Blanche Denège (1876–1957;

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Jeanne Céleste Antoinette Guy), was a French stage and film actress. Denège was born in the

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. Denège started her career in stage acting; and eventually worked in

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, followed by

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. She died on 16 November 1957 in the

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Filmography

* ' (1911), silent film directed by Henri Pouctal; as Henriette * '' Sans Fortune'' (1922), directed by Geo Kessler; as Diane de Nangis * '' Passport 13.444'' (1931), directed by

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* ''

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'' (1932), directed by

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; as Mme de Méricourt * ' (1932), directed by

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* '' L’Aimable Lingère'' (1932), directed by

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* '' Broken Wings'' (1933), directed by

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; as Blanche Grasset * '' Iris Perdue et Retrouvée'' (1933), directed by Louis J. Gasnier; as Mme de Persani * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933), directed by

; as Mme Dupré * '' The Premature Father'' (1933), directed by René Guissart; as Mme Puma * ''

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'' (1935), directed by

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and

Albert Valentin Albert Valentin (1908–1968) was a Belgian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''Song of Farewell'' (1934) * ''Stradivarius'' (1935) * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Marie-Martine'' (1 ...

* '' The Flame'' (1936), directed by

* '' La Porte du large'' (1936), directed by

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* '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937), directed by

; as Mme des Aubraies * '' Nights of Fire'' (1937), directed by Marcel L'Herbier; as Une invitée aux fiançailles * ''

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'' (1938), directed by

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; as the good mother * ''

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'' (1939), directed by Julien Duvivier; as Mme Laroche * '' The Man from Niger'' (1940), directed by

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; as Sœur Théoneste * ''Tempête'' (1940), directed by

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; as the tobacconist * '' Facing Destiny'' (1940), directed by

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* ''

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'' (1948), directed by

; as Cécile Grégeois * ''

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'' (1949), directed by

; as Augustine, the priest's maid * ''Tire au flanc'' (1950), directed by

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* ''Chacun son tour'' (1951), directed by

; as aunt Clémence * ''

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'' (1951), directed by André Berthomieu; as the godmother * ''Une histoire d'amour'' (1951), directed by

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; as a guest * '' Three Women'' (1952), directed by André Michel * '' La Vérité sur Bébé Donge'' (1952), directed by

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; as a guest * '' The Seven Deadly Sins'' (1952), in the pride sketch directed by

Claude Autant-Lara Claude Autant-Lara (; 5 August 1901 – 5 February 2000) was a French film director, screenwriter, set designer and costume designer who worked in films for over 50 years. He made films characterised by bourgeois Realism (arts), realism, anti- ...

* ''

Leathernose ''Leathernose'' (, ) is a 1952 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Jean Marais, Françoise Christophe and Mariella Lotti.Hayward p.68 It is an adaptation of the 1936 novel by Jean de La Varende, set in Fr ...

'' (1952), directed by

Yves Allégret Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brothe ...

; as a guest * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1952), directed by

Jean-Paul Le Chanois Jean-Paul Étienne Dreyfus, better known as Jean-Paul Le Chanois (; 25 October 1909 – 8 July 1985), was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. His film ''...Sans laisser d'adresse'' won the Golden Bear, Golden Bear (Comedies) awar ...

* ''

Children of Love ''Children of Love'' (French: ''Les enfants de l'amour'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Etchika Choureau, Joëlle Bernard and Lise Bourdin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Rino Mondellini ...

'' (1953), directed by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Denège, Blanche 1876 births 1957 deaths 20th-century French actresses Actresses from Paris French actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses French stage actresses