Blanchette Brunoy (5 October 1915 – 3 April 2005) was a French actress. She was born Blanche Bilhaud in
Paris
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as the daughter of a
physician
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, and died in
Manosque,
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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of old age.
Career
Blanchette Brunoy appeared in over 90
film and
television
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productions between 1936 and 1998. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as
Jean Renoir's ''
La Bête Humaine'' (1938) and
Marcel Carné's ''
La Marie du port
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'' (1950).
Private life
She was the goddaughter of writer
Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel (; ; 30 June 1884 – 13 April 1966) was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published ''Confession de minuit'', the first of a serie ...
. As a young girl she studied acting at the
Conservatoire de Paris
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. Blanchette Brunoy was married twice to both actors
Robert Hommet
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(?–1958) and
Maurice Maillot
Maurice Maillot (18 September 1906 – 8 February 1968) was a French film and theater actor. He was born in Rethel, Ardennes, and died in Paris.
Selected filmography
* '' The Indictment'' (1931)
* '' The Wandering Beast'' (1932)
*'' Odette'' (193 ...
(1961–1968) until their deaths.
Selected filmography
Notes
External links
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Blanchette Brunoyat DvdToile
1915 births
2005 deaths
Actresses from Paris
French film actresses
French television actresses
20th-century French actresses
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
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