Anne Vernon (born Édith Antoinette Alexandrine Vignaud; born 7 January 1924) is a French actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1948 and 1970, including three films that were entered into the main competition at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films ...

. She is perhaps best known today for her role as Madame Emery, the umbrella-shop owner, in

Jacques Demy Jacques Demy (; 5 June 1931 – 27 October 1990) was a French director, lyricist, and screenwriter. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebra ...

's 1964 musical ''

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (french: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music and lyrics by Michel Legrand. Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo star as two youn ...

'', starring

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. She was born in Saint-Denis.

Filmography

* '' The Murdered Model'' (1948) * '' Warning to Wantons'' (1949) * ''

Thus Finishes the Night ''Thus Finishes the Night'' (French: ''Ainsi finit la nuit'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by Emil E. Reinert and starring Anne Vernon, Claude Dauphin and Henri Guisol.Rège p.540 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film ...

'' (1949) * '' Shakedown'' (1950) * '' Pact with the Devil'' (1950) * '' A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) * ''

Rue des Saussaies Rue des Saussaies is a short (50m long) street in the 8th arrondissement of Paris The 8th arrondissement of Paris (''VIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, the arrondissement ...

'' (1951) * ''

Edward and Caroline ''Edward and Caroline'' (french: Édouard et Caroline) is a 1951 French comedy-drama film directed by Jacques Becker, starring Daniel Gélin and Anne Vernon. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1951) * '' The Mistress of Treves'' (1952) * ''

Song of Paris ''Song of Paris'' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and starring Dennis Price, Anne Vernon and Hermione Baddeley. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. It was distributed in the United States by Lippert Pictures ...

'' (1952) * ''

Massacre in Lace ''Massacre in Lace'' (French: ''Massacre en dentelles'') is a 1952 French comedy crime film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Anne Vernon and Tilda Thamar. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film' ...

'' (1952) * '' Time Bomb'' (1953) * '' Rue de l'Estrapade'' (1953) * ''Jeunes Maries'' (1953) * '' The Love Lottery'' (1954) * ''

Das Fräulein von Scuderi ''Das Fräulein von Scuderi'' is an East German crime film directed by Eugen York. It was released in 1955. Cast * Henny Porten as Fräulein von Scuderi * Willy A. Kleinau as Cardillac * Anne Vernon as Madelon * Roland Alexandre as Oli ...

'' (1955) * ''

Beautiful but Dangerous ''Beautiful But Dangerous'' (also released as ''La donna più bella del mondo''/ ''The World's Most Beautiful Woman'') is a 1956 French-Italian comedy drama romance film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The picture is a biopic about Italian opera s ...

'' (1955) * '' Bel Ami'' (1955) * '' The Affair of the Poisons'' (1955) * ''

The Width of the Pavement ''The Width of the Pavement'' is a 1956 French film directed by Léonide Moguy. It was known as Le long des trottoirs and Diary of a Bad Girl. Cast * Anne Vernon *Danik Patisson *François Guérin François Guérin (1927–2003) was a French f ...

'' (1956) * ''Ce Soir les Jupons Volent'' (1956) * ''Soupcons'' (aka The Staircase) (1956) * ''Fric Frac en Detelles'' (aka Robbery in Old Lace) * ''Les Suspects'' (1957) * '' Les Lavandières du Portugal'' (1957) * '' Count Max'' (1957) * ''Police Judiciaire'' (1958) * ''La Jaconde: Historie d'une Obsesssion'' (short) (1958) * '' General Della Rovere'' (1959) * ''El Casco Blanco'' (1959) * ''Laura Nuda'' (1961) * ''Reves d'amour'' (aka Dreams of Love) (1962) (TV Movie) * '' Arsene Lupin contre Arsene Lupin'' (aka Arsene Lupin vs Sherlock Holmes) (1962) * ''Le Tartuffe'' (1962) (TV Movie) * ''Dernier Amour'' (1963) (TV Movie) * ''

'' (1964) * '' Friend of the Family'' (aka Patate) (1964) * '' Bonjour Tristesse'' (1965) (TV Movie) * ''Illusions Perdues'' (aka Lost Illusions) (1965) (TV Series) * '' Trap for the Assassin'' (1966) * ''L'Homme de Mykonos'' (aka Man from Mykonos) (1966) * ''

The Sea Pirate ''The Sea Pirate'' (french: Surcouf, le tigre des sept mers, it, Surcouf, l'eroe dei sette mari, es, El tigre de los siete mares, also known as ''The Fighting Corsair'') is a 1966 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Sergio Bergonz ...

'' (aka The Fighting Corsair) (1966) * ''The Thief'' (1967) (scenes deleted in final cut) * ''Malican peres et fils'' (1967) (TV Series) * ''The Woman is a Stranger'' (1968) * ''

Therese and Isabelle ''Thérèse and Isabelle'' (french: Thérèse et Isabelle) is a 1968 erotic drama film directed by Radley Metzger from a screenplay by Jesse Vogel, based on the 1966 novel ''Thérèse et Isabelle'' by Violette Leduc. Plot Two young girls grow ...

'' (1968) * ''Au Theatre ce Soir'' (1969) (TV Series) * ''Le Cyborg ou Le Voyage Vertical'' (1970) (TV Movie) * '' Mauregard'' (1970) (TV Series) * ''Les Dernieres volontes de Richard Lagrange'' (TV Series) (1972) * ''Pont Dormant'' (1972) (TV Series)

References

External links

* * 1924 births Living people French film actresses People from Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis 20th-century French actresses {{france-film-actor-stub