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Régine is a Actor and Scriptwriter French born on 25 december 1929 at Anderlecht (Belgique)

Régine

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Birth name Régina Zylberberg
Nationality France
Birth 25 december 1929 at Anderlecht (Belgique)
Death 1 may 2022 (at 92 years)
Awards Officier de la Légion d'honneur

Régine Zylberberg, (born Regina Zylberberg, 26 December 1929) better known as Régine, is a Belgian-born French singer and night-club impresaria. She dubbed herself the "Queen of the Night".

Biography

Régine was born in Etterbeek, Belgium to Polish-Jewish parents. and spent much of her early life in hiding from the Nazis in occupied wartime France. It was here, she told writer-director Michael Feeney Callan, who documented her home life in his television series, My Riviera, through deprivation and poverty, she developed a lifelong obsession with shoes: "We were poor, we had nothing, so [shoes] became a symbol of freedom."

After the war, Régine became a torch singer and by 1953 was a well-known nightclub manager in Paris. She is widely attributed with the invention of the modern-day discothèque, by virtue of creating a new, dynamic atmosphere at Paris' Whisky à Gogo, with the ubiquitous jukebox replaced by disc jockeys utilising linked turntables. In 1957, she opened Chez Régine in the Latin Quarter, which quickly became the place to be seen for playboys and princes. As Régine's celebrity expanded she established other venues under the name Chez Régine's in London, New York, Monte Carlo and elsewhere. These were ultra selective venues in prime urban locations, all featuring her signature "disco-style" layout. It is commonly accepted that Régine's Paris Whisky à Gogo became the inspiration for the later establishment of the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in Los Angeles. Her two attempts at opening clubs in London both failed within months and she blamed this on what she called the British "lack of style". She also established Jimmy'z, a nightclub in Monaco, in 1974.

Aside from inventing the discothèque concept, Régine introduced France to the Twist, having seen the Paris cast of West Side Story warming up to Chubby Checker records. Thereafter, she famously taught public figures, like the Duke of Windsor, to do the Twist. Her circle of celebrity friends was large and for more than a decade she presided over an ever-growing multi-million dollar international nightclub empire. She was fêted in the French media particularly and paralleled her business life with a career in performance, scoring a notable hit single with the French version of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive". Through the 1970s, she also appeared in small roles in a number of French films.

During the expansion of her business empire in the 1970s, Régine moved to New York and lived in a suite of the Delmonico Hotel where she opened one of her clubs on the ground floor of the hotel. The club served food under the direction of French chef Michel Guerard. At this time there were 25 clubs bearing her name across three continents and it was said you could party at a Régine's somewhere in the world 17 hours out of every 24. In the 1970s, she designed a line of packable, unwrinkable evening clothes that were "Ready-to-Dance" which were sold at Bloomingdale's.

A feisty and outspoken person by nature, in 1996 Régine and her son were arrested for refusing to comply with crew requests and smoking on an American Airlines flight. It was alleged that, though she was travelling economy, Régine had demanded a first class upgrade, which the airline declined.

In June 2011, she appeared as Solange in Follies at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C..

Régine lives with her husband in St Tropez. She has one son, Lionel, from her first husband Leon Rothcage whom she married when she was 16.

Best films

The Last Train (1973)
(Actress)
Robert et Robert (1978)
(Actress)
My New Partner (1984)
(Actress)

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Filmography of Régine (13 films)

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Actress

Dead Tired
Dead Tired (1994)
, 1h32
Directed by Michel Blanc
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about films
Actors Michel Blanc, Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Marie-Anne Chazel
Roles Régine
Rating63% 3.1917953.1917953.1917953.1917953.191795
Michel Blanc is a great film actor. However, he was accused of sexually abusing Josiane Balasko, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Mathilda May, had behaved like a cad at Cannes and accept poor seals, such as animations in supermarkets, secretly his agent. The evidence is obvious, but White knows he is innocent. He is assisted by Carole Bouquet to shed light on this matter, and he discovers that he has a perfect double, Patrick Olivier, who, having suffered in his life to be like Michel Blanc, decided to enjoy.
My New Partner, 1h47
Directed by Claude Zidi, Stéphane Clavier
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière, Buddy films
Actors Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Régine, Julien Guiomar, Grace de Capitani, Claude Brosset
Roles Simone
Rating71% 3.58533.58533.58533.58533.5853
Dans les années 1980, René Boisrond, inspecteur en poste au commissariat du 18e arrondissement de Paris, mène une vie bien tranquille, entre sa concubine Simone, une ex-prostituée, et son travail qui consiste essentiellement à encaisser pots-de-vin et commissions occultes en tous genres, lui permettant d'assouvir sa passion pour les courses hippiques.
Robert et Robert, 1h46
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Charles Denner, Jacques Villeret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Nella Bielski, Régine, Germaine Montero
Roles Frau Villiers
Rating64% 3.2430753.2430753.2430753.2430753.243075
Deux "vieux" célibataires ayant dépassé la quarantaine se croisent dans une agence matrimoniale. L'un, Robert Villiers (Jacques Villeret), est dramatiquement timide, hésitant... ce qui est, on le reconnaîtra facilement, tout sauf un atout quand on désire devenir agent de la circulation à Paris. L'autre, Robert Goldman (Charles Denner), est très susceptible, maladivement maniaque, nerveux, crispé, asocial, et d'un caractère si difficile qu'il n'a quasiment jamais de sa vie esquissé l'ombre d'un sourire... ce qui est, on le reconnaîtra facilement, tout sauf un atout quand on est chauffeur de taxi dans Paris. Tous les deux apparaissent aussi misérables que candides. Ajoutons à ce double portrait que tous les deux sont enfants uniques ayant vécu la totalité de leur existence jusqu'à ce jour sous le toit de leurs mamans respectives, deux mamans veuves de longue date, mères poules qui continuent encore à décider pour eux du moindre détail de leur quotidien. Autour de la table de la salle d'attente de l'agence matrimoniale, voilà ces deux étrangers que tout sépare, extrêmement gênés, intimidés, gauches, maladroits, distants, se scrutant du regard. Ils n'échangeront que quelques rares mots durant la longue attente. Puis Robert (Jacques Villeret) se voit obtenir un rendez-vous fixé avec une inconnue choisie par le directeur de l'agence (Jean-Claude Brialy), et sortant le premier de l'agence il va sur le trottoir d'en face attendre son bus. Dix minutes plus tard, Robert (Charles Denner) se voit lui aussi obtenir un rendez-vous fixé avec une inconnue par le directeur de l'agence, et sort à son tour de l'agence. Constatant que Robert est encore là perdu comme un malheureux sur le trottoir à attendre son bus en retard, Robert lui propose de le reconduire avec son taxi... et lui fait payer une course à l'arrivée ! Ils vont pourtant sympathiser quelques jours plus tard, leurs rendez-vous respectifs avec leurs inconnues ayant été fixés par le directeur de l'agence au même endroit et à la même heure ! Commence alors une longue amitié où ces deux caractères vont se découvrir jusqu'à devenir inséparables au grand dam du directeur de l'agence.
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, 1h53
Directed by Herbert Ross
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about drugs, Sports films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Sherlock Holmes films, Films about psychiatry, Psychanalyse, Buddy films, Tennis films
Actors Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin, Georgia Brown, Samantha Eggar, Charles Gray
Roles Madame
Rating65% 3.2959253.2959253.2959253.2959253.295925
Dr. John H. Watson (Robert Duvall) becomes convinced that his friend Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) is delusional—particularly in his belief that Professor James Moriarty (Laurence Olivier) is a criminal mastermind—as a result of his addiction to cocaine. Indeed, Moriarty visits Watson to complain about being harassed by Holmes. Watson enlists the aid of Sherlock's brother, Mycroft (Charles Gray), to trick Holmes into traveling to Vienna, where he will be treated by Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). During the course of his treatment, Holmes investigates a kidnapping case with international implications, and Freud uncovers a dark personal secret suppressed in Holmes's subconscious.
The Last Train, 1h35
Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France, La condition juive en France sous l'Occupation allemande, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Romy Schneider, Maurice Biraud, Régine, Nike Arrighi, Serge Marquand
Roles Julie
Rating68% 3.442963.442963.442963.442963.44296
In May 1940 a packed train takes refugees from a French village near the Belgian border away from the advancing German forces.. On it are Julien, a short-sighted radio repairer, and his pregnant wife and daughter. The women are given priority in a carriage at the front while he has to scramble into a cattle truck at the rear. There he is struck by a mysterious and beautiful young woman on her own.
Sortie de secours
Directed by Roger Kahane
Origin France
Actors Régine, Jacques Richard, Claude Giraud, Jean Le Poulain, Christian de Tillière, Claude Chabrol
Roles Mlle S

Une actrice sans grâce secoue la médiocrité d'une vie qui ne veut jamais sourire. Cette femme ne désespère pas. Elle compte bien obliger la vie à finir par s'occuper d'elle...
Marry Me! Marry Me!, 1h27
Directed by Claude Berri
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Claude Berri, Élisabeth Wiener, Prudence Harrington, Louisa Colpeyn, Grégoire Aslan, Régine
Roles Marthe
Rating52% 2.641742.641742.641742.641742.64174
Claude, un jeune juif d'extraction modeste et Isabelle, fille de diamantaires anversois, se rencontrent sur une plage en été. Lui rêve de famille, de femme et d'enfants. Elle ne pense qu'à s'amuser. Lorsque Isabelle tombe enceinte, Claude est poussé par les deux familles à l'épouser. Mais il fuit dans les bras d'une ravissante anglaise, Helen...
The Killing Game, 1h30
Directed by Alain Jessua
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure
Themes La bande dessinée
Actors Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claudine Auger, Michel Duchaussoy, Eléonore Hirt, Régine, Anna Gaylor
Rating63% 3.1843453.1843453.1843453.1843453.184345
Bob Neuman, jeune Suisse mythomane, invite chez lui un auteur de bandes dessinées dont il admire l'œuvre, Pierre Meyrand, et son épouse Jacqueline. L'artiste profite de cette rencontre pour imaginer un nouveau personnage totalement inspiré de son hôte, mais ce dernier suit le scénario de la bande dessinée de son invité dans sa propre vie.
Male Companion, 1h34
Directed by Philippe de Broca
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Jean-Pierre Cassel, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Jean-Claude Brialy, Annie Girardot, Irina Demick
Roles Régine (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.1768253.1768253.1768253.1768253.176825
Antoine was raised into the easy life by his very rich grandfather. After the death of his grandfather the money has gone and Antoine falls under the influence of various easy people.
Five Miles to Midnight, 1h50
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Régine, Tommy Norden
Roles Mrs. Wade
Rating62% 3.1471853.1471853.1471853.1471853.147185
Immediately after Lisa (Loren) declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert (Perkins), he is reported dead in a plane crash. Secretly still alive, he convinces her to collect his life insurance, although she knows that it's a bad idea. Lisa must contend with the complications of the scheme, which involve an aggressive suitor (Young), Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt.
The Dance
The Dance (1962)
, 1h35
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Françoise Dorléac, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Arletty, Denise Gence, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault
Roles Régine
Rating54% 2.74362.74362.74362.74362.7436
Une provinciale monte à Paris pour trouver la fortune. Pour cela elle délaisse Albert, son amour. Mais rien ne se passe comme elle le désirait...
The Love Game, 1h23
Directed by Robert Bober, Philippe de Broca
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean-Louis Maury, Robert Vattier, Claude Cerval, Pierre Repp, Maria Pacôme
Roles Une danseuse (non créditée)
Rating62% 3.1404853.1404853.1404853.1404853.140485
Suzanne wants to marry Victor and have children with him. Victor on the other hand isn't interested in becoming a husband or a father. While he cannot be bothered into complying with her wishes, their mutual friend Francois would be happy to do so. Consequently Suzanne eventually turns to Francois. This leaves Victor no other choice than to change his mind if he wants Suzanne back.

Scriptwriter

Je m'appelle Régine, 1h26
Directed by Pierre Aknine
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Actors Claire Keim, Victor Lanoux, Isabel Otero, Guillaume Canet, Vincent Elbaz, Brigitte Roüan
Roles Novel

Je m'appelle Régine est un téléfilm français réalisé par Pierre Aknine, diffusé sur TF1 le 17 mai 1996. Ce téléfilm est adapté des mémoires de la chanteuse Régine, dans lesquelles elle raconte sa jeunesse et ses débuts dans le music-hall.