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Béatrice Métraux
Béatrice is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Béatrice Bonifassi (born c. 1971), French-born vocalist * Béatrice Dalle (born 1964), French actress * Béatrice de Camondo (1894–1944), French socialite and a Holocaust victim * Béatrice de Planisoles, minor noble in the Comté de Foix in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century * Béatrice Descamps (born 1951), French politician and a member of the Senate of France * Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild (1864-1934), French socialite * Béatrice Farinacci, former French figure skater * Béatrice Hess (born 1961 or 1962), French swimmer * Béatrice Hiéronyme de Lorraine (1662–1738), member of the House of Lorraine * Béatrice Knopf-Basson (born 1958), French sprint canoer * Béatrice Lalinon Gbado, children's writer * Béatrice Longuenesse, professor of philosophy at New York University * Béatrice Martin, (born 1989), French-Canadian singer * Béatrice Mouthon (born 1966), French athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Bonifassi
Béatrice "Betty" Bonifassi (born 1971) is a Canadian vocalist based in Montreal. She has a deep, contralto singing voice, sometimes referred to as "masculine",> Montreal’s Beast pairs a famous singer with a beatsmith to the stars”, ''Montreal Mirror'', Mar 13 – Mar 19, 2008, Vol. 23 No. 38 Retrieved 5 November 2008Leijon, Erik. “Beast Emerge From The Champion Camp”, ''CHARTattack'', Apr 9, 2008 Retrieved 5 November 2008 Retrieved 6 May 2011 Bonifassi has performed music of many styles in both English and French—from |
Princess Béatrice Of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 16 June 1950 in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France) is the eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Castro-line claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and his wife, Chantal de Chevron-Villette. Her younger brother, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, is the current Castro-line claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Since 2014, Béatrice has served as Grand Chancellor of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. Marriage and issue Béatrice married Charles Napoléon Bonaparte, eldest son of Louis, Prince Napoléon and his wife, Alix de Foresta, on 19 December 1978 in Paris, France. Charles was the great-great-grand-nephew of Napoleon I of France, founder of the Imperial House of France. The couple divorced in 1989. Béatrice and Charles had two children: * Princess Caroline Marie Constance Napoléon (24 October 1980), married Eric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Et Bénédict
''Béatrice et Bénédict'' (''Beatrice and Benedick'') is an '' opéra comique'' in two acts by French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz wrote the French libretto himself, based in general outline on a subplot in Shakespeare's ''Much Ado About Nothing''. Berlioz had been interested in setting Shakespeare's comedy since his return from Italy in 1833, but only composed the score of ''Béatrice et Bénédict'' following the completion of '' Les Troyens'' in 1858. It was first performed at the opening of the Theater Baden-Baden on 9 August 1862. Holoman D. K. "''Béatrice et Bénédict''". In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera.'' Macmillan, London and New York, 1997. Berlioz conducted the first two performances of a German version in Weimar in 1863, where, as he wrote in his memoirs, he was "overwhelmed by all sorts of kind attention." It is the first notable version of Shakespeare's play in operatic form, and was followed by works by, among others, Árpád Doppler, Paul Puget, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice (given Name)
Beatrice (; ) is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the French '' Béatrice'', which came from the Latin ''Beatrix'', which means "blessed one". ''Beatrice'' is also the Italian language version of Beatrix. The Spanish and Portuguese form is ''Beatriz''. The popularity of Beatrice spread because of Dante Alighieri's poetry about the Florentine woman Beatrice Portinari. Dante presents Beatrice as being worthy of speaking for God, making her a holy individual. The name is rising in popularity in the United Kingdom. It is also gaining popularity in the United States, where it ranked as the 691st most popular name for baby girls born in 2012. In 2009, it was the 45th most common baby name for girls born in Romania. Name variants Alternate versions of the name include * Beata (Polish, Swedish) * Beate (German, Norwegian) * Betha (Irish) * Beatrica ( Croatian, Slovakian) * Beatriçe (Albanian) * Béatrice ( French) * Beatrice (Italian) * Beatričė ( Lithu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Vernaudon
Béatrice Vernaudon (born 27 October 1953, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia) French Politician. Béatrice Vernaudon-Coppenrath is a Knight of the Legion of Honour, Legion of Honor. Life She was elected a deputy to the National Assembly of France on 16 June 2002, becoming one of the Deputies of the 12th French National Assembly (2002–2007), in the second district of French Polynesia. She was part of the French political party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Offices held * 10 April 2000 to 18 March 2001: member of the Municipal council of Pirae (Tahiti, French Polynesia) * 7 May 2001 to 18 June 2002: member of the Assembly of French Polynesia * 18 March 2001 to 17 December 2004: Associate to the Mayor of Pirae (Tahiti, French Polynesia) * 18 June 2002 to June 2007: Deputy of French Polynesia to the National Assembly of France References External links Profile of Béatrice Vernaudon on the website of the French National Assembly (French language, French) 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Thomas
Béatrice Thomas (born June 9, 1984 New York City) is an American born German funk & soul singer. Biography Thomas, daughter of a Buddhist German mother and an African American writer and musician father, worked as a model for several manufacturers of sportsware, amongst others for Nike and Puma. She studied musicology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and sang in the bands ''StreetLIVE Family'', ''King Kamehameha Club Band'', ''Ladies Live'', ''New City Beats,'' and ''Technotronic'' (" Pump up the Jam"). She also worked as background singer, amongst others for Sandra "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", ''UB40'' and ''The Temptations''. In 2010, she published her first album titled "Blackbird". , Energy Clubzone, Leipzig. Thomas lives in |
Béatrice Stöckli
Béatrice Stöckli (died 9 October 2020) was a Swiss Christian missionary. She was killed in 2020 after having been taken hostage by the Islamic militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, a branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali. Biography Stöckli was from Basel. She worked as an Evangelical Christian missionary in Mali. Stöckli was kidnapped in April 2012, after being in Mali for ten years, by an Islamic extremist group. She was later released under the terms that she not return to Mali. She returned, and was kidnapped again in 2016 by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, the official branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali, while working in Timbuktu. In July 2017 she appeared in a video released by the terrorist group, wearing a black headscarf, and was identified as "Beatrice S." On 9 October 2020 French authorities notified the Swiss Federal Government that a Swiss hostage in Mali was killed by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, after her death was confirmed by fellow hostage Sophie Pét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Schönberg
Béatrice Schönberg (née Béatrice Szabo; 9 May 1953) is a French television journalist. She anchored the newscasts on La Cinq from 1987 to 1992 and on France 2 from 1997 to 2007. She was formerly married to the musician and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg. On 21 July 2005 she married the French politician Jean-Louis Borloo at Rueil-Malmaison, Hauts-de-Seine. The journalists' union SDJ (Société des journalistes) then called for her resignation. In September 2006, France 2 announced they had come to an agreement with Ms. Schönberg. Effective 25 February 2007, she was replaced as news anchor by Laurent Delahousse, but would continue with the network as the host of a prime-time science program. She did not return to the network after the second part of the presidential election in May 2007 because her husband was given a cabinet post in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Romand
Béatrice Romand (born 1952, Birkhadem, French Algeria) is a French actress. She is best known for her work with director Éric Rohmer in such films as ''Claire's Knee'', '' Love in the Afternoon'', ''A Good Marriage'', '' Le Rayon vert'' and ''Autumn Tale''. She also appeared on television in '' Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre'', a German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ... detective show. Selected filmography References External links * Official website French film actresses French television actresses 1952 births Living people 20th-century French actresses People from Algiers Province Pieds-Noirs {{France-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Poulot
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Putnici" written by Edin Dervišhalidović. The song was performed by Dino and Béatrice. Dino is the artistic name of songwriter Edin Dervišhalidović. The Bosnian broadcaster Radio-Televizija Bosne i Hercegovine (RTVBiH) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their relegation in 1998 as one of the six countries with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. RTVBiH organised the national final ''Vaš šlager sezone 1999'' in order to select the Bosnian entry for 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel. Seventeen entries participated during the show on 6 March 1999 where nine regional juries initially selected "Starac i more" performed by Hari Mata Hari as the winner, however the entry was later disqualified due to the song having previously been released in Finland in 1997 with runner-up "Putnici" performed by Dino and Béatrice being replaced a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Picard
Béatrice Picard, , (born July 3, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actress whose career spans over six decades. She became known for her role as Angelina Desmarais in one of the first French Canadian "télé-roman" series called "Le survenant" in the early days of French-speaking television. She then went on to a prolific career in televised comedies such as "Cré Basil" and "Symphorien". She also played in numerous theatre productions, summer plays, and films. Most recently, she is well known as the Quebec French voice of Marge Simpson in ''The Simpsons''. Picard received the title of "Miss Radio, Télévision et Cinéma Monde" in 1958. She was a nominee in the 28th Genie Awards, 2008 Genie Awards for Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Lead Actress in ''My Aunt Aline (Ma tante Aline)'' in which she plays the title character. Picard became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1988 and, in 2012, she was made an Officer of the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béatrice Pavy
Béatrice is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Béatrice Bonifassi (born c. 1971), French-born vocalist * Béatrice Dalle (born 1964), French actress * Béatrice de Camondo (1894–1944), French socialite and a Holocaust victim * Béatrice de Planisoles, minor noble in the Comté de Foix in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth century * Béatrice Descamps (born 1951), French politician and a member of the Senate of France * Béatrice Ephrussi de Rothschild (1864-1934), French socialite * Béatrice Farinacci, former French figure skater * Béatrice Hess (born 1961 or 1962), French swimmer * Béatrice Hiéronyme de Lorraine (1662–1738), member of the House of Lorraine * Béatrice Knopf-Basson (born 1958), French sprint canoer * Béatrice Lalinon Gbado, children's writer * Béatrice Longuenesse, professor of philosophy at New York University * Béatrice Martin, (born 1989), French-Canadian singer * Béatrice Mouthon (born 1966), French a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
