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Irina Demick is a Actor French born on 16 october 1936 at Pommeuse (France)
Irina Demick (16 October 1936, Pommeuse, Seine-et-Marne – 8 October 2004), sometimes credited as Irina Demich, was a French actress with a brief career in American films.
Born Irina Dziemiach, of Russian ancestry, in Pommeuse, Seine-et-Marne, she went to Paris and became a model. She made an appearance in a French film Julie la rousse (1959) and met producer Darryl F. Zanuck, whose lover she became: he then cast her in his epic production, The Longest Day as a French resistance fighter. Her career continued with roles in OSS se déchaîne (1963), The Visit (1964), alongside Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn, Un monsieur de compagnie (1964) with Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Pierre Cassel and Up from the Beach (1965) opposite Cliff Robertson and Red Buttons. In 1965, she played in La Métamorphose des cloportes, and seven roles in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, each one of a different nationality.
After making a few more films including Prudence and the Pill (1968) and Le Clan des Siciliens (The Sicilian Clan, 1969), with Jean Gabin and Alain Delon, and two Italian horror films in 1972, Demick's career faded and came to a standstill.
In 1964, she married Philippe Wahl, a Swiss entrepreneur. Together they lived in Rome and Paris. After her divorce in 1979, she moved to the U.S. She died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Lors du tournage du Clan des Siciliens,en1969, Darryl Zanuck, patron de la Twentieth Century Fox, impose sa compagne de l'époque, Irina Demick,alors qu'aucun rôle n'avait été écrit pour elle.(ref Le Monde du 27/07/2018 p 24)
Mariée avec un industriel suisse, dans les années 1970, elle vit à Rome. Elle a une fille, Marie-Emmanuelle.
(1969)
(Actress)
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Nationality France
Birth 16 october 1936 at Pommeuse (France)
Death 8 october 2004 (at 67 years) at Indianapolis (USA)
Birth 16 october 1936 at Pommeuse (France)
Death 8 october 2004 (at 67 years) at Indianapolis (USA)
Born Irina Dziemiach, of Russian ancestry, in Pommeuse, Seine-et-Marne, she went to Paris and became a model. She made an appearance in a French film Julie la rousse (1959) and met producer Darryl F. Zanuck, whose lover she became: he then cast her in his epic production, The Longest Day as a French resistance fighter. Her career continued with roles in OSS se déchaîne (1963), The Visit (1964), alongside Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn, Un monsieur de compagnie (1964) with Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Pierre Cassel and Up from the Beach (1965) opposite Cliff Robertson and Red Buttons. In 1965, she played in La Métamorphose des cloportes, and seven roles in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, each one of a different nationality.
After making a few more films including Prudence and the Pill (1968) and Le Clan des Siciliens (The Sicilian Clan, 1969), with Jean Gabin and Alain Delon, and two Italian horror films in 1972, Demick's career faded and came to a standstill.
In 1964, she married Philippe Wahl, a Swiss entrepreneur. Together they lived in Rome and Paris. After her divorce in 1979, she moved to the U.S. She died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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D'origine russe, elle fait ses études à Coulommiers (Seine-et-Marne) avant de gagner Paris avec l'ambition de devenir dessinatrice de mode. Sa silhouette la fait remarquer par un couturier qui lui offre un poste de mannequin, ces nombreuses photos de mode attirent l'attention du producteur Darryl Zanuck qui décide de la lancer dans le rôle d'une jeune résistante française dans Le Jour le plus long.Lors du tournage du Clan des Siciliens,en1969, Darryl Zanuck, patron de la Twentieth Century Fox, impose sa compagne de l'époque, Irina Demick,alors qu'aucun rôle n'avait été écrit pour elle.(ref Le Monde du 27/07/2018 p 24)
Mariée avec un industriel suisse, dans les années 1970, elle vit à Rome. Elle a une fille, Marie-Emmanuelle.
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Filmography of Irina Demick (15 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Naked Girl Killed in the Park | Actress | Magda Wallenberger |
| 1972 | Tragic Ceremony | Actress | Bill's Mother |
| 1971 | Goya, historia de una soledad | Actress | Duchess of Alba |
| 1969 | The Archangel | Actress | Signora Tarocchi Roda |
| 1969 | The Sicilian Clan | Actress | Jeanne Manalese |
| 1968 | Prudence and the Pill | Actress | Elizabeth Brett |
| 1967 | Tiffany Memorandum | Actress | Sylvie Meynard |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | Actress | Brigitte / Ingrid / Marlene / Françoise / Yvette / Betty |
| 1965 | Cloportes | Actress | Catherine Verdier |
| 1965 | Up from the Beach | Actress | Lili Rolland |
| 1964 | The Visit | Actress | Anya |
| 1964 | Male Companion | Actress | Nicole |
| 1963 | OSS 117 Is Unleashed | Actress | Lucia |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Actress | Janine Boitard |
| 1959 | Julie la rousse | Actress |