Best French Actress in a Leading Role 1930-1939
by guillaume836076 | created - 11 Aug 2011 | updated - 13 Aug 2011 | PublicThe seven best performances of actresses French or foreign, by year (1930-1939), who played in films mainly French. Some films are foreign productions shot in French with French actress and French, but with major foreign actress original
1. Louise Brooks
Actress | Die Büchse der Pandora
Mary Louise Brooks, also known by her childhood name of Brooksie, was born in the Midwestern town of Cherryvale, Kansas, on November 14, 1906. She began dancing at an early age with the Denishawn Dancers (which was how she left Kansas and went to New York) and then with George White's Scandals ...
1930 Prix de Beauté d'Augusto Genina
2. Lilian Harvey
Actress | Die Drei von der Tankstelle
Lilian Harvey was born on January 19th, 1906 in London. Her mother was English and her father was German. When she was eight her family moved to Berlin shortly before the outbreak of WW1. She spent much of the war at school in Switzerland where she broadened her knowledge of languages and classical...
1930 Les Chemins du Paradis de Wilhelm Thiele
3. Pola Illéry
Actress | Le tombeau hindou
Pola Illéry was an exotic silent film star in France and Romania during the 1920s and made a modest transition to sound films in the 1930s. She was known for portraying sexually liberated women and was considered the most glamorous film star in Romania. After she left films feeling she achieved her...
1930 Sous les toits de Paris de René Clair
4. Sandra Milovanoff
Actress | Le gamin de Paris
Sandra Milovanoff was born on June 23, 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Le gamin de Paris (1923), Les misérables (1925) and La proie du vent (1927). She was married to Nikitin, Maurice de Moolek and Joseph Mejinsky. She died on May 8, 1957 in...
1930 Dans la nuit de Charles Vanel
5. Gaby Morlay
Actress | Gigi
Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, ...
1930 Accusée, levez-vous! de Maurice Tourneur
6. Dita Parlo
Actress | La grande illusion
Dita Parlo was born on September 4, 1906 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for The Grand Illusion (1937), L'Atalante (1934) and Melody of the Heart (1929). She was married to Frank Guetal. She died on December 12, 1971 in Courbevoie...
1930 Au bonheur des dames de Julien Duvivier
7. Nadia Sibirskaïa
Actress | Sapho
Nadia Sibirskaïa was born on September 11, 1901 in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was an actress, known for Sapho (1934), Les vagabonds magnifiques (1931) and The Kidnapping (1934). She was married to Dimitri Kirsanoff. She died on July 14, 1980 in Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.
1930 La Petite Lise de Jean Grémillon Best French Actress 1930
8. Annabella
Actress | Le million
At age 16, Annabella was chosen by Abel Gance to appear in Napoleon (1927). In the 30s, she became a star of French movies. She made movies in numerous other countries, before being called to Hollywood in 1938, where she met and married Tyrone Power. She remained in the USA until 1947. Then she ...
1931 Le Million de René Clair
9. Orane Demazis
Actress | Angèle
Orane Demazis was born on September 4, 1894 in Oran, Oran, France [now Algeria]. She was an actress, known for Angele (1934), Marius (1931) and Les Misérables (1934). She died on December 25, 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1931 Marius d'Alexander Korda
10. Huguette Duflos
Actress | Les mystères de Paris
Huguette Duflos was born on August 24, 1887 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France. She was an actress, known for Les mystères de Paris (1922), Le procès de Mary Dugan (1931) and Maman Colibri (1937). She was married to Raphaël Duflos. She died on April 12, 1982 in Paris, France.
1931 Le Mystère de la chambre jaune et Le Parfum de la dame en noir de Marcel L'Herbier
11. Florelle
Actress | Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Florelle was born on August 9, 1898 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was an actress, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Liliom (1934) and La dame de chez Maxim's (1933). She was married to Marcel Foucret. She died on September 28, 1974 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, France.
1931 L'Opéra de Quat'sous de Georg Wilhelm Pabst
12. Lilian Harvey
Actress | Die Drei von der Tankstelle
Lilian Harvey was born on January 19th, 1906 in London. Her mother was English and her father was German. When she was eight her family moved to Berlin shortly before the outbreak of WW1. She spent much of the war at school in Switzerland where she broadened her knowledge of languages and classical...
1931 Le Congrès s'amuse d'Erik Charell
13. Gaby Morlay
Actress | Gigi
Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, ...
1931 Faubourg Montmartre de Raymond Bernard Best French Actress 1931
14. Madeleine Renaud
Actress | Remorques
Madeleine Renaud was born on February 21, 1900 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was an actress, known for Remorques (1941), The Longest Day (1962) and Hélène (1936). She was married to Jean-Louis Barrault and Charles Granval. She died on September 23, 1994 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, ...
1931 Jean de la lune de Jean Choux
15. Annabella
Actress | Le million
At age 16, Annabella was chosen by Abel Gance to appear in Napoleon (1927). In the 30s, she became a star of French movies. She made movies in numerous other countries, before being called to Hollywood in 1938, where she met and married Tyrone Power. She remained in the USA until 1947. Then she ...
1932 Marie, légende hongroise de Pal Féjös Best French Actress 1932
16. Marcelle Chantal
Actress | Fantômas contre Fantômas
Marcelle Chantal was born on February 9, 1901 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Fantômas contre Fantômas (1949), Chéri (1950) and Jeunes filles en détresse (1939). She died on March 11, 1960 in Paris, France.
1932 Au nom de la loi de Maurice Tourneur
17. Orane Demazis
Actress | Angèle
Orane Demazis was born on September 4, 1894 in Oran, Oran, France [now Algeria]. She was an actress, known for Angele (1934), Marius (1931) and Les Misérables (1934). She died on December 25, 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1932 Fanny de Marc Allégret
18. Tania Fédor
Actress | Le petit café
Tania Fédor was born on November 3, 1905 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. She was an actress, known for Le petit café (1931), Fantômas (1932) and La tour de Nesle (1937). She died on December 1, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1932 Fantômas de Pal Féjös
19. Florelle
Actress | Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Florelle was born on August 9, 1898 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was an actress, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Liliom (1934) and La dame de chez Maxim's (1933). She was married to Marcel Foucret. She died on September 28, 1974 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, France.
1932 Tumultes de Robert Siodmak
20. Brigitte Helm
Actress | Metropolis
Born in Berlin, Germany. After her role in Metropolis (1927) she made a string of movies in which she almost always had the starring role, easily making the transition to sound films. Her last film was An Ideal Spouse (1935) which was released in 1935. She died on June 11th 1996 of heart failure in...
1932 L'Atlantide de Georg Wilhelm Pabst
21. Käthe von Nagy
Actress | Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht
Käthe von Nagy wanted to get married at the age of 16, therefore, her parents put her in the Santa Chrisitana Convent, near Vienna. After that, she worked in her father's office and besides started to secretly write short stories for newspapers. In Budapest, she studied acting, dancing and singing,...
1932 A moi le jour, à toi la nuit de Ludwig Berger
22. Annabella
Actress | Le million
At age 16, Annabella was chosen by Abel Gance to appear in Napoleon (1927). In the 30s, she became a star of French movies. She made movies in numerous other countries, before being called to Hollywood in 1938, where she met and married Tyrone Power. She remained in the USA until 1947. Then she ...
1933 Quatorze juillet de René Clair
23. Florelle
Actress | Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Florelle was born on August 9, 1898 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was an actress, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Liliom (1934) and La dame de chez Maxim's (1933). She was married to Marcel Foucret. She died on September 28, 1974 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, France.
1933 La Dame de chez Maxim's d'Alexander Korda
24. Gaby Morlay
Actress | Gigi
Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, ...
1933 Le Maître de forges de Fernand Rivers et Abel Gance
25. Line Noro
Actress | L'assommoir
Line Noro was born on February 22, 1900 in Houdelaincourt, Meuse, Lorraine, France. She was an actress, known for L'assommoir (1933), I Accuse (1938) and The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940). She died on November 4, 1985 in Paris, France.
1933 Mater Dolorosa d'Abel Gance
26. Madeleine Ozeray
Actress | Liliom
Madeleine Ozeray was born on September 13, 1908 in Bouillon-sur-Semois, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Liliom (1934), La guerre des valses (1933) and Le père Chopin (1945). She died on March 29, 1989 in Paris, France.
1933 Dans les rues de Victor Trivas
27. Madeleine Renaud
Actress | Remorques
Madeleine Renaud was born on February 21, 1900 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was an actress, known for Remorques (1941), The Longest Day (1962) and Hélène (1936). She was married to Jean-Louis Barrault and Charles Granval. She died on September 23, 1994 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, ...
1933 La Maternelle de Jean-Benoit Lévy Best French Actress 1933
28. Valentine Tessier
Actress | Lucrèce Borgia
Valentine Tessier was born on August 5, 1892 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Lucrèce Borgia (1953), Madame Bovary (1934) and Jérôme Perreau héros des barricades (1935). She died on August 11, 1981 in Vallauris, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
1933 Madame Bovary de Jean Renoir
29. Annabella
Actress | Le million
At age 16, Annabella was chosen by Abel Gance to appear in Napoleon (1927). In the 30s, she became a star of French movies. She made movies in numerous other countries, before being called to Hollywood in 1938, where she met and married Tyrone Power. She remained in the USA until 1947. Then she ...
1934 Gardez le sourire de Pal Féjös
30. Marie Bell
Actress | Un carnet de bal
Marie Bell was born on December 23, 1900 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was an actress, known for Life Dances On (1937), Madame Récamier (1928) and La garçonne (1936). She was married to Jean Chevrier. She died on August 14, 1985 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1934 Le Grand jeu de Jacques Feyder Best French Actress 1934
31. Orane Demazis
Actress | Angèle
Orane Demazis was born on September 4, 1894 in Oran, Oran, France [now Algeria]. She was an actress, known for Angele (1934), Marius (1931) and Les Misérables (1934). She died on December 25, 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1934 Angèle de Marcel Pagnol
32. Madeleine Ozeray
Actress | Liliom
Madeleine Ozeray was born on September 13, 1908 in Bouillon-sur-Semois, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Liliom (1934), La guerre des valses (1933) and Le père Chopin (1945). She died on March 29, 1989 in Paris, France.
1934 Liliom de Fritz Lang
33. Dita Parlo
Actress | La grande illusion
Dita Parlo was born on September 4, 1906 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for The Grand Illusion (1937), L'Atalante (1934) and Melody of the Heart (1929). She was married to Frank Guetal. She died on December 12, 1971 in Courbevoie...
1934 Rapt de Dimitri Kirsanoff
34. Madeleine Renaud
Actress | Remorques
Madeleine Renaud was born on February 21, 1900 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was an actress, known for Remorques (1941), The Longest Day (1962) and Hélène (1936). She was married to Jean-Louis Barrault and Charles Granval. She died on September 23, 1994 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, ...
1934 Maria Chapdelaine de Julien Duvivier
35. Magda Schneider
Actress | Sissi
Magda Schneider was born on 17 May 1909 in Augsburg, Germany and a singer, stage and film actress. After her graduation at a monastery school, she studied stenography and office management at a business school, but also attended ballet lessons and art courses at the Augsburg School of Music. Six ...
1934 Libelei (Une histoire d'amour) de Max Ophüls
36. Annabella
Actress | Le million
At age 16, Annabella was chosen by Abel Gance to appear in Napoleon (1927). In the 30s, she became a star of French movies. She made movies in numerous other countries, before being called to Hollywood in 1938, where she met and married Tyrone Power. She remained in the USA until 1947. Then she ...
1935 La Bandéra de Julien Duvivier
37. Simone Berriau
Actress | La tendre ennemie
Simone Berriau was born on July 21, 1896 in Touques, Calvados, France. She was an actress and producer, known for La tendre ennemie (1936), Soyez les bienvenus (1942) and À nous deux, madame la vie (1937). She was married to Yves Mirande. She died on February 26, 1984 in Paris, France.
1935 Divine de Max Ophüls
38. Jeanne Boitel
Actress | Chotard et Cie
Jeanne Boitel was born on January 4, 1904 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She was an actress, known for Chotard and Company (1933), Let's Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938) and Inspector Maigret (1958). She was married to Jacques Jaujard. She died on August 7, 1987 in Paris, ...
1935 Remous d'Edmond T. Gréville
39. Florelle
Actress | Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Florelle was born on August 9, 1898 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was an actress, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Liliom (1934) and La dame de chez Maxim's (1933). She was married to Marcel Foucret. She died on September 28, 1974 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, France.
1935 Amants et voleurs de Raymond Bernard
40. Gaby Morlay
Actress | Gigi
Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, ...
1935 Le Bonheur de Marcel L'Herbier
41. Françoise Rosay
Actress | La kermesse héroïque
Françoise Rosay was born on April 19, 1891 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), The Halfway House (1944) and Le petit café (1931). She was married to Jacques Feyder. She died on March 28, 1974 in Montgeron, Essonne, France.
1935 La Kermesse héroïque de Jacques Feyder
Best French Actress 1935
1935 Pension Mimosas de Jacques Feyder
42. Marie Bell
Actress | Un carnet de bal
Marie Bell was born on December 23, 1900 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was an actress, known for Life Dances On (1937), Madame Récamier (1928) and La garçonne (1936). She was married to Jean Chevrier. She died on August 14, 1985 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1936 La Garçonne de Jean de Limur
43. Simone Berriau
Actress | La tendre ennemie
Simone Berriau was born on July 21, 1896 in Touques, Calvados, France. She was an actress and producer, known for La tendre ennemie (1936), Soyez les bienvenus (1942) and À nous deux, madame la vie (1937). She was married to Yves Mirande. She died on February 26, 1984 in Paris, France.
1936 La Tendre ennemie de Max Ophüls
44. Danielle Darrieux
Actress | 8 femmes
Danielle Darrieux was born in 1917 in Bordeaux, France, to Marie-Louise (Witkowski) and Germain Jean Darrieux, a physician. She was raised in Paris. She was only fourteen when she auditioned for a secondary role in Le bal (1931): she got the part, and the producer offered her a five-year contract. ...
1936 Mayerling d'Anatole Litvak Best French Actress 1936
45. Orane Demazis
Actress | Angèle
Orane Demazis was born on September 4, 1894 in Oran, Oran, France [now Algeria]. She was an actress, known for Angele (1934), Marius (1931) and Les Misérables (1934). She died on December 25, 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1936 César de Marcel Pagnol
46. Florelle
Actress | Die 3 Groschen-Oper
Florelle was born on August 9, 1898 in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. She was an actress, known for The Threepenny Opera (1931), Liliom (1934) and La dame de chez Maxim's (1933). She was married to Marcel Foucret. She died on September 28, 1974 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, France.
1936 Le Crime de Monsieur Lange de Jean Renoir
47. Gaby Morlay
Actress | Gigi
Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, ...
1936 Samson de Maurice Tourneur
48. Françoise Rosay
Actress | La kermesse héroïque
Françoise Rosay was born on April 19, 1891 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), The Halfway House (1944) and Le petit café (1931). She was married to Jacques Feyder. She died on March 28, 1974 in Montgeron, Essonne, France.
1936 Jenny de Marcel Carné
49. Mireille Balin
Actress | Pépé le Moko
Mireille Balin was one the most glamorous and best loved actresses of pre-war French cinema. She appeared in two of the best remembered French films of the 1930s: Pépé le Moko (1937) and Lady Killer (1937), both opposite Jean Gabin. After the German occupation of France and her ...
1937 Gueule d'amour de Jean Grémillon
50. Marie Bell
Actress | Un carnet de bal
Marie Bell was born on December 23, 1900 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was an actress, known for Life Dances On (1937), Madame Récamier (1928) and La garçonne (1936). She was married to Jean Chevrier. She died on August 14, 1985 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1937 Un carnet de bal de Julien Duvivier
51. Orane Demazis
Actress | Angèle
Orane Demazis was born on September 4, 1894 in Oran, Oran, France [now Algeria]. She was an actress, known for Angele (1934), Marius (1931) and Les Misérables (1934). She died on December 25, 1991 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1937 Regain de Marcel Pagnol Best French Actress 1937
52. Isa Miranda
Actress | Le mura di Malapaga
Isa Miranda was one of the most significant actresses in Europe from the 1930s-'50s. Her remarkable talent expressed itself both in cinema and theater. She reached international popularity in the 1930s, especially in France, Germany and Austria, and became the only international movie star produced...
1937 L'Homme de nulle part de Pierre Chenal
53. Madeleine Ozeray
Actress | Liliom
Madeleine Ozeray was born on September 13, 1908 in Bouillon-sur-Semois, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Liliom (1934), La guerre des valses (1933) and Le père Chopin (1945). She died on March 29, 1989 in Paris, France.
1937 Le Coupable de Raymond Bernard
54. Dita Parlo
Actress | La grande illusion
Dita Parlo was born on September 4, 1906 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for The Grand Illusion (1937), L'Atalante (1934) and Melody of the Heart (1929). She was married to Frank Guetal. She died on December 12, 1971 in Courbevoie...
1937 Mademoiselle Docteur de Georg Wilhelm Pabst
55. Elvire Popesco
Actress | Dora Nelson
From 1923 when she played the lead in Louis Verneuil's "Ma cousine de Varsovie" to 1978 when she played again (and for the last time) "La Mamma", written specially for her by André Roussin, Elvire Popesco (born near Bucharest in 1894) was the undisputed queen of "Théâtre de Boulevard" (light ...
1937 L'Habit vert de Roger Richebé
56. Danielle Darrieux
Actress | 8 femmes
Danielle Darrieux was born in 1917 in Bordeaux, France, to Marie-Louise (Witkowski) and Germain Jean Darrieux, a physician. She was raised in Paris. She was only fourteen when she auditioned for a secondary role in Le bal (1931): she got the part, and the producer offered her a five-year contract. ...
1938 Retour à l'aube de Henri Decoin
57. Annie Ducaux
Actress | Rendez-vous à Paris
Annie Ducaux was born on September 10, 1908 in Besançon, Doubs, France. She was an actress, known for Rendez-vous à Paris (1947), Dreams of Love (1947) and Nuit de mai (1934). She died on December 31, 1996 in Champeaux, Seine-et-Marne, France.
1938 Prison sans barreaux de Léonide Moguy
58. Michèle Morgan
Actress | La symphonie pastorale
A classic beauty, blonde French actress Michèle Morgan was one of her country's most popular leading ladies for over five decades. Born Simone Renee Roussel on Leap Year Day (February 29) in 1920, she ran away from home as a teenager and studied acting under René Simon, beginning her film career at...
1938 Le Quai des brumes de Marcel Carné
59. Gaby Morlay
Actress | Gigi
Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, ...
1938 Quadrille de Sacha Guitry
60. Viviane Romance
Actress | Panique
Strikingly beautiful French leading lady (Miss Paris of 1930) who first appeared on stage at the age of 13 at the Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, then did some modelling work and a year later joined the chorus line of the Moulin Rouge. She also performed the 'can-can' at the legendary Parisian nightclub ...
1938 La Maison du Maltais de Pierre Chenal
61. Françoise Rosay
Actress | La kermesse héroïque
Françoise Rosay was born on April 19, 1891 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), The Halfway House (1944) and Le petit café (1931). She was married to Jacques Feyder. She died on March 28, 1974 in Montgeron, Essonne, France.
1938 Les Gens du voyage de Jacques Feyder
62. Simone Simon
Actress | Cat People
Diminutive, fiery-tempered Simone Simon was born in France, but spent much of her early childhood in Madagascar, where her father managed a graphite mine. Her schooling was somewhat unsettled, her family moving from city to city (Berlin, Budapest, Turin) before finally establishing themselves in ...
1938 La Bête humaine de Jean Renoir Best French Actress 1938
63. Arletty
Actress | Les enfants du paradis
Before Arlette-Leonie Bathiat went to the movies she was a secretary and had posed several times as a model for different painters and photographers. In 1920 she debuted on stage at a theatre. She only began to work in movies after 1930. After World War II she was condemned to prison for having ...
1939 Circonstances atténuantes de Jean Boyer
64. Corinne Luchaire
Actress | Le dernier tournant
Corinne Luchaire was born on February 11, 1921 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Last Turning (1939), Prison Without Bars (1938) and Abbandono (1940). She was married to Guy de Voisins-Lavernière. She died on January 22, 1950 in Paris, France.
1939 Le Dernier tournant de Pierre Chenal Best French Actress 1939
65. Michèle Morgan
Actress | La symphonie pastorale
A classic beauty, blonde French actress Michèle Morgan was one of her country's most popular leading ladies for over five decades. Born Simone Renee Roussel on Leap Year Day (February 29) in 1920, she ran away from home as a teenager and studied acting under René Simon, beginning her film career at...
1939 Le Récif de corail de Maurice Gleize
66. Gaby Morlay
Actress | Gigi
Gaby Morlay was born on June 8, 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on July 4, 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, ...
1939 Entente cordiale de Marcel L'Herbier
67. Madeleine Ozeray
Actress | Liliom
Madeleine Ozeray was born on September 13, 1908 in Bouillon-sur-Semois, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Liliom (1934), La guerre des valses (1933) and Le père Chopin (1945). She died on March 29, 1989 in Paris, France.
1939 La Fin du jour de Julien Duvivier
68. Viviane Romance
Actress | Panique
Strikingly beautiful French leading lady (Miss Paris of 1930) who first appeared on stage at the age of 13 at the Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, then did some modelling work and a year later joined the chorus line of the Moulin Rouge. She also performed the 'can-can' at the legendary Parisian nightclub ...
1939 La Tradition de minuit de Roger Richebé
69. Annie Vernay
Actress | La principessa Tarakanova
Annie Vernay was born on November 21, 1921 in Genève-Plainpalais, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for La principessa Tarakanova (1938), Chantons quand même (1940) and The Novel of Werther (1938). She died on August 15, 1941 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1939 Les Otages de Raymond Bernard
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