Dany Robin (; 14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s. Nicknamed ‘''la petite fiancée de la France''’ (''France's little fiancée'') in the post-war years, she became one of the leading female stars of the 1950s, moving from the role of ‘ ingénue’ to that of saucy Parisienne. She played the leading lady in ''Topaz'' (1969), and is regarded as the last ‘Hitchcock blonde’.

Career

Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with

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in ''

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'', and co-starred opposite

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in the 1953 romantic drama '' Act of Love''. Robin co-starred with

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, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in '' Follow the Boys'' (1963). Her last leading role was the agent's wife Nicole Devereaux in

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's ''

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'' (1969).

Personal life and death

Robin was married to fellow actor Georges Marchal. On 25 May 1995, she and her second husband, Michael Sullivan, died in a fire in their apartment in Paris.

Selected filmography

* ''Lunegarde'' (1946) - Martine * '' Gates of the Night'' (1946) - Étiennette * '' Six heures à perdre'' (1947) - Rosy * '' Destiny Has Fun'' (1947) - Gabrielle * '' Man About Town'' (1947) - Lucette * '' Naughty Martine'' (1947) - Martine * ' (1948) - Corinne * '' Monelle'' (1948) - Monelle Picart * '' The Passenger'' (1949) - Nicole Vernier * ''

The Unexpected Voyager ''The Unexpected Voyager'' (French: ''La voyageuse inattendue'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Lucienne Le Marchand.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.270 It is a remake of the 1934 film ''Ma ...

'' (1950) - Dany * '' The Little Zouave'' (1950) - Hélène * '' Thirst of Men'' (1950) - Julie * '' The Prettiest Sin in the World'' (1951) - Zoé * '' Two Pennies Worth of Violets'' (1951) - Thérèse Delbez * '' Young Love'' (1951) - Catherine Mareuil * '' Twelve Hours of Happiness'' (1952) - Yvette Cornet * '' She and Me'' (1952) - Juliette Capulet épouse Montaigu * '' Holiday for Henrietta'' (1952) - Henriette * '' The Lovers of Midnight'' (1953) - Françoise Letanneur * ''

Julietta ''Julietta'' is an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, who also wrote the libretto, in French, based on the play ''Juliette ou la Clé des songes'' (''Juliette, or The Key of Dreams)'' by the French author Georges Neveux. A libretto in Czech was later pr ...

'' (1953) - Julietta Valendor * '' Act of Love'' (1953) - Lise Gudayec / Madame Teller * '' Tempi nostri - Zibaldone n. 2'' (1954) - Lei * ' (1954) - Monique de Lomanach * '' Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) - Violetta Carlino * '' Stopover in Orly'' (1955) - Michèle Tellier dite 'Baby Face' * '' Napoléon'' (1955) - Désirée Clary * '' Frou-Frou'' (1955) - Antoinette Dubois dit 'Frou-Frou' * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) - Penny Benson * ''

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'' (1956) - Albine * ' (1956) - Annick Bernier * '' Let's Be Daring, Madame'' (1957) - Danielle * '' It's All Adam's Fault'' (1958) - Eléonore 'Nora' de Savigny * ' (1958) - Christine Dumartin * '' School for Coquettes'' (1958) - Ginette Masson * '' Mimi Pinson'' (1958) - Mimi Pinson * ''Suivez-moi jeune homme'' (1958) - Françoise Marceau * '' Les Dragueurs'' (1959) - Denise * ' (1959) - La comtesse de Monval * ''

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'' (1960) - Marylin * ''

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.< ...

'' (1960) - Nicole Perret (segment "Adultère, L'") * '' Famous Love Affairs'' (1961) - Madame de Monaco (segment "Lauzun") * '' Tales of Paris'' (1962) - Antonia (segment "Antonia") * '' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962) - Ghislaine * '' Conduite à gauche'' (1962) - Catherine * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1962) - Irène * '' Mandrin'' (1962) - Baronne d'Escourt * '' Follow the Boys'' (1963) - Michele Perrier * '' How Do You Like My Sister?'' (1964) - Martine Jolivet * ''La corde au cou'' (1965) - Isabelle * '' Don't Lose Your Head'' (1966) - Jacqueline * '' The Best House in London'' (1969) - Babette * ''

'' (1969) - Nicole Devereaux (final film role)

References

External links

* * 1927 births 1995 deaths People from Clamart Actresses from Île-de-France French film actresses Accidental deaths in France 20th-century French actresses {{France-screen-actor-stub