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and famous directors like

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and

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. Tainsy began her career with theater plays and her first film debut was in 1945, followed by over 80 different cinema and TV works as co-star. She worked until the day of her death.

Early life

She was born in

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Career

Andrée Tainsy attended Brussels' Conservatory, where she trained to become a theater performer in the early 1930s. She moved to Paris and made her debut with the Georges Pitoëff theatrical company in ''Les Voyageurs Sans Bagage'' (1937). Her film debut was ready in 1939 however, as World War II started, she fled to South America, where she reconnected with other artists who had also left. Her first experience in front of was in Chile a movie camera and in 1945 her movie career began starring in Jacques Remy's ''Le Moulin des Andes'' (Released in Chile as ''La Fruta Mordida''). Upon her return to France, after the end of the war, she resumed her theatrical activity with Les Amants de Noël and Joyeux Chagrins, both in 1948. Tainsy's career as an actress and comedian went on until the very end of her life. She worked until the day of her death. She appeared in a small role in

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's ''Rois et Reine'' on 22 December 2004, just three days after she died. Her cinema endeavors comprised works with several directors like

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and

Later life

On 19 December 2004, after attending a presentation of a play by Pierre Desproges, she suffered a heart attack at her Parisian apartment. She was buried at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Selected filmography

*1945: ''La fruta mordida'' *1949: ''Fantômas contre Fantômas'' - (uncredited) *1949: '' Mission in Tangier'' - La balayeuse du cabaret *1949: '' The Sinners'' - La fille de cuisine *1950: ''Botta e risposta'' *1950: ''Plus de vacances pour le Bon Dieu'' *1950: '' Julie de Carneilhan'' - Madame Sabrier *1951: ''Ma femme est formidable'' - La femme de chambre *1952: ''Agence matrimoniale'' - (uncredited) *1952: ''

Holiday for Henrietta ''Holiday for Henrietta'' () is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, and Hildegard Knef. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location around Paris including at the Gaumont-Pala ...

'' - (uncredited) *1953: ''Le chevalier de la nuit'' - L'habilleuse *1954: ''La neige était sale'' - (uncredited) *1956: ''

Marie Antoinette Queen of France ''Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' ( and also known as ''Shadow of the Guillotine'') is a 1956 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote the screenplay with Pierre Erlanger and Bernard Zimmer. The film stars Mi ...

'' - Une émeutière (uncredited) *1956: ''Manequins de Paris'' *1956: ''Les Lumières du soir'' - Une demandeuse d'emploi *1957: ''

The She-Wolves ''The She-Wolves'' (French: ''Les louves'') is a 1957 French film noir drama film directed by Luis Saslavsky and starring François Périer, Micheline Presle and Jeanne Moreau. It is based on the novel of the same title by Pierre Boileau and Th ...

'' (1957) - La vendeuse de cartes de viste *1958: ''Le septième ciel'' - Madame Helier (uncredited) *1958: '' One Life'' (Original title Une vie) - Ludivine - la servante *1958: '' Young Sinners'' - La réceptionniste (uncredited) *1959: '' Maigret et l'Affaire Saint-Fiacre'' - La patronne du Hula-Hoop (uncredited) *1960: ''

Love and the Frenchwoman ''Love and the Frenchwoman'' is the US title of a 1960 French anthology film originally entitled ''La française et l'amour''. It starred Jean-Paul Belmondo and Dany Robin. The movie was a big hit in France with admissions of 3,056,736.< ...

'' - (segment "Femme Seule, La") (uncredited) *1961: ''Bernadette of Lourdes'' *1962: ''Portrait-robot'' *1964: '' Diary of a Chambermaid'' - La paysanne *1964: ''

Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared ...

'' - L'habilleuse *1965: '' Les Bons Vivants'' - Germaine (segment "Bons vivants, Les") (uncredited) *1966: ''Les ruses du diable (Neuf portraits d'une jeune fille)'' - La mère de Ginette *1966: ''Le chien fou'' *1969: '' Z'' - La mère de Nick *1970: ''L'étrangleur'' - Mme Jeanne, la patronne du bar restaurant *1970: ''Trop petit mon ami'' - Mme Herbin *1970: ''Pele de Asno'' - La mère *1971: '' Man with the Transplanted Brain'' *1972: '' Faustine et le Bel Été'' - Grandmother *1972: ''Beau masque'' *1973: ''

A Slightly Pregnant Man ''A Slightly Pregnant Man'' (; ) is a 1973 comedy film written and directed by Jacques Demy. The film stars Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni, with Micheline Presle, Marisa Pavan, Claude Melki, André Falcon, Alice Sapritch and Raymo ...

'' - Clarisse de Saint-Clair, une cliente du salon *1974: '' The Clockmaker of Saint Paul'' (Original title L'Horloger de Saint-Paul) - Madeleine Fourmet - qui a élevé Bernard *1975: '' That Most Important Thing: Love'' - La mère de Jacques (scenes deleted) *1975: ''

Let Joy Reign Supreme ''Que la fête commence...'' (English title ''Let Joy Reign Supreme'') is a 1975 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Philippe Noiret. It is a historical drama set during the 18th century French Régence centring on the Breton P ...

'' - La religieuse *1975: ''

Love and Death ''Love and Death'' is a 1975 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is a satire on the Golden Age of Russian literature starring Allen and Diane Keaton as Boris and Sonja, Russians living during the Napoleonic Era who enga ...

'' - (uncredited) *1977: ''

Solemn Communion ''Solemn Communion'' () is a 1977 French comedy-drama film directed by René Féret. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Christian Drillaud as Young Charles Gravet * Claude Bouchery as Jules Ternolain * Isabelle Cailla ...

'' - Charlotte Fourcignie *1977: '' Spoiled Children'' - Madame Descombes *1977: '' Gloria'' - Estelle - la gouvernante *1977: ''A. Constant'' - Jeanne *1978: ''The Paradise of Riches'' (Original title Le Paradis des Riches) - Albertine *1978: ''Adieu voyages lents'' - La mère / Simone's Mother *1979: ''Twee vrouwen'' *1980: '' Ali in Wonderland'' *1981: ''Seuls'' - La tante *1981: ''Et pourtant elle tourne...'' - La grand-mère de Jeanne *1982: ''Boulevard des assassins'' - Mme Graveline *1985: ''

Cop au Vin ''Cop au Vin'' () is a 1985 French crime film directed by Claude Chabrol. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. The original French title is a pun: it literally means "vinegar chicken," but "poulet" is also French slang for "cop." Th ...

'' (Original title Poulet au Vinaigre) - Marthe *1993: ''Mensonge'' - Maria *1996: ''Le coeur fantôme'' - The old lady *1996: ''Love, etc.'' - Mireille *2000: ''

Code Unknown ''Code Unknown'' () is a 2000 film directed by Michael Haneke. Most of the story occurs in Paris, France, where the fates of several characters intersect and connect. ''Code Unknown'' is composed of unedited long takes filmed in real time, cut on ...

'' - Mrs. Becker *2000: '' Under the Sand'' (Original title Sous le Sable* 1996 ''Love, etc'' - Suzanne *2003: ''Dans le rouge du couchant'' - Princesse Czerny *2003: ''Après vous...'' - Louis' Grandmother *2004: ''

Kings and Queen Kings or King's may refer to: *Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations. *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The '' Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Pers ...

s'' (Original title Rois et Reine) - La grand-mère (final film role)

References

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