Renée Faure (born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure; November 4, 1918 – May 2, 2005) was a French stage and film actress.

Early life

Renée Faure was born Reneé Paule Nanine Faure on November 4, 1918 in

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. Her father was René Faure, director of the Lariboisière Hospital in

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. A student of

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and André Brunot, Faure joined to the Comédie-Française, as a boarder on 1937, before being appointed member, on 1942. She then performed in major repertoire pieces, particularly excelling in the

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and

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Career

In 1941, she made her film debut in '' L'Assassinat du père Noël '', the first film produced by Continental Films, in which she plays the daughter of Harry Baur. Her following performances confirmed her qualities as an interpreter, quickly passing from angelic roles ''

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'' (1943) to those, otherwise more ambiguous, of passionate woman such as in ''

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'' (1945), ''Torrents'' (1947), and '' Bel Ami'' (1955). She quickly shared the bill with the stars of the time, playing three times with Jean Gabin ('' The President'', ''1961''). Faure was a jury member during the

1953 Cannes Film Festival The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to ''The Wages of Fear'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The festival opened with ''Horizons sans fin'' by Jean Dréville. During the opening ceremony ...

. She left the Comédie-Française on 1964. Almost immediately, on 1965, the institution paid homage to Faure by raising her to the rank of honorary member, which enabled her to return to play, twenty-two years later, the role of the first prioress, in ''

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'' by Georges Bernanos, in 1987. The following decade saw the actress devote herself to television and the theater. Known to the general public through successful series such as ''Les Gens de Mogador'' or '' Maigret '', the actress only appears from far and wide on the big screen, playing with her deep voice and her graceful demeanor in "

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", by

Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...

, alongside Philippe Noiret and Michel Galabru. In 1988,

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distributed it in the role of the matriarch of " La Petite Voleuse" facing the young Charlotte Gainsbourg. In the 1990s, Renée Faure slowed down her activity, nevertheless appearing in ''À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop'' (1992) and '' L'inconnu dans la maison'' (1992), remake of the film directed by

Henri Decoin Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 ...

in 1941, the year of her film debut.

Personal life

Faure married French actor Renaud Mary, in which they had a child. She later divorced him and later married director

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''M ...

, who he directed her film debut. The couple worked together in three more times together in: '' The Bellman'' (1945), '' La Chartreuse de Parme'' (1948) and '' Adorables Créatures'' (1952) before divorcing in 1953.

Death

Faure died on May 2, 2005 in Clamart, France at the age of 86.

Filmography

* 1941: '' L'Assassinat du père Noël'' (by

) - Catherine Cornusse * 1942: '' Prince Charming'' (by Jean Boyer) - Rosine * 1943: '' Des jeunes filles dans la nuit'' (by

René Le Hénaff René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he collaborated with directors Marcel Carné, René Clair, and Géza von Radványi among others. His three films with Carné in the late 1 ...

) - Mademoiselle Barfleur * 1943: '' Les Anges du péché'' (by

Robert Bresson Robert Bresson (; 25 September 1901 – 18 December 1999) was a French film director. Known for his ascetic approach, Bresson contributed notably to the art of cinema; his non-professional actors, ellipses, and sparse use of scoring have l ...

) - Anne-Marie Lamaury *

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

: ''

Behold Beatrice ''Behold Beatrice'' or ''Beatrice's Temptation'' (French: ''Béatrice devant le désir'') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Fernand Ledoux, Jules Berry and Renée Faure. It features an early performance by the ...

'' (by

Jean de Marguenat Jean de Marguenat (2 May 1893 – 16 April 1956) was a French screenwriter and film director. He directed nineteen films including the 1937 British musical '' The Street Singer'' (1937).De Lafayette p.270 Selected filmography * '' Miche'' (1932 ...

) - Béatrice * 1945: ''

'' (by

André Zwoboda André Zwoboda (1910–1994) was a French screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.Rège p.476 Selected filmography Director * ''Life Belongs to Us'' (1936) *''Farandole (film), Farandole'' (1945) * ''François Villon (film), Fran ...

) - Catherine de Vauselles * 1945: '' The Bellman'' (by

) - Catherine Fabret * 1946: ''

The Great Dawn ''The Great Dawn'' ( Georgian: ''დიადი განთიადი'', trans. Diadi Gant’iadi; Russian: ''Великое зарево'', trans. Velikoe Zarevo. English-language title: ''They Wanted Peace''.) is a 1938 Soviet Georgian film ...

'' -'' La Grande Aurore'' (by Giuseppe Maria Scotese) - Anna Gamba * 1947: ''Torrents'' (by

Serge de Poligny Serge de Poligny (1903–1983) was a French screenwriter and film director. Career Serge de Poligny was born in Paris in 1903. He studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts in the class of the painter Maurice Denis. In 1925 he joined the French ...

) - Sigrid * 1948: '' La Chartreuse de Parme'' (by

) - Clelia Conti * 1948: '' L'Ombre'' (by

André Berthomieu André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * ...

) - Denise Fournier * 1949: '' On n'aime qu'une fois'' (by

Jean Stelli Jean Stelli (6 December 1894 in Lille – 2 February 1975 in Grasse) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' The Hurricane on the Mountain'' (1922) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * ''Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * '' The Blue ...

) - Danièle de Bolestac * 1952: '' Adorables Créatures'' (by

) - Alice *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

: '' Koenigsmark'' (by Solange Térac) - Mélusine de Graffendried *

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

: '' Rasputin'' (by

Georges Combret Georges Combret (1906–1998) was a French film director, producer and screenwriter.Hayward p.423 Selected filmography * ''Duel in Dakar'' (1951) * ''The Fighting Drummer'' (1953) * ''Rasputin'' (1954) * ''The Contessa's Secret'' (1954) * ''The ...

) - Véra *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangs ...

: '' Bel Ami'' (by

Louis Daquin Louis Daquin (20 May 1908 – 2 October 1980) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 14 films between 1938 and 1963. He also appeared in 11 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography * '' The Man from Nowhere ...

) - Madeleine Forestier *

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

: ''

Blood to the Head ''Blood to the Head'' (French: ''Le sang à la tête'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur and Claude Sylvain.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.177 It is based on the 1942 novel '' Young Cardinaud' ...

'' (by Gilles Grangier) - Mademoiselle *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

: '' Cargaison blanche'' (by Georges Lacombe) - Mme Ploit * 1959: ''

Rue des prairies ''Rue des prairies'' is a 1959 French drama film directed by Denys de La Patellière. It is an adaptation of a novel by René Lefèvre. Plot Widower Henri Neveux (Jean Gabin) has difficult relationships with his children. Cast * Jean Gabin ...

'' (by Denys de La Patellière) - Me Surville *

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

: '' Le Président'' (by

Henri Verneuil Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno Internationa ...

) - Mademoiselle Milleran * 1966: '' Les Sultans'' (by

Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a P ...

) - Odette Messager *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

: '' Madame Bovary'' (by

Pierre Cardinal Pierre Cardinal (8 June 1924 – 16 May 1998) was a French screenwriter and director. His sister was author Marie Cardinal. He directed the 1983 mini series ''Bel Ami''. Filmography Film * 1952 : '' Heart of the Casbah'' * 1955 : ''Fan ...

) (TV Movie) - Mme Bovary, mère * 1976: ''

'' (by Bertrand Tavernier) - Mme. Rousseau * 1979: '' Un Neveu silencieux'' (by

Robert Enrico Robert Georgio Enrico (13 April 1931 – 23 February 2001) was a French film director and scriptwriter best known for making the Oscar-winning short ''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' (1961). He was born in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, in the nort ...

) (TV Series) - Mme Verrière *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

: '' Ombre et secrets'' (by Philippe Delabre) (Short) * 1985: '' L'Amour en douce'' (by Edouard Molinaro) - Tante Thérèse * 1988: '' The Little Thief'' (by Claude Miller) - Mère Busato *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

: '' Dédé'' (by Jean-Louis Benoît) - the grand mother * 1992: '' À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop'' (by

Fabien Onteniente Fabien Onteniente (born 27 April 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography * 1989 : '' Bobby et l'aspirateur'' (short film) * 1992 : '' À la vitesse d'un cheval au galop'' * 1995 : '' Tom est tout seul'' * 1996 : '' Le Tut ...

) - Odette Courcel * 1992: '' L'Inconnu dans la maison'' (by Georges Lautner) - Fine *

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

: '' La Vie intérieure'' (by Eddy Geradon-Luyckx) * 1998: '' Homère, la dernière odyssée'' (by Fabio Carpi) - Eugénie

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