Renée Simonot

Renée Simonot

Renée Simonot
Born Jeanne Renée Deneuve
(1911-09-10) 10 September 1911
Le Havre, France
Occupation Stage and voice and film actress
Years active 1918－
Spouse(s) Maurice Dorléac
(1940－1979, his death)
Partner(s) Aimé Clariond
Children Danielle
(1936.12.15－)
Françoise
(1942.03.21－1967.06.26)
Catherine
(1943.10.22－)
Sylvie
(1946.12.14－)
Relatives Christian Vadim
(grandson)
Chiara Mastroianni
(granddaughter)

Jeanne Renée Simonot (born 10 September 1911) is a French actress. She was married to actor Maurice Dorléac, and is the mother of actresses Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac, and grandmother of actors Christian Vadim and Chiara Mastroianni.

Personal life and career

Born in Le Havre, France, she debuted at the Odeon Theatre in 1918 at the age of 7. Primarily a stage actress, she remained there for 28 years, holding the post of "leading lady". Her daughter Catherine chose to use her maiden name, Deneuve, as her stage name. Simonot is Renée's stage name, which she took from an opera singer and family friend.[1]

Renée Simonot was one of the first French actresses to begin the dubbing of American films in France from the beginning of the talkies in 1929 through the 1930s. She was the voice of Olivia de Havilland (in most of her films), Sylvia Sidney, Judy Garland and Esther Williams, among others.

She had her first daughter, Danielle, out of wedlock on 15 December 1936 with actor Aime Clariond.[2][3] She met Maurice Dorléac while dubbing for MGM, whom she married in 1940 and she had three daughters: Françoise (21 March 1942 – 26 June 1967; car accident), Catherine (born 22 October 1943) and Sylvie (born 14 December 1946). Simonot has been a widow since 1979 and lives in Paris.

Select Theater

References

  1. ↑ "Catherine Deneuve: "Je n'ai aucune envie de jouer une grand-mère modèle"". lemonde.fr. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Profile, translate.googleusercontent.com; accessed February 2015.
  3. ↑ Profile, objectif-cinema.com; accessed 16 February 2015.
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