (France)

Danielle Darrieux

Danielle Darrieux
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Birth name Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux
Nationality France
Birth 1 may 1917 at Bordeaux (France)
Death 17 october 2017 (at 100 years)

Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux ([da.niɛl i.vɔn ma.ʁi ɑ̃.twa.nɛt daʁ.jø]) (born 1 May 1917) is a French actress and singer, who has appeared in more than 110 films since 1931. She is one of France's great movie stars and her eight-decade career is among the longest in film history.

Biography

She was born in Bordeaux, France during World War I to a physician who was serving in the French Army. Her father died when she was seven years old. Raised in Paris, she studied the cello at the Conservatoire de Musique. At 13, she won a part in the musical film Le Bal (1931). Her beauty combined with her singing and dancing ability led to numerous other offers, and the film Mayerling (1936) brought her to fame.

In 1935, Darrieux married director/screenwriter Henri Decoin, who encouraged her to try Hollywood. She signed with Universal Studios to star in The Rage of Paris (1938) opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Afterwards, she elected to return to Paris.

Under the German occupation of France during World War II, she continued to perform, a decision that was severely criticized by her compatriots. However, it is reported that her brother had been threatened with deportation by Alfred Greven, the manager of the German run film production company in occupied France, Continental. She got a divorce and then fell in love with Porfirio Rubirosa, a Dominican Republic diplomat and notorious womanizer. They married in 1942. His anti-Nazi opinions resulted in his forced residence in Germany. In exchange for Rubirosa's freedom, Darrieux agreed to make a promotional trip in Berlin. The couple lived in Switzerland until the end of the war, and divorced in 1947. She married scriptwriter Georges Mitsikidès in 1948, and they lived together until his death in 1991.

She gave a good performance in the 1951 MGM musical, Rich, Young and Pretty. Joseph L. Mankiewicz lured her back to Hollywood to star in 5 Fingers (1952) opposite James Mason. Upon returning to France, she appeared in Max Ophüls' The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) opposite Charles Boyer, and The Red and the Black (1954) opposite Gérard Philippe. The next year she starred in Lady Chatterley's Lover, whose theme of uninhibited sexuality led to its being proscribed by Catholic censors in the United States.

Approaching 40, she played a supporting role in her last American film to date, United Artists' epic Alexander the Great (1956) starring Richard Burton and Claire Bloom. In 1961 she went to England at the request of director Lewis Gilbert to star in The Greengage Summer opposite Kenneth More. In 1963, she starred in the romantic comedy La Robe Mauve de Valentine at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. The play was adapted from the novel by Françoise Sagan. During the 1960s she also was a concert singer.

In 1970, Darrieux replaced Katharine Hepburn in the Broadway musical, Coco, based on the life of Coco Chanel, but the play, essentially a showcase for Hepburn, soon folded without her. In 1971 and 1972 she also appeared in the short-lived productions of Ambassador. For her long service to the motion picture industry, in 1985 she was given an Honorary César Award. She has continued to work, her career now spanning eight decades, most recently providing the voice of the protagonist's grandmother in the animated feature, Persepolis (2007), which deals with the impact of the Iranian Islamic revolution on a girl's life as she grows to adulthood.

She was paid homage to in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009): when Shosanna Dreyfus is preparing to take the Nazis down, her assistant calls her Danielle Darrieux.



^ Lebrun, Dominique. Paris-Hollywood: Les français dans le cinéma américain. Hazan. ISBN 2-85025-136-4.

Best films

8 Women (2002)
(Actress)
Persepolis (2007)
(Actress)
Katia (1938)
(Actress)
The Lions Are Loose (1961)
(Actress)
Friends of the family (1964)
(Actress)
Napoleon (1955)
(Actress)

Usually with

Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin
(12 films)
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda
(3 films)
Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey
(11 films)
Jean Marais
Jean Marais
(11 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Danielle Darrieux (132 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2018The Image BookActress(film archive footage)
2011C'est toi, c'est toutActressCamille
2010The Wedding CakeActressMadeleine
2008Elles et MoiActress
2007Towards ZeroActressCamilla Tressilian
2007PersepolisActressMarjane's Grandmother (voice)
2006Oh La La!ActressOdette Saint-Gilles
2004Une vie à t'attendreActressEmilie
2003La marquise est à BicêtreActress
2003Les Liaisons dangereuses (TV miniseries)ActressMadame de Rosemonde
20028 WomenActressMamy
2000Tomorrow's Another DayActressEva
1999Que reste-t-il...Actress
1996Belle comme CrésusActress
1995The World of Jacques DemyActressSelf
1993The Young Girls Turn 25ActressSelf (archive footage)
1992Les MamiesActressLolotte
1992La Vérité en faceActress
1991Epiphany SundayActressArmande
1989HeadstrongActressL'Arquebuse
1989Tu crois pas si bien direActress
1988A Few Days with MeActressMadame Pasquier
1988Le Front dans les nuagesActress
1987La Vieille Dame et l'AfricainActress
1986Scene of the CrimeActressLa grand-mère
1986With All HandsActressMadame Krantz
1984La Petite Fille modèleActress
1983At the Top of the StairsActressFrançoise Canavaggia
1983La Dame aux mille et une viesActress
1982A Room in TownActressMargot Langlois
1980My American UncleActressSelf (archive footage)
1979The Skirt ChaserActressSuzanne Taylor
1979La Mort en sautoirActressEvangeline Saint-Léger
1979On purge bébéActressJulie Follavoine
1979Une puce dans la fourrureActress
1976Holy YearActressChristina
1976Bonheur, impair et passeActressCountess Deverine
1975DivineActressMarion Renoir
1973The Lonely WomanActressTeresa, Jaci's mother
1973Les Jardins du roiActress
1969La Maison de campagneActressLorette Boiselier
1968The Man in the BuickActressMme Dalayrac
1968Birds in PeruActressMadame Fernande
196824 Hours in a Woman's LifeActressAlice
1968La Robe mauve de ValentineActress
1967The Young Girls of RochefortActressYvonne Garnier
1967The Sunday of LifeActressJulia Ségovie
1966Le Coup de grâceActressYolande
1965L'Or du DucActressMarie-Gabrielle
1964Trouble Among WidowsActressJudith
1964Why Paris?Actress
1964Friends of the familyActressEdith Rollo
1963BluebeardActressMme Héon
1963Be Careful LadiesActressHedwige
1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsActressClarisse Ardan
1962Beach CasanovaActress
1962Crime Does Not PayActressMme. Marsais
1962Il delitto non pagaActress
1961Les bras de la nuitActressDanielle Garnier
1961The Lions Are LooseActressMarie-Laure Robert-Guichard,
1961The Greengage SummerActressMadame Zisi
1961Vive Henri IV... Vive l'amour !ActressHenriette d'Entragues
1960Ladies ManActressGabrielle
1960Les Petits DramesActress
1960Murder at 45 R.P.M.ActressEve Faugères
1959Marie-OctobreActressMarie-Hélène Dumoulin
1959Eyes of LoveActressJeanne Montcatel
1958Seventh HeavenActressBrigitte de Lédouville
1958Sunday EncounterActressCatherine Brévent
1958Life TogetherActressMonique Lebeaut
1958The Night AffairActressThérèse Marken
1957Lovers of ParisActressCaroline Hédouin
1957Typhoon Over NagasakiActressFrançoise Fabre
1956Alexander the GreatActressOlympias
1956If Paris Were Told to UsActressAgnès Sorel
1956The Wages of SinActressIsabelle Lindstrom
1955The Case of PoisonsActressMadame de Montespan
1955Lady Chatterley's LoverActressConstance Chatterley
1955NapoleonActressEléonore Denuelle
1954One Step to EternityActressConstance Andrieux dite Poussy
1954The Red and the BlackActressMme de Rénal
1954Service EntranceActressBéatrice Berthier
1954Castles in SpainActressGeneviève Dupré
1953Good Lord Without ConfessionActressJanine Fréjoul
1953The Earrings of Madame de...ActressComtesse Louise de...
19525 FingersActressCondesa Anna Staviska
1952Le PlaisirActressMadame Rosa
1952The Truth About Bebe DongeActressElisabeth 'Bébé' Donge
1952Adorable CreaturesActressChristine
1951The Bonnadieu HouseActressGabrielle Bonnadieu
1951Rich, Young and PrettyActressMarie Devarone
1950La RondeActressEmma Breitkopf, la femme mariée
1950All for loveActressLuisa d'Asburgo-Lorena
1949Jean de la LuneActressMarceline
1949Keep an Eye on AmeliaActressAmélie d'Avranche
1948The Queen's LoverActressLa reine d'Espagne Marie de Neubourg
1947BethsabéeActressArabella Delvert
1946Goodbye DarlingActressChérie
1946Happy Go LuckyActressMartine Carignol
1942WhimsActressLise
1942Twisted MistressActressLilian Rander
1941Her First AffairActressMicheline Chevassu
1940Beating HeartActressArlette
1938The Rage of ParisActressNicole de Cortillion
1938KatiaActressKatia
1938Return at DawnActressAnita Ammer
1937Abused ConfidenceActressLydia
1937The Virgin BrideActressJacqueline Vignolle
1936Meet Miss MozartActressDenise, aka Mademoiselle Mozart
1936MayerlingActressMarie Vetsera
1936Port-ArthurActressYouki, Boris's wife
1936Girls' ClubActressClaire Derouve
1936Un mauvais garçonActressJacqueline Serval
1936Taras BulbaActressMarina
1935What a Funny Kid!ActressLucie
1935The Green DominoActressHélène de Richemond / Marianne de Richemond
1935Inspector of the Red CarsActressAnnie Bourguet
1935J'aime toutes les femmesActressDanielle
1934The Slump Is OverActressNicole
1934Bad SeedActressJeannette
1934DédéActressDenise
1934My Heart Is Calling YouActressNicole Nadin
1934L'Or dans la rueActressGaby, a little saleswoman
1934L'Auberge du Petit-DragonActress
1934Volga in FlamesActressMacha
1934Le Secret d'une nuitActress(uncredited)
1934The Slump Is OverActressNicole
1933Dream CastleActressBéatrix
1932PanurgeActressRégine
1932Lackered BoxActressHenriette Stenay
1931The PromActressAntoinette
1931CoquecigroleActressCoquecigrole