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Enduringly beautiful, international leading lady, in films from 1931. Darrieux progressed from playing pouty teens to worldy sophisticates, hitting a creative peak in the early 1950s with her appearances in three Max Ophuls films. She was married to director Henri Decoin from 1935 to 1941 and starred in several of his movies in the 1950s.
Enduringly beautiful, international leading lady, in films from 1931. Darrieux progressed from playing pouty teens to worldy sophisticates, hitting a creative peak in the early 1950s with her appearances in three Max Ophuls films. She was married to director Henri Decoin from 1935 to 1941 and starred in several of his movies in the 1950s.
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CAST: (feature film)
1.
Pièce montée (2010) Madeleine
2.
Persepolis (2007) Voice Of Marjane'S Grandmother
3.
Towards Zero (2007) Camilla Tresillian
4.
Nouvelle Chance (2006) Cast
5.
I've Been Waiting So Long (2004) Actor
6.
Universe of Jacques Demy, The (2003) Herself
7.
8 Women (2002) Performer ("Il N'Y A Pas D'Amour Heureux")
8.
8 Women (2002) Mamy
9.
Ca ira mieux demain (2000) Actor
10.
Jour des Rois, Le (1991) Armande
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1931:
Film acting debut in "Le Bal"
1938:
First US film role, "The Rage of Paris" opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Continued to perform under the German occupation of France during World War II
1951:
Returned to Hollywood to star in the musical, "Rich, Young and Pretty"
1952:
Starred opposite James Mason in "5 Fingers"
1954:
Appeared in "The Red and the Black" opposite Gérard Philipe
1955:
Starred in "Lady Chatterley's Lover"; due to its content, the film was banned by the Catholic censors in the US
1955:
Played a supporting role in the epic "Alexander the Great" opposite Richard Burton; last American film
1961:
Starred opposite Kenneth More in "The Greengage Summer"
1963:
Starred in the romantic comedy "La Robe Mauve de Valentine" at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris
1970:
Replaced Katharine Hepburn in the Broadway musical, "Coco," based on the life of Coco Chanel
1971:
Appeared in the short-lived productions of "Ambassador"
1986:
Appeared opposite Catherine Deneuve in "Le Lieu du Crime" a French drama directed by André Téchiné
2002:
Cast in the ensemble, "8 femmes/8 Women"; a comedy murder-mystery directed by François Ozon
2007:
Voiced the grandmother in "Persepolis"; Marjane Satrapi's animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name
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husband:
Henri Decoin. Director. Married 1934-40.
husband:
Porfirio Rubirosa. Diplomat. Married 1942-47.
husband:
Georges Mitsinkides. Author. Married 1948.
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