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Denise Grey
Actor

Denise Grey

17 Sep 1896Born
13 Jan 1996Died
99Age at death
94Credits

Biography

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Denise Grey, real name Édouardine Verthuy, was a French actress.

Édouardine Grey was born Châtillon, in the Aosta Valley in north-west Italy, close to the French border. The city was almost totally French-speaking at the time. She was naturalized French on July 13, 1922. She started working in the film industry in 1915 in the silent film En famille, an adaptation of the novel by Hector Malot, before dedicating herself to theatre. She went back to working in films, now talkies, in the 1930s. She came to fame in the 1940s with films such as Monsieur Hector (1940), Boléro (1942) or Devil in the Flesh (1947). Old age did not put an end to her career.

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For example, in 1972, she starred in a French television series called Les Rois maudits. Thanks to the film La Boum, in which she plays "Poupette", the great-grandmother of Sophie Marceau, she gained recognition from a new audience growing up in the 1980s.

She was a member of the Comédie-Française between 1944 and 1946 and between 1957 and 1958.

She had a daughter: Suzanne Grey, also an actress, who was born on 28 June 1917 and died on 13 December 2005.

In 1986, she sang Devenir vieux (Becoming Old). She died in 1996, a few months before reaching the age of 100. She rests next to her husband in the cemetery of Arradon (Morbihan).

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 94 credits.

  1. 1993La soupièreFilm
  2. 1991A Fine RomanceFilm: Madame Legris
  3. 1988The Seasons of PleasureFilm: Emmanuelle van Bert
  4. 1985Le GaffeurFilm: la mère de Gabriel
  5. 1984Le jardin d'EponineFilm: The mother
  6. 1984Le Voleur de feuillesFilm: Isabelle Debecker
  7. 1984La vie est trop courteFilm: Mme Lambert
  8. 1983En cas de guerre mondiale, je file à l'étrangerFilm: Madame Toussaint mother
  9. 1982The Party 2Film: Poupette, François' grandmother, Vic's great-grandmother
  10. 1980The PartyFilm: Mrs Valadier aka 'Poupette', Vic's great grandmother
  11. 1979Les Dames de la côteSeries: Adélaïde Decourt (5 episodes)
  12. 1974Un curé de chocSeries: Patricia Pougue (1 episode)
  13. 1973La Vénus de MiloFilm: Mme Alix Passegrain, veuve du magistrat
  14. 1972The Accursed KingsSeries: Madame Marie de Hongrie (1 episode)
  15. 1971Mais qui donc m'a fait ce bébé ?Film
  16. 1970Hello-GoodbyeFilm: Concierge
  17. 1970Le Mari, la femme et la mortFilm: Julie, la voisine
  18. 1969Les aventures de BabarSeries: La vieille dame (45 episodes)
  19. 1969La Maison de campagneFilm: Baroness de Bocquigny
  20. 1969ConstanceFilm: Mme Culver
  21. 1969Le minotaureFilm: Rirette
  22. 1967The Flashing BladeSeries: The Countess of Blainville (4 episodes)
  23. 1966J'y suis, j'y resteFilm: La comtesse Apoline de Mont-Vermeil
  24. 1966At Theatre TonightSeries: La comtesse Apolline de Mont-Vermeil, Mme Alix Passegrain, veuve du magistrat (1 episode)
  25. 1965Pas de caviar pour tante OlgaFilm: Mrs. Dumont-Freville
  26. 1964How to Make a French DishFilm: Mrs. Boudard mother
  27. 1960Love and the FrenchwomanFilm: La mère de Danielle (segment "Le Divorce")
  28. 1960The Crab BasketFilm: The impresario
  29. 1959The Woman's ConfidantFilm: La Comtesse
  30. 1958A Dog, A Mouse and a SputnikFilm: Marguerite Martin
  31. 1958Mimi PinsonFilm: The grandmother
  32. 1958Le Tombeur !!!Film: Natacha Olivaro
  33. 1958Carve Her Name with PrideFilm: Mrs. Bushell
  34. 1957In Six Easy LessonsFilm: Jeanne Sandret
  35. 1957Sylviane de mes nuitsFilm: Mrs. Anita de Santos
  36. 1957Police JudiciaireFilm: Madame Jambert
  37. 1957On Foot, on Horse, and on WheelsFilm: Marguerite Martin
  38. 1957La Peau de l'oursFilm: Mrs. Legrand, the mother-in-law
  39. 1957The Crazy HostelFilm: Grandmother
  40. 1957A Night in the BalearicsFilm: Marguerite Vargas
  41. 1956MitsouFilm: Estelle
  42. 1955La Rue des bouches peintesFilm: Winifred
  43. 1955Villa Sans-SouciFilm
  44. 1955Fantaisie d'un jourFilm: Mrs. de Cédillon
  45. 1954The SeducerFilm: La mamma di Jacqueline
  46. 1954The Sheep Has Five LegsFilm: Mme Durand-Perrin
  47. 1954Service EntranceFilm: Mme Thévenot, la mère d'Aline
  48. 1954Castles in SpainFilm: (uncredited)
  49. 1954April Fools' DayFilm: Clémentine Prévost
  50. 1954RasputinFilm: La princesse Dikvona
  51. 1954The Pirates of the Bois du BologneFilm: Mme Grossac
  52. 1953Inside a Girls' DormitoryFilm: Mme Hazard-Habran, la directrice
  53. 1953The Father of the GirlFilm: Mme Isabelle Marinier, mère
  54. 1953JuliettaFilm: Mme Valender - la mère de Julietta et Martine
  55. 1953The Tour of the Grand DukesFilm: The baroness
  56. 1952Hello… I love youFilm: Mrs. Dupuis
  57. 1951Les Petites CardinalFilm: Mrs. Cardinal
  58. 1951Tomorrow We Get DivorcedFilm: Mrs. Tourelle
  59. 1950Tête blondeFilm: Isabelle Truche
  60. 1950My Friend SainfoinFilm: Eugénie's mother
  61. 1950Round of HoursFilm: Madame Méry-Mirecourt
  62. 1950Not Any Weekend for Our LoveFilm: Gabrielle
  63. 1950Rome ExpressFilm: Margot
  64. 1949Bonheur en locationFilm: Gilde
  65. 1949Une femme par jourFilm: La Duchesse de Kerentrec
  66. 1948Et dix de derFilm: Betty
  67. 1947Square of KnavesFilm: Mme de la Bastide
  68. 1947CoïncidencesFilm: Madame Bardolas
  69. 1947Devil in the FleshFilm: Madame Grangier
  70. 1947Six Hours to LoseFilm: Madame de Witt
  71. 1946We Request a HouseholdFilm: Sabine Robinet
  72. 1946The Uncatchable Mr. FredericFilm: Miss Baxter
  73. 1946Strange FateFilm: Madame d'Evremond
  74. 1946The Ideal CoupleFilm: Antoinette
  75. 1946Madame et son flirtFilm: The pseudo-cousin Léa
  76. 1945The Queer AssignmentFilm: Mrs. Brockseller
  77. 1945Majestic Hotel CellarsFilm: Madame Van Bell
  78. 1944L'aventure est au coin de la rueFilm: Madame Laurat-Dossin
  79. 1943Adieu LéonardFilm: Bernardine Leonard
  80. 1943Retour de flammeFilm: Madame de Nogrelles

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