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Catherine Fonteney(1879-1966)

  • Actress
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Catherine Fonteney was born on 23 June 1879 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Wicked Duchess (1942), The Man from Nowhere (1937) and Shop Girls of Paris (1943). She was married to M. Corriol. She died on 29 April 1966 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France.
BornJune 23, 1879
DiedApril 29, 1966(86)
BornJune 23, 1879
DiedApril 29, 1966(86)
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Known for

Wicked Duchess (1942)
Wicked Duchess
6.2
  • La princesse de Blamont-Chauvry(as Catherine Fontenay Sociétaire de la Comédie Française)
  • 1942
The Man from Nowhere (1937)
The Man from Nowhere
6.8
  • La veuve Pescatore(as Catherine Fontenay de la Comédie Française)
  • 1937
Shop Girls of Paris (1943)
Shop Girls of Paris
6.7
  • Madame Aurélie(as Catherine Fontenay)
  • 1943
Drink (1908)
Drink
6.1
Short
  • Virginie
  • 1908

Credits

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Actress

  • Alida Valli and Georges Wilson in The Long Absence (1961)
    The Long Absence
    7.0
    • Alice Langlois
    • 1961
  • Renate Ewert and Christian Marquand in I Spit on Your Grave (1959)
    I Spit on Your Grave
    5.5
    • Virginia Shannon
    • 1959
  • Drôles de phénomènes (1959)
    Drôles de phénomènes
    5.5
    • Madame de Saint-On
    • 1959
  • Le tour de France par deux enfants (1957)
    Le tour de France par deux enfants
    TV Series
    • La Comtesse (as Catherine Fontenay)
    • 1958
  • Les amoureux de Marianne (1953)
    Les amoureux de Marianne
    5.0
    • La belle-mère de Berton
    • 1953
  • La demoiselle et son revenant (1952)
    La demoiselle et son revenant
    4.8
    • Hortense de Beauminet
    • 1952
  • Procès au Vatican (1952)
    Procès au Vatican
    6.2
    • Mère Geneviève
    • 1952
  • The Judgement of God (1952)
    The Judgement of God
    5.6
    • Une bourgeoise
    • 1952
  • Bel amour (1951)
    Bel amour
    4.4
    • Mme Moulin
    • 1951
  • Under the Paris Sky (1951)
    Under the Paris Sky
    7.2
    • La dame des invalides (as Catherine Fonteney de la Comédie Française)
    • 1951
  • Dear Caroline (1951)
    Dear Caroline
    5.9
    • La vieille belle
    • 1951
  • L'inconnu d'un soir (1949)
    L'inconnu d'un soir
    • La princesse
    • 1949
  • The Lame Devil (1948)
    The Lame Devil
    6.9
    • La princesse de Chalais (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Tino Rossi and Lilia Vetti in Le gardian (1946)
    Le gardian
    6.0
    • Grand-mère Léa
    • 1946
  • Jean Chevrier and Simone Renant in L'ange qu'on m'a donné (1946)
    L'ange qu'on m'a donné
    • Mme. Dubreuil - La directrice de la Croix-Rouge
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Comédie-Française (french)
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Catherine Fontenay
  • Born
    • June 23, 1879
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • April 29, 1966
    • Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • M. Corriol

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