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Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Actor
Died December 6, 1957 (79 years)
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Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was a French actress of the silent and sound film eras. She was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States after the end of World War I.
She began acting in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy, The French Doll, in which she had one of the main roles, "Baroness Mazulier". She made her film debut in the 1924 silent film, The Humming Bird, where she was one of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who turned into resistance fighters in World War I.
With the advent of talking pictures, and before dubbing came into general use, D'Ambricourt was used in several films which were the French version of English language ones, such as Quand on est belle (The Easiest Way — 1931), L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes (Slightly Scarlet — 1930), and Nuit d'Espagne (Transgression — 1931).
She appeared in over 70 films, including such classics as Casablanca, San Francisco, and To Have And Have Not, until about 1947, after which her film career began to decline. Her final role was in George Cukor's Les Girls, starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor, in which she played the wardrobe woman. With the advent of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, working right up to her death, which was caused by a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles.
Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was a French actress of the silent and sound film eras. She was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States after the end of World War I.
She began acting in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy, The French Doll, in which she had one of the main roles, "Baroness Mazulier". She made her film debut in the 1924 silent film, The Humming Bird, where she was one of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who turned into resistance fighters in World War I.
With the advent of talking pictures, and before dubbing came into general use, D'Ambricourt was used in several films which were the French version of English language ones, such as Quand on est belle (The Easiest Way — 1931), L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes (Slightly Scarlet — 1930), and Nuit d'Espagne (Transgression — 1931).
She appeared in over 70 films, including such classics as Casablanca, San Francisco, and To Have And Have Not, until about 1947, after which her film career began to decline. Her final role was in George Cukor's Les Girls, starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor, in which she played the wardrobe woman. With the advent of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, working right up to her death, which was caused by a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles.
Filmography
| 1957 | Les Girls · as Wardrobe Woman |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Annette |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Mme. Labouche |
| 1955 | The Purple Mask · as Madame Anais (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid · as Marie, Kellerman's Housekeeper |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Suzanne |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Madame |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1946 | Calcutta · as Croupier's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Return of Monte Cristo · as Madame Boulanger |
| 1946 | So Dark the Night · as Newspaper Woman |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk · as Grandmother Dulaine (uncredited) |
| 1945 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? · as Mme. Godinot |
| 1945 | The Great John L. · as Grand-Mère |
| 1945 | This Love of Ours · as Mme. Rocheville |
| 1945 | Paris Underground · as Margot |
| 1944 | To Have and Have Not · as Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Experiment Perilous · as French Instructor (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover · as Madam At Dieppe Hotel (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Passage to Marseille · as Rosalie - Mayor's Wife |
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette · as Townswoman |
| 1942 | Casablanca · as Concierge (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Pied Piper · as Servant |
| 1942 | Joan of Paris · as Dress Shop Proprietess |
| 1940 | Forty Little Mothers · as Miss Porter |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway · as Miss Apricots (uncredited) |
| 1939 | City in Darkness · as Hotel Proprietress |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles · as Mme. Marchand |
| 1939 | Bulldog Drummond's Bride · as Therese |
| 1939 | Nurse Edith Cavell · as Undetermined Role |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle · as French Landlady (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Artists and Models Abroad · as Madame Brissard |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million · as Wife (uncredited) |
| 1938 | I Met My Love Again · as Marie (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Live, Love and Learn · as The Dutchess (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Dangerously Yours · as Masseuse |
| 1937 | We Have Our Moments · as Maid |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven · as Nurse |
| 1937 | History Is Made at Night · as French Woman (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Mama Steps Out · as Jeanne |
| 1936 | Valiant Is the Word for Carrie · as Madame Odette Dessolles |
| 1936 | Suzy · as Cabbie |
| 1936 | San Francisco · as Madame Albani (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Great Ziegfeld · as Wife Of French Ambassador |
| 1935 | Sylvia Scarlett · as Stewardess |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson · as Nun (uncredited) |
| 1935 | I Live My Life · as Undetermined Role |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town · as Annette |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow · as Newspaper Woman |
| 1934 | Marie Galante · as French Girl |
| 1934 | Outcast Lady · as French Nun |
| 1934 | Stingaree · as French Mother (uncredited) |
| 1934 | All Men Are Enemies · as French Woman Taxi Driver |
| 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle · as Concierge |
| 1934 | Caravan · as Minor Role |
| 1933 | Gallant Lady · as Nanette - Deedy's Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Design for Living · as Cafe Proprietress (uncredited) |
| 1933 | After Tonight · as Frenchwoman |
| 1933 | The Way to Love · as Minor Role |
| 1933 | The Song of Songs · as French Teacher |
| 1933 | Disgraced · as Madame Maxime |
| 1933 | The Eagle and the Hawk · as Fifi 'fanny' |
| 1933 | The Secret of Madame Blanche · as Marie (uncredited) |
| 1932 | What Price Hollywood? · as French Cook (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Men in Her Life · as Maria |
| 1931 | Once a Lady · as Propriétaire - Cafe Des Mariniers |
| 1931 | This Modern Age · as Marie |
| 1931 | Transgression · as Julie |
| 1931 | |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet · as Flint's French Maid |
| 1930 | Reaching for the Moon · as Vivian's Maid |
| 1930 | Scotland Yard · as Madame Rousseau, Innkeeper |
| 1930 | What a Widow! · as Paulette |
| 1930 | The Bad One · as Madame Pompier |
| 1929 | Footlights and Fools · as Jo |
| 1929 | Our Modern Maidens · as Parisian Housekeeper Annette (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Trial of Mary Dugan · as Marie Ducrot |