- Born
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- Birth nameFrançoise Bandy de Nalèche
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Françoise Rosay was born on April 19, 1891 in Paris, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), The Halfway House (1944) and Nobody's Children (1951). She was married to Jacques Feyder. She died on March 28, 1974 in Montgeron, Essonne, France.
- SpouseJacques Feyder(1917 - May 24, 1948) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- Often played stern, authoritarian family matriarchs who adopted extreme measures for her family's sake, usually to nefarious consequences
- Imposing, matronly figure
- Studied acting and singing at the Paris Conservatoire in 1913.
- Had three sons with Jacques Feyder: Marc, Paul and actor/producer Bernard, who appeared on films as Bernard Farrel.
- Attempted briefly a career as an opera singer. Sang four soprano roles at the Paris National Opera during the season 1919-1920.
- During the Second World War, she, and her director-husband Jacques Feyder, fled from occupied France to North Africa. There, she worked for Radio Algiers, broadcasting propaganda messages on behalf of the Free French government-in-exile. For her efforts, she was awarded the Legion d'honneur after the war.
- Her first recorded film was Falstaff in 1911, and she began to work in Hollywood from 1929 onwards.
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