Sylvia Bataille (born Sylvia Maklès; 1 November 1908 – 22 December 1993) was a French actress of

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descent. When she was twenty, she married the writer Georges Bataille with whom she had a daughter, the psychoanalyst

Laurence Bataille Laurence Bataille (1930–1986) was a French doctor, psychoanalyst and writer. She was the only daughter of the writer Georges Bataille and the actress Sylvia Bataille. After ten years of marriage, in 1971 she divorced André Basch, by whom she h ...

(1930–1986). Georges Bataille and Sylvia separated in 1934 but did not divorce until 1946. Starting in 1938, she was a companion of the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan with whom, in 1941, she had a daughter, Judith (married name Judith Miller). Sylvia Bataille married Jacques Lacan in 1953. A pupil of

Charles Dullin Charles Dullin (; 8 May 1885 – 11 December 1949) was a French actor, theater manager and director. Career Dullin began his career as an actor in melodrama:185 In 1908, he started his first troupe with Saturnin Fabre, the ''Théâtre de Foi ...

, Bataille's theatrical debut was with the agit-prop troupe

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, directed by

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movemen ...

. Her film debut came in 1933, and in 1936 she played her most memorable role in '' Partie de campagne'' (''A Day in the Country'') directed by Jean Renoir. Her final appearance was in 1950.

Filmography

* 1930: '' The Tale of the Fox''

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by Ladislas Starevitch, voice of Rabbit * 1930: '' La Joie d'une heure'',

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* 1933: '' The Faceless Voice'' by Léo Mittler * 1934: '' Por un perro chico, una mujer'' (''Un chien qui raccroche''), short film by Santiago de la Concha - Santiago Ontañón * 1934: '' Adémaï aviateur'' by Jean Tarride * 1935: '' Son excellence Antonin'' by Charles-Félix Tavano * 1936: '' Topaze'' by

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionable ...

* 1936: ''

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'' by Raymond Rouleau * 1936: '' Partie de campagne'' by Jean Renoir * 1936: '' Œil de lynx, détective'' by

Pierre-Jean Ducis Pierre-Jean Ducis (5 March 1907 - 24 June 1980) was a French film director. He mainly directed short films. Filmography * 1932: ''Le Dernier Preux'' * 1933: ''Gudule'' * 1933: ''Deux picon-grenadine'' * 1933: ' * 1934: ' * 1934: ''Quatre à ...

* 1936: '' The Crime of Monsieur Lange'' by Jean Renoir * 1936: '' Jenny'' by

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include ''Port of Shadows'' (1938), '' Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), '' The Devil's Envoy ...

* 1937: '' Vous n'avez rien à déclarer?'' by

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* 1937: '' Le Gagnant'' (short film) by Yves Allégret * 1937: ''

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'' by Maurice Lehmann and

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* 1937: ''

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'' (released as ''The Cheat'' in English) by

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* 1937: ''

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'' by

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* 1938: ''

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'' by Géo Kelber * 1938: '' People Who Travel'' (''Les Gens du voyage'' in French) by

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* 1939: '' Le Château des quatre obèses'' by

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* 1939: '' Serge Panine'' by Charles Méré * 1939: '' L'Étrange nuit de Noël'' by

* 1939: ''

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'' by

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* 1940: '' Hangman's Noose'' by Léon Mathot * 1940: ''

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'' by

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* 1941: ''

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'' by

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including '' Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), '' ...

* 1945: '' Ils étaient cinq permissionnaires'' by Pierre Caron * 1946: '' Gates of the Night'' by

* 1948: '' Ulysse ou Les Mauvaises Rencontres'', short film (also known as ''Aller et retour'') by

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* 1948: '' L'Amore'', anthology film by

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* 1950: '' Julie de Carneilhan'' by Jacques Manuel

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bataille, Sylvia French film actresses Actresses from Paris French people of Romanian-Jewish descent Jewish French actresses 1908 births 1993 deaths 20th-century French actresses