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Françoise Rosay

Françoise Rosay

Acting·1891–1974·97 films

Françoise Rosay born Françoise Bandy de Nalèche, (19 April 1891 – 28 March 1974) was a French opera singer, diseuse, and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure in French cinema. She went on to appear in over 100 movies in her career.

As Actor

The Counterfeiters of Paris
The Counterfeiters of Paris (1961)Madame Pauline
The Red Inn
The Red Inn (1951)Marie Martin
Bizarre, Bizarre
Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)Margaret Molyneux
The 25th Hour
The 25th Hour (1967)Mme Nagy (uncredited)
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)Léontine Palpicart aka 'La Gâteuse'
Carnival in Flanders
Carnival in Flanders (1935)Madame Burgomaster
Cloportes
Cloportes (1965)Gertrude, supplies specialist in the mafia
Life Dances On
Life Dances On (1937)Marguerite Audié
The Halfway House
The Halfway House (1944)Alice Meadows
September Affair
September Affair (1950)Maria Salvatini
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)The Electress Sophia
The Full Treatment
The Full Treatment (1960)Madame Prade
Nobody's Children
Nobody's Children (1951)La contessa Canali
Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel (1958)Madame Bouffier
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury (1959)Caroline Compson
Quartet
Quartet (1948)Lea Makart (segment "The Alien Corn")
The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins (1952)Elisabeth de Pallières, the mother (segment "L'Orgueil")
Jenny
Jenny (1936)Jenny Gauthier
The Great Game
The Great Game (1934)Blanche
Gribiche
Gribiche (1926)Edith Maranet
Whirlpool
Whirlpool (1935)Madame Gardane
The Gambler
The Gambler (1958)Aunt Antonia
The 13th Letter
The 13th Letter (1951)Mrs. Gauthier
Back Streets of Paris
Back Streets of Paris (1946)Mrs. Rose, hotel landlady
Crainquebille
Crainquebille (1922)Shoe Store Customer
The Seventh Sin
The Seventh Sin (1957)Mother Superior
Pension Mimosas
Pension Mimosas (1935)Louise Noblet
He
He (1932)Madame Husson
Queen Margot
Queen Margot (1954)Catherine de Médicis / Catharine of Medici
He Who Is Without Sin...
He Who Is Without Sin... (1952)La contessa Lamieri
3000 Million Without an Elevator
3000 Million Without an Elevator (1972)Madame Dubreuil
Girls of Today
Girls of Today (1955)padrona della pensione
Two Timid Souls
Two Timid Souls (1928)The aunt
Riff Raff Girls
Riff Raff Girls (1959)Berthe
They Were Twelve Women
They Were Twelve Women (1940)La duchesse de Vimeuse
The Robber Symphony
The Robber Symphony (1937)The fortune teller
Armchair 47
Armchair 47 (1937)Gilberte Boulanger
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian (1973)Frau Dechamps
Interlude
Interlude (1957)Comtesse Reinhart
Lovers Woods
Lovers Woods (1960)Madame Parisot
That Lady
That Lady (1955)Bernardine
L'Âge heureux
L'Âge heureux (1966)Mme Aubry
Johnny Frenchman
Johnny Frenchman (1945)Lanec Florrie
Eyes of Love
Eyes of Love (1959)Mrs. Montcatel mother
The Chess Player
The Chess Player (1938)Catherine II
Not Dumb, the Bird
Not Dumb, the Bird (1972)Mrs. Morelli-Johnson
Smuggler's Ball
Smuggler's Ball (1952)Gabrielle Demeuse
The Stream
The Stream (1938)Régina Berry
Women Without Names
Women Without Names (1950)The Countess
Fahrendes Volk
Fahrendes Volk (1938)Madame Flora
Casanova Against His Will
Casanova Against His Will (1931)Blanche Brissac
Up from the Beach
Up from the Beach (1965)Lili's Grandmother
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (2002)Self (archive footage)
The Island
The Island (1934)Silvia
People Who Travel
People Who Travel (1938)Flora
The One Woman Idea
The One Woman Idea (1929)Zuleide, Alizar's Mother
Abbot Constantine
Abbot Constantine (1933)La comtesse de Laverdens
Serge Panine
Serge Panine (1939)Madame Devarenne
Wanda the Sinner
Wanda the Sinner (1952)Anna Steiner
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille (1969)Louise de Kerfuntel
Sul ponte dei sospiri
Sul ponte dei sospiri (1953)Lady of Sant'Agata
Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
Full Hearts and Empty Pockets (1964)Borgia
Peace on the Rhine
Peace on the Rhine (1938)Francoise Scheffer
The Little Cafe
The Little Cafe (1931)Mademoiselle Edwige
The Dream Vagabonds
The Dream Vagabonds (1949)Mireille Dombreval
Non sono più guaglione
Non sono più guaglione (1957)Vincenzino's mother
Le Billet de mille
Le Billet de mille (1935)Russian Countess
Without Trumpet or Drum
Without Trumpet or Drum (1959)La grand-mère de Marguerite
The Magnificent Lie
The Magnificent Lie (1931)Rosa Duchêne
Si l'empereur savait ça
Si l'empereur savait ça (1930)Princess Plata d'Ettingen
The Woman Dressed As a Man
The Woman Dressed As a Man (1932)Princess Marie
La Dame de Haut-le-Bois
La Dame de Haut-le-Bois (1947)Countess Brévannes
One Only Loves Once
One Only Loves Once (1950)Mme Monnier
Carnival in Flanders
Carnival in Flanders (1936)Cornelia
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe (1960)Madame Alexandra
Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman (1944)Fanny Helder
The Naked Heart
The Naked Heart (1950)Laura Chapdelaine
Buster se marie
Buster se marie (1931)Polly Hathaway
Ramuntcho
Ramuntcho (1938)Dolorès Detcharry
La Pouponnière
La Pouponnière (1933)Mrs. Delannoy
Madame Récamier
Madame Récamier (1928)Madame de Staël
The Secret of Polichinelle
The Secret of Polichinelle (1936)Mrs. Jouvenel
Stefanie in Rio
Stefanie in Rio (1960)Leonora Guala
Marius à Paris
Marius à Paris (1930)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1931)La veuve
All for Nothing
All for Nothing (1933)Mrs. Bossu
Vers l'abîme
Vers l'abîme (1934)Sylvia
Marchand d'amour
Marchand d'amour (1935)Clara
Coralie and Company
Coralie and Company (1934)
Marie des angoisses
Marie des angoisses (1935)Mme de Quersac
Gangster malgré lui
Gangster malgré lui (1935)
K – Das Haus des Schweigens
K – Das Haus des Schweigens (1951)Noemi, die Amme
The Barton Mystery
The Barton Mystery (1949)Élisabeth
Ruy Blas
Ruy Blas (1965)La duchesse d'Albuquerque
Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind (1931)Rosatti
Le bateau de verre
Le bateau de verre (1927)Madame d'Arcy, his wife

As Writer