Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Biography
Adrienne D'Ambricourt was a French-American actress who worked in silent and sound films. Born in Paris, she moved to the United States after World War I. After performing with Comédie-Française and at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt, she made her American stage debut in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical The French Doll. Her first film was the 1924 silent The Humming Bird, playing one of Gloria Swanson's thieves who became World War I resistance fighters. Before dubbing was common, she acted in French versions of English-language films, including Quand on est belle (The Easiest Way, 1931) and L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes (Slightly Scarlet, 1930). She appeared in over 70 films, among them San Francisco (1936), Casablanca, and To Have and Have Not (1944), until around 1947, when her film career declined. Her final role was the wardrobe woman in George Cukor's Les Girls, with Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor. In the 1950s she worked in several television series until her death in 1957.
79years old at death
- Born 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Adrienne Juliette Metsu (birth name)Also credited as Adrienne DuNontier
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 14 years1931 to 1945
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First role
D'Ambricourt belonged to the Comédie-Française and had also appeared at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt. In the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy The French Doll, she made her American acting debut as "Baroness Mazulier".
First role
D'Ambricourt made her film debut in The Humming Bird, a 1924 silent film. She played a member of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who became resistance fighters in World War I.
Languages
Before dubbing became common, D'Ambricourt acted in French-language versions of English films, among them Quand on est belle, L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes and Nuit d'Espagne.
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