Madeleine Robinson (born Madeleine Svoboda; 5 November 1917 – 1 August 2004) was a French actress. She was born to a French mother and

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father near Paris. She was orphaned at the age of 14, and worked to support herself and her two younger brothers, but enjoyed watching plays. She then studied under Charles Dullin. Her first lead role was in '' Forty Little Mothers'' (1936). During the Occupation of France, she had a prominent role in '' Love Story'' and '' Summer Light'' (both 1943), and '' The Bellman'' (1945). Because she had acted during the Occupation, Robinson found it difficult to get work afterwards, but again came to prominence in Une si jolie petite plage (1949). Madeleine Robinson won the

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in 1959 for her role in ''

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''. In 2001, she was awarded a for her contribution to the field.

Selected filmography

* '' Tartarin of Tarascon'' (1934) * '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * '' Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * '' The Assault'' (1936) * '' A Man to Kill'' (1937) * '' Storm Over Asia'' (1938) * '' Captain Benoit'' (1938) * '' The City of Lights'' (1938) * '' The Innocent'' (1938) * '' The Marvelous Night'' (1940) * '' Promise to a Stranger'' (1942) * '' The Crossroads'' (1942) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * '' Love Story'' (1943) * '' The Bellman'' (1945) * '' The Royalists'' (1947) * '' The Bouquinquant Brothers'' (1947) * '' The Great Maguet'' (1947) * '' The Fugitive'' (1947) * '' The Cavalier of Croix-Mort'' (1948) * '' The Story of Dr. Louise'' (1949) * '' Such a Pretty Little Beach'' (1949) * '' Between Eleven and Midnight'' (1949) * '' The Barton Mystery'' (1949) * '' Tuesday's Guest'' (1950) * '' God Needs Men'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' The Man in My Life'' (1952) * '' Alone in the World'' (1952) * '' Their Last Night'' (1953) * '' On Trial'' (1954) * '' Mannequins of Paris'' (1956) * '' Passionate Summer'' (1956) * '' The She-Wolves'' (1957) * ''

'' (Web of Passion) (1959) * '' Day by Day, Desperately'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) - Mrs. Grubach * '' The Gentleman from Epsom'' (1962) * '' Seven Days in January'' (1979) * '' The Teddy Bear'' (1994)

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* 1917 births 2004 deaths 20th-century French actresses Actresses from Paris French film actresses French television actresses French people of Czech descent Volpi Cup for Best Actress winners {{France-film-actor-1910s-stub