Dany Robin

Dany Robin (French pronunciation: ​[dani ʁɔbɛ̃]; 14 April 1927 – 25 May 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s.

Dany Robin
Born
Danielle Robin

(1927-04-14)14 April 1927
Clamart, France
Died25 May 1995(1995-05-25) (aged 68)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1930–1969
Spouse(s)Georges Marchal (1951–1969; 2 children)
Michael Sullivan (1969–1995)

Career

Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors, and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama Act of Love. Robin co-starred with Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in Follow the Boys (1963). Her last leading role was the agent's wife Nicole Devereaux in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969).[1]

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.[1]

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
  • L'Éventail (1947) - Martine
  • Une jeune fille savait (1948) - Corinne
  • Monelle (1948) - Monelle Picart
  • The Passenger (1949) - Nicole Vernier
  • La Voyageuse inattendue (1950) - Dany
  • Au p'tit zouave (1950) - Hélène
  • Thirst of Men (1950) - Julie
  • Le Plus Joli Péché du monde (1951) - Zoé
  • Deux sous de violettes (1951) - Thérèse Delbez
  • Une histoire d'amour (1951) - Catherine Mareuil
  • Jupiter (1952) - Yvette Cornet
  • She and Me (1952) - Juliette Capulet épouse Montaigu
  • Holiday for Henrietta (1952) - Henriette
  • The Lovers of Midnight (1953) - Françoise Letanneur
  • Julietta (1953) - Julietta Valendor
  • Act of Love (1953) - Lise Gudayec / Madame Teller
  • Tempi nostri - Zibaldone n. 2 (1954) - Lei
  • Les Révoltés de Lomanach (1954) - Monique de Lomanach
  • Cadet Rousselle (1954) - Violetta Carlino
  • Escale à 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
  • It Happened in Aden (1956) - Albine
  • Bonsoir Paris, bonjour l'amour (1956) - Annick Bernier
  • Le coin tranquille (1957) - Danielle
  • It's All Adam's Fault (1958) - Eléonore 'Nora' de Savigny
  • Quand sonnera midi (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
  • Le Secret du chevalier d'Éon (1959) - La comtesse de Monval
  • Scheidungsgrund: Liebe (1960) - Marylin
  • Love and the Frenchwoman (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
  • Comment trouvez-vous ma sœur ? (1964) - Martine Jolivet
  • La corde au cou (1965) - Isabelle
  • Don't Lose Your Head (1966) - Jacqueline
  • The Best House in London (1969) - Babette
  • Topaz (1969) - Nicole Devereaux (final film role)

References
  1. Dany Robin on IMDb


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