Anne-Marie Blanc (2 September 1919 – 5 February 2009) was a Swiss film and television actress, style icon and was commonly referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Swiss Film". Her granddaughter is the actress Mona Petri (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Fueter).

Early life and education

Blanc was born 2 September 1919 in Vevey, Switzerland, the eldest of three children, to Louis Blanc and Valentine Blanc (

Chevalier). Her mother hailed from a privileged banking family whom married Louis who worked land registry administrator. Unfortunately, he was a violent alcoholic and she left him in 1930 with the children and moved to Bern.

Selected filmography

* ''

Constable Studer ''Constable Studer'' () is a 1939 Swiss crime film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and starring Heinrich Gretler, Adolf Manz and Anne-Marie Blanc.Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Bergha ...

'' as Sonja Witschi (1939) * ''

Gilberte de Courgenay ''Gilberte de Courgenay'' is a 1942 Swiss biographical film about Gilberte Montavon directed by Franz Schnyder and starring Rudolf Bernhard, Anne-Marie Blanc and Zarli Carigiet. Story The Film was based on a novel by Rudolf Bolo Maegli ...

'' as

Gilberte Montavon Gilberte Montavon de Courgenay (20 March 1896 – 2 May 1957) was a Swiss waitress who became a national symbol of Spiritual national defence, spiritual national defense during World War I and World War II. She entertained Swiss Army troops at th ...

(1942) * ''

That's Not the Way to Die ''That's Not the Way to Die'' (French: ''On ne meurt pas comme ça'') is a 1946 French mystery film, mystery crime film directed by Jean Boyer (director), Jean Boyer and starring Erich von Stroheim, Anne-Marie Blanc and Denise Vernac. The film's s ...

'' as Marianne (1946) * '' White Cradle Inn'' as Louise (1949) * ''

Captive Soul ''Captive Soul'' () is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Hans Wolff and starring Attila Hörbiger, Anne-Marie Blanc and Adrian Hoven.Bock & Bergfelder p.304 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios and on location in Munich and Bayreuth. The ...

'' as Helene (1952) * '' Palace Hotel'' as Inhaberin des Hotels (1952) * '' I'm Waiting for You'' as Frau Dr. Helm (1952) * '' Life Begins at Seventeen'' as Aline Deshuges (1953) * '' Spring Song'' as Elisabeth Lauber (1954) * ''

Via Mala Viamala or Via Mala ( Romansh: literally, "bad path") is a narrow gorge along the river Hinterrhein between Zillis-Reischen and Thusis in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, as well as the ancient and notorious pathway which traverses ...

'' as Frau von Richenau (1961) * ''

The Blonde from Peking ''The Blonde from Peking'' (, , , also known as ''Peking Blonde'') is a 1967 French-Italian-German adventure film written and directed by Nicolas Gessner. It is loosely based on the 1966 novel ''You Have Yourself a Deal'' by James Hadley Chase. ...

'' (1967) * ' (1969, TV film) * ''

Violanta ''Violanta'', Op. 8, is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The libretto is by the Austrian playwright Hans Müller-Einigen. It is Korngold's second opera, written when he was seventeen years old. Performance history It was premiered on ...

'' (1976) * '' A Crime of Honour'' ( ''

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'', 1985, TV film) * ''Klassäzämekunft'' (1988) * ''

Lüthi und Blanc '' Lüthi und Blanc'' is a Swiss German language television drama serial (soap opera) of the 1990s and 2000s. It was filmed and produced at locations in Switzerland by Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF. Cast and characters (inclompete) Plot ...

'' as Esther Weiss (2001–2005, TV series)

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Personal life

She was married to Heinrich Fueter (1911-1979), who was an attorney and executive producer. They had three sons including Peter Christian (b. 1941) and Martin Andreas (b. 1944) who led Condor Films AG, founded by their father.

References

* 1919 births 2009 deaths People from Vevey Swiss film actresses Swiss television actresses 20th-century Swiss actresses 21st-century Swiss actresses {{Switzerland-actor-stub