Lilian Constantini

Liliane Louise Hélène Chapiro-Volpert was born on September 26, 1902, in Paris.[1] Her father, Boris Chapiro-Volpert, was a Russian-born chemist.[2] Her mother was Louise Guesde.[2] Her maternal grandfather, Jules Guesde, was a French journalist and Socialist politician.[3]

She was a silent actress, acting in the 1920s and 1930s. She took the stage name of Lilian Constantini.[1]

In 1943, she married Charles Schneider, a businessman who served as the Chairman of Schneider Electric from 1942 to 1960.[1][3] Their daughter Dominique Schneidre is a novelist.[3] Their other daughter, Catherine Schneider, is a former wife of director Roger Vadim.[4][5]

She died on January 5, 1982, in Saint-Tropez.[1]

• La vivante épingle (dir. Jacques Robert, 1921).
• La bouquetière des innocents (dir. Jacques Robert, 1923).
• Le cousin Pons (dir. Jacques Robert, 1924).
• Naples au baiser de feu (dir. Serge Nadejdine, 1925).
• La chèvre aux pieds d'or (dir. Jacques Robert, 1926).
• En plongée (dir. Jacques Robert, 1926).
• Espionnage ou la guerre sans armes (dir. Jean Choux, 1928).
• Celles qui s'en font (dir. Germaine Dulac, short film, 1928).
• Chacun porte sa croix (dir. Jean Choux, 1929).
• Sa maman (dir. Gaston Mouru de Lacotte, 1929).
• L'étrange fiancée (dir. Georges Pallu, 1930).
• Crime d'amour (dir. Roger Capellani, 1934).
• Le coup de trois (dir. Jean de Limur, 1936).

• Lilian Constantini at IMDb