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Lucie Madeleine Renaud (; 21 February 1900 – 23 September 1994) was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre. She did though appear in several films directed by
Renaud had a son, Jean-Pierre Granval (10 December 1923 – 28 May 1998), by her first marriage to Charles Granval. In 1940, Renaud married her second husband, actor-director
Jean Grémillon
Jean Grémillon (; 3 October 1901 – 25 November 1959) was a French film director.
Biography
Grémillon was born in Bayeux and spent his early years in Cerisy-la-Forêt in Normandy. His father was employed by the Ouest railway company. Durin ...
including '' Remorques'' (''Stormy Waters'', 1941) and ''Lumière d'été'' (''Summer Light'', 1943).
Personal life
Renaud had a son, Jean-Pierre Granval (10 December 1923 – 28 May 1998), by her first marriage to Charles Granval. In 1940, Renaud married her second husband, actor-director Jean-Louis Barrault
Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage.
Biography
Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundi ...
(born in 1910). The couple acted together and co-founded a number of theater companies, touring extensively throughout North and South America.
Selected filmography
* ''Vent debout'' (1923) * '' The Dying Land'' (1927) - Roussille Lumineau * ''Jean de la Lune'' (1929) - Marceline * ''Serments'' (1931) - Maria * '' Mistigri'' (1931) - Nell 'Mistigri' Marignan * ''La couturière de Lunéville'' (1932) - Anna Tripied / Irene Salvago * '' The Beautiful Sailor'' (1932) - Marinette * '' La Maternelle'' (1933) - Rose * '' The Tunnel'' (1933) - Mary Mac Allan * '' Maria Chapdelaine'' (1934) - Maria Chapdelaine * '' Primerose'' (1934) - Primerose * '' Helene'' (1936) - Hélène Wilfur * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * '' Stormy Waters'' (1941) - Yvonne Laurent (as Madeleine Renaud de la Comédie Francaise) * '' Summer Light'' (1943) * '' The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1944) - Thérèse Gauthier * '' Le Plaisir'' (1952) - Julia Tellier (segment "La Maison Tellier") * '' Dialogue of the Carmelites'' (1960) - La première prieure * '' The Longest Day'' (1962) - Mother Superior *'' The Devil by the Tail'' (1969)References
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* 1900 births 1994 deaths Actresses from Paris French stage actresses Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses {{France-stage-actor-stub