Viviane Romance
Actor, Producer, Writer
July 4, 1912 — September 25, 1991 (79 years)
Viviane Romance (July 4, 1912 – September 25, 1991) was a French actress.
Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle équipe (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974.
Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle équipe (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974.
Known For
Filmography
| 1974 | The Nada Gang · as Madame Gabrielle |
| 1963 | Any Number Can Win · as Ginette, Charles's Wife |
| 1960 | Pelusa · as Fifi Lemaire |
| 1957 | The camera explores time · as Cast |
| 1955 | The Case of Poisons · as Catherine Deshayes, Dite La Voisin |
| 1955 | Gueule d'ange · as Loïna Gauthier |
| 1954 | Flesh and Desire · as Mylène Valdès |
| 1953 | Legione straniera · as Cherie |
| 1953 | L'uomo la bestia e la virtù · as Assunta Perella |
| 1952 | The Seven Deadly Sins · as Mrs. Blanc (segment "la Luxure") |
| 1952 | Heart of the Casbah · as Maria Pilar |
| 1949 | Maya · as Bella Dite Maya |
| 1948 | Crossroads of Passion · as Irène Dumesnil |
| 1947 | La maison sous la mer · as Flore |
| 1947 | Rita · as Rita / Maria |
| 1946 | Panique · as Alice |
| 1946 | The Queen's Necklace · as Countess Jeanne De La Motte-Valois |
| 1945 | La route du bagne · as Manon |
| 1945 | Box of Dreams · as Nicole Payen-Laurel |
| 1944 | Carmen · as Carmen |
| 1943 | A Woman in the Night · as Denise Lorin |
| 1942 | Feu sacré · as Paulette Vernier |
| 1942 | Cartacalha, reine des gitans · as Cartacalha |
| 1941 | Venus of Paris · as Clarisse |
| 1939 | Pasha's Wives · as Mireille, The French Wife |
| 1938 | It Happened in Gibraltar · as Mercedes Garcia |
| 1938 | Marked Girls · as Régine |
| 1938 | Sirocco · as Safia |
| 1938 | Le joueur · as Blanche Du Placet |
| 1938 | The Strange Monsieur Victor · as Adrienne Robineau |
| 1938 | The Puritan · as Molly |
| 1937 | Naples Under the Kiss of Fire · as Lolita |
| 1937 | Street of Shadows · as Gaby, La Chanteuse De Cabaret |
| 1936 | They Were Five · as Gina |
| 1935 | Princesse Tam-Tam · as Lucie's Friend |
| 1935 | Flight Into Darkness · as Une Girl |
| 1935 | La bandera · as La Fille De Barcelone |
| 1935 | |
| 1935 | Black Eyes · as Countess |
| 1935 | Justin de Marseille · as Une Pensionnaire De Madame Olympe |
| 1934 | Zou Zou · as La Jeune Fille Attablée |
| 1934 | Liliom · as La Marchande De Cigarettes - Cigarette Girl |
| 1932 | Il est charmant · as Uncredited |
| 1931 | Mam'zelle Nitouche · as (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Bitch · as (uncredited) |
| 2019 | |
| 2011 | An Intimate History · as Self |
| 1982 | Cinéma cinémas · as Self |
| 1971 | Cadet Rousselle · as Self |
| 1969 | The Sorrow and the Pity · as Self |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama · as Self |
| 1952 | Reflets de Cannes · as Self |
| 1949 |
| 1945 |