Suzy Delair

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Suzy Delair
Suzy Delair

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.

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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

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