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Françoise Rosay(1891-1974)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Françoise Rosay
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Françoise Rosay was born on 19 April 1891 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), Nobody's Children (1951) and The Halfway House (1944). She was married to Jacques Feyder. She died on 28 March 1974 in Montgeron, Essonne, France.
BornApril 19, 1891
DiedMarch 28, 1974(82)
BornApril 19, 1891
DiedMarch 28, 1974(82)
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Known for

Carnival in Flanders (1935)
Carnival in Flanders
7.4
  • Cornelia de Witte, Madame la Bourgmestre
  • Madame Burgomaster
  • 1935
Nobody's Children (1951)
Nobody's Children
6.5
  • La contessa Canali
  • 1951
The Halfway House (1944)
The Halfway House
6.6
  • Alice Meadows(as Francoise Rosay)
  • 1944
Le petit café (1931)
Le petit café
6.9
  • Mademoiselle Edwige
  • 1931

Credits

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Actress

  • The Pedestrian (1973)
    The Pedestrian
    6.6
    • Frau Dechamps
    • 1973
  • Pas folle la guêpe (1972)
    Pas folle la guêpe
    5.1
    • Mme Morelli-Johnson
    • 1972
  • Trois milliards sans ascenseur (1972)
    Trois milliards sans ascenseur
    5.4
    • Madame Dubreuil
    • 1972
  • L'eau des filabres (1969)
    L'eau des filabres
    TV Movie
    • Aurora
    • 1969
  • Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille (1969)
    Un merveilleux parfum d'oseille
    4.2
    • Louise de Kerfuntel
    • 1969
  • Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese (1968)
    Don't Take God's Children for Wild Geese
    6.0
    • Leontine
    • 1968
  • Le fil rouge (1968)
    Le fil rouge
    TV Movie
    • La mère de Freud Amalie
    • 1968
  • Agathe Natanson and Georges Wilson in Le voleur d'enfants (1967)
    Le voleur d'enfants
    TV Movie
    • Misia Cayetana
    • 1967
  • Anthony Quinn and Virna Lisi in The 25th Hour (1967)
    The 25th Hour
    7.4
    • Madame Nagy (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • L'âge heureux (1966)
    L'âge heureux
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mme Aubry
    • 1966
  • Cloportes (1965)
    Cloportes
    6.6
    • Gertrude
    • 1965
  • Up from the Beach (1965)
    Up from the Beach
    6.1
    • Lili's Grandmother
    • 1965
  • Ruy Blas (1965)
    Ruy Blas
    TV Movie
    • La duchesse d'Albuquerque
    • 1965
  • Full Hearts and Empty Pockets (1964)
    Full Hearts and Empty Pockets
    5.6
    • Borgia
    • 1964
  • La charrue et les étoiles
    TV Movie
    • Bessie Burgess
    • 1963

Writer

  • Rachel Devirys and Jean Forest in Mother (1925)
    Mother
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1925

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Rachel Devirys and Jean Forest in Mother (1925)
    Mother
    7.6
    • assistant director
    • 1925

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Stop Me Before I Kill!
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Stop Me Before I Kill!

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Frances Rosay
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • April 19, 1891
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • March 28, 1974
    • Montgeron, Essonne, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jacques Feyder1917 - May 24, 1948 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Paul Feyder
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 6 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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  • Trivia
    Studied acting and singing at the Paris Conservatoire in 1913.
  • Trademarks
      Often played stern, authoritarian family matriarchs who adopted extreme measures for her family's sake, usually to nefarious consequences

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