Alida Rouffe (1874–1949) was a French actress. Joséphine Marie Rouffe was born on 20 March 1874 in

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

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/ref> Her father was

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Louis Rouffe (1849-1885). She spent most of her career on stage in the south of France, and like her father, she performed in the Alcazar.Daniel Vitaglione, ''The Literature of Provence: An Introduction'', McFarland, 2000, p. 9

/ref> Later, she acted in many films, including those directed by

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (, also ; ; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the . Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's ...

.Christian Gilles, ''LES ÉCRANS NOSTALGIQUES DU CINÉMA FRANÇAIS: Tome III : L'Avant-Guerre 1937-1939'', Editions L'Harmattan, 2002, p. 11

/ref> She died on 21 November 1949 in Marseille.

Filmography

*'' Marius (1931 film), Marius'' (dir.

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

, 1931). *' (dir.

Marc Allégret Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter, photographer and film director. Biography Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer in ...

, 1931). *''

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'' (dir. René Gaveau, 1932). *'' Fanny'' (dir. Marc Allégret, 1932). * '' Paris-Soleil'' (dir. Jean Hémard, 1932). *'' Cigalon'' (dir. Marcel Pagnol, 1935). *'' Topaze'' (dir. Marcel Pagnol, 1936). *'' César'' (dir. Marcel Pagnol, 1936). *'' Le Chanteur de minuit'' (dir. Léo Joannon, 1937). *'' Le Schpountz'' (dir. Marcel Pagnol, 1938). *'' La femme du boulanger'' (dir. Marcel Pagnol, 1938). *'' Le Club des fadas'' (dir.

Émile Couzinet Émile Cousinet, (12 November 1896 – 24 October 1964) was a French film producer and film director. Biography The son of a carpenter, Couzinet became a traveling projectionist and then director of the Royan Casino. In the 1920s, he deci ...

, 1939) *'' Le Paradis des voleurs'' (dir. Lucien Marsoudet, 1939). *'' Le Gardian'' (dir.

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 film), The Street Singer'' (1937). Earlier in his life de Margu ...

, 1945).

References

1874 births 1949 deaths Actresses from Bordeaux Actresses from Marseille French film actresses French stage actresses 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-1870s-stub