- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRenée Marcelle Jeanmaire
- Height5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
- Zizi Jeanmaire was born on April 29, 1924 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Anything Goes (1956), Charmants garçons (1957) and Guinguette (1959). She was married to Roland Petit. She died on July 17, 2020 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland.
- SpouseRoland Petit(December 29, 1954 - July 10, 2011) (his death, 1 child)
- Children
- Has had a long, enduring professional and private relationship with dancer/choreographer Roland Petit who created Les Ballet des Champs Elysees, and who choreographed all of her Hollywood musicals. They first met each other when both were 9 years old and students at the Paris Opera Ballet school.
- "You talk like Marlene Dietrich/ You dance like Zizi Jeanmaire" is a line in Peter Sarstedt's 1969 hit song "Where Do You Go To (My lovely)?".
- Energetic, passionate French ballerina from Les Ballet des Champs Elysees whose phenomenal success in Carmen led to a brief Hollywood career in the 50s.
- Zizi Jeanmaire and her husband Roland Petit have a daughter, Valentine, born in 1955.
- In her 60s, she toured with a rock band in "Zizi au Zenith."
- As you get older you become more understanding. When I was young it was all about me. I was very egocentric. Now it is a pleasure to work with young people who have talent. It is a continuity for me. It is a way to go on...and, I think, a way to grow old.
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