Suzy Delair

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Suzy Delair (born 31 December 1916, Paris) is a vivacious French entertainer who starred in many different films. Her real name is Suzanne Pierrette Delaire.

She acted in films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Jean Grémillon, Marcel L'Herbier, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Luchino Visconti, René Clément and Gérard Oury. She is also famous in France as singer ("Avec son Tra-la-la").

Suzy Delair has been married with the French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot.

Suzy Delair as Jenny Lamour in "Quai des Orfèvres", 1947

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Un caprice de la Pompadour (Willy Wolff et Joë Hamman, 1930)
Violettes impériales (Henri Roussell), 1932)
La Dame de chez Maxim's (Alexander Korda), 1932)
L'or dans la rue (K. Bernhardt), 1934)... Madeleine
The Depression Is Over (Robert Siodmak, 1934)
Dédé (Abel Gance), 1935)... Poliche
Prends la route (Jean Boyer), 1936)
Trois Six Neuf (Raymond Rouleau, 1937)
The Last One of the Six (Georges Lacombe, 1941)... Mila Malou
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1942)... Mila Malou
Défense d'aimer (Richard Pottier, 1942)... Totte
La vie de bohème (Marcel L'Herbier, 1945)... Phémie/Femia
Quay of the Goldsmiths (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1947)... Jenny Lamour.
Confessions of a Rogue (Jean Dréville, 1947)... Coraline
Par la fenêtre (Gilles Grangier, 1948)... Fernande
White Paws (Jean Grémillon, 1949)... Odette
Lady Paname (Henri Jeanson, 1949)... Raymonde Bosset, dite Caprice
I'm in the Revue (Mario Soldati, 1950)... La Chanteuse
Lost Souvenirs (Christian-Jaque, 1950)... Suzy Henebey (episode "Une couronne mortuaire")
Utopia (Léo Joannon, 1951)... Chérie Lamour
Fly in the Ointment (Guy Lefranc, 1955)... Lucette Gauthier
Fernandel the Dressmaker (Jean Boyer, 1956)... Adrienne Vignard
Gervaise (René Clément, 1956)... Virginie
Rocco and his Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960)... Luisa.
The Regattas of San Francisco (Claude Autant-Lara, 1960)... Lucilla.
Du Mouron pour les petits oiseaux ("Chicken Feed for Little Birds", Marcel Carné, 1962).
Is Paris Burning? (René Clément, 1966)... A Parisienne.
The Mad Adventures of "Rabbi" Jacob (Gérard Oury, 1973)... Germaine Pivert.
Forget Me, Mandoline (1976)... Mireille