Andrée Spinelly (1887–1966), often known simply as Spinelly, was a French

stage actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. She also appeared in several films. She emerged as a major

music hall Music hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment that was popular from the early Victorian era, beginning around 1850. It faded away after 1918 as the halls rebranded their entertainment as variety. Perceptions of a distinction in Bri ...

star in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, as well as touring in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

.Merrill p.177

Selected filmography

* '' Spinelly cherche un mari'' (1917) * ''

American Love ''American Love'' is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Jake Owen. It was released on July 29, 2016, through RCA Nashville. It includes the #1 single "American Country Love Song". Reception AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewi ...

'' (1931) * ''

Idylle au Caire ''Idylle au Caire'' is a 1933 German French-language comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and Reinhold Schünzel and starring Renate Müller, George Rigaud and Henry Roussel. It was an alternate language version of the film ''Season in Cairo'' ...

'' (1933) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934) * ''

Moscow Nights __NOTOC__ "Moscow Nights" ( rus, Подмосковные вечера, r=Podmoskovnyje večera, ), later covered as "Midnight in Moscow", is a Soviet Russian song. Composition and initial success Composer Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi and poet Mikhai ...

'' (1934) * '' Boissière'' (1937) * ''

Suzanne and the Robbers ''Suzanne and the Robbers'' or '' Suzanne and Her Robbers'' (French: ''Suzanne et ses brigands'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Yves Ciampi and featuring René Dary, Suzanne Flon and Pierre Destailles.Monaco p.87 The film's sets were ...

'' (1949)

References

Bibliography

* Merrill, Jane. ''The Showgirl Costume: An Illustrated History''. McFarland, 2018. * Roust, Colin. ''Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics''. Oxford University Press, 2020.

External links

* 1887 births 1969 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses Actresses from Paris {{France-actor-stub