Renée Simonot
| Renée Simonot | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Jeanne Renée Deneuve 10 September 1911 Le Havre, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1918–present |
| Spouse(s) | Maurice Dorléac; 3 daughters |
| Partner(s) | Aimé Clariond; 1 daughter |
Renée Simonot (born 10 September 1911) is a French actress. She was married to actor Maurice Dorléac, and is the mother of actresses Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac, and grandmother of actors Christian Vadim and Chiara Mastroianni.
Personal life and career
Born Jeanne Renée Deneuve in Le Havre, France. She debuted at the Odeon Theatre in 1918 at the age of 7. Primarily a stage actress, she remained there for 28 years, holding the post of "leading lady". Her daughter Catherine chose to use her maiden name, Deneueve, as her stage name. Simonot is Renée's stage name, which she took from an opera singer and family friend.[1]
Renée Simonot was one of the first French actresses to begin the dubbing of American films in France from the beginning of the talkies in 1929 through the 1930s. She was the voice of Olivia de Havilland (in most of her films), Sylvia Sidney, Judy Garland and Esther Williams, among others. She met Maurice Dorléac while dubbing for MGM, whom she married in 1940 and she had three daughters: Françoise in 1942, Catherine in 1943, and Sylvie in 1946. She also, with actor Aimé Clariond, had a daughter Danielle, born in 1937.[2][3]
Select Theater
- 1921: Les Misérables Paul Meurice and Charles Hugo based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Odeon Theatre
- 1922: Henry Dupuy-Molière and Jean-José Mazuel Frappa, directed Gémier Firmin, Odeon Theatre
- 1928: La Belle Aventure Gaston Arman de Caillavet, Robert de Flers, Stephen Rey, Odeon Theatre
- 1932: The Favorite Martial Piéchaud, Odeon Theatre
- 1934: Joan of Arc in Saint-Georges de Bouhélier, Odeon Theatre