Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; 4 July 1912 – 25 September 1991) was a French actress. Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix,

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. She began her career as a dancer at the

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and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in ''La Chienne.'' Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in '' La belle équipe'' (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of

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s, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974. Romance was offered, and rejected, a

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film contract in the 1930s. She preferred to make films in her native France. However, she also resided for many years in

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where she made several Italian language films. She was married three times, including to the actor

Georges Flamant Georges Flamant (1903–1990) was a French film actor. Flamant came to attention for his role as a pimp in Jean Renoir's 1931 film ''La Chienne'' where he starred alongside Janie Marèse. He began a relationship with Marèse, but while driving ...

and the film director

Jean Josipovici Jean Josipovici (1914–1992) was a French screenwriter and film director. The son of a diplomat, he spent much of his youth in Egypt. He was married to the actress Viviane Romance who he directed in three films. After their divorce, he relocated ...

who directed her in three films. She died in

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, France.

Selected filmography

* '' Paris' Girls'' (1929) * ''

La Chienne ''La Chienne'' ( en, italic=yes, The Bitch) is a 1931 French film by director Jean Renoir. It is the second sound film by the director and the twelfth film of his career. The film is based on the eponymous story "La Chienne" by Georges de La ...

'' (1931) * ''

He Is Charming ''He Is Charming'' (French: ''Il est charmant'') is a 1932 French musical comedy film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Meg Lemonnier, Henri Garat and Louis Baron fils.Waldman p.43 It was one of a large number of operetta films made duri ...

'' (1932) * '' L'Épervier'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Zouzou'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * '' La Bandera'' (1935) * ' (1935) * ''

Princesse Tam-Tam ''Princess Tam Tam'' is a 1935 French black-and-white film which stars Josephine Baker as a local Tunisian girl who is educated and then introduced to Parisian high society. Baker sings two songs, "Dream Ship" and "Neath the Tropical Blue Skies", ...

'' (1935) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * ''

Merchant of Love ''Merchant of Love'' (French: ''Marchand d'amour'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Jean Galland, Rosine Deréan and Françoise Rosay. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. ...

'' (1935) * '' Les yeux noirs'' (1935) * '' La belle équipe'' (1936) * ''

The Club of Aristocrats ''The Club of Aristocrats'' (French: ''Le club des aristocrates'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Jules Berry, Elvire Popesco and André Lefaur.Parish p.482 The film's art direction was by Jacques Colombie ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Kiss of Fire ''The Kiss of Fire'' (French: ''Naples au baiser de feu'') is a 1937 French romantic comedy film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Tino Rossi, Michel Simon, Mireille Balin and Viviane Romance.Plastino & Sciorra p.128 The film is based on th ...

'' (1937) * '' Street of Shadows'' (1937) * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' The White Slave'' (1939) * '' Vénus aveugle'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

A Woman in the Night ''A Woman in the Night'' (French: ''Une femme dans la nuit'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Claude Dauphin (actor), Claude Dauphin.Rège p.469 The film's sets were d ...

'' (1943) *'' La route du bagne'' (1945) * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) * ''

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(Panique)'' (1946) * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1946) * ''

Crossroads of Passion ''Crossroads of Passion'' (French: ''Carrefour des passions'', Italian: ''Gli uomini sono nemici'') is a 1948 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Giannini and Henri Calef and starring Viviane Romance, Clément Duhour and Valentina Cortese. ...

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Passion'' (1951) * ''

Heart of the Casbah ''Heart of the Casbah'' (French: ''Au coeur de la Casbah'') is a 1952 French drama film directed by Pierre Cardinal and starring Viviane Romance, Claude Laydu and Peter van Eyck.Rège p.177 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and o ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Women Are Angels ''Women Are Angels'' (French: ''Les femmes sont des anges'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Viviane Romance, Jeanne Fusier-Gir and André Gabriello.Rège p.2 Cast * Viviane Romance as Edmée Clotier * Jean ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Dangerous Turning ''Dangerous Turning'' (French: ''Le tournant dangereux'') is a 1954 French-Italian drama film directed by Robert Bibal and starring Viviane Romance, Philippe Lemaire and Armand Mestral.Chiti & Poppi p.70 Cast * Viviane Romance as Lucienne Courtoi ...

'' (1954) * '' The Affair of the Poisons'' (1955) * '' Pity for the Vamps'' (1956) * '' Any Number Can Win'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1974)

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romance, Viviane French film actresses 1912 births 1991 deaths French female dancers People from Roubaix 20th-century French actresses