Blanchette Brunoy
Blanchette Brunoy (5 October 1915 – 3 April 2005) was a French actress. She was born Blanche Bilhaud in Paris as the daughter of a physician, and died in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence of old age.[1]
Blanchette Brunoy | |
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| Born | Blanche Bilhaud 5 October 1915 Paris, Ile-de-France |
| Died | 3 April 2005 (aged 89) |
| Years active | 1936–1998 |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Hommet (?–1958) Maurice Maillot (1961–1968) |
Career
Blanchette Brunoy appeared in over 90 film and television productions between 1936 and 1998. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Jean Renoir's La Bête Humaine (1938) and Marcel Carné's La Marie du port (1950).
Private life
She was the goddaughter of writer Georges Duhamel. As a young girl she studied acting at the Conservatoire de Paris.[2] Blanchette Brunoy was married twice to both actors Robert Hommet (?–1958) and Maurice Maillot (1961–1968) until their deaths.[3]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Counsel for Romance | uncredited | Jean Boyer |
| 1938 | La Bête humaine | Flore | Jean Renoir |
| 1939 | Latin Quarter | Michèle | Pierre Colombier |
| 1939 | Love Cavalcade | Léonie de Maupré | Raymond Bernard |
| 1939 | The Duraton Family | Lisette Martin | Christian Stengel |
| 1944 | Traveling Light | Valentine | Jean Anouilh |
| 1948 | The Murdered Model | Laure | Pierre de Hérain |
| 1949 | Vient de paraître | Jacqueline Fournier | Jacques Houssin |
| 1950 | La Marie du port | Odile Le Flem | Marcel Carné |
| 1954 | Tourments | Anne-Marie Duffot | Jacques Daniel-Norman |
| 1963 | Les Veinards | Madame Beaurepaire | Jack Pinoteau |
| 1964 | Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise | Suzanne Aubry | André Cayatte |
| Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc | |||
| Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno | Clotilde | Henri-Georges Clouzot | |
| 1982 | Toutes griffes dehors | Francine | Michel Boisrond |
| 1998 | Comme elle respire | Madeleine | Pierre Salvadori |
Notes
- "Blanchette Brunoy". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
- Grenier, Christian. "Blanchette Brunoy". DvdToile. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- "Blanchette Brunoy". CineMemorial. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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