Suzy Delair
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Suzy Delair (born December 31, 1917, in Paris, France) 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").
For several years, Suzy Delair was the companion of French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot.
[edit] Filmography
- 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