Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress.
Career
One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed ''The Wages of Fear'' and '' Les Diaboliques'', ...
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Manon
''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was first ...
'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker (; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led th ...
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Touchez pas au grisbi
''Touchez pas au grisbi'' (, French for "Don't touch the loot"), released as ''Honour Among Thieves'' in the United Kingdom and ''Grisbi'' in the United States, is a 1954 French-Italian crime film based on a novel by Albert Simonin. It was dire ...
'' (1954) and as Genisse in
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir (; 15 September 1894 – 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent film, silent era to the end of the 1960s. ...
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French Cancan
''French Cancan'' (also known as ''Only the French Can'') is a 1955 French-Italian musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and Francoise Arnoul.
Where Renoir's previous film ''Le Carosse d’or'' had celebrated ...
'' (1955).
In 1976, she appeared on television in the French series ''Hôtel Baltimore'' in the role of Suzy. In 1977, she appeared in
Fred Zinnemann
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Julia
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'' as the woman passenger accompanying Lillian Hellman (
Jane Fonda
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) when Lily smuggled $50,000 through Nazi Germany for her friend Julia (
Vanessa Redgrave
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). In 1982, she played in
Ettore Scola
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That Night in Varennes
''That Night in Varennes'' ( it, Il mondo nuovo; french: La Nuit de Varennes) is a 1982 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting among Restif de la Bre ...
''. In the late 1990s, she played the grandmother Louise Chantreuil in the TV series ''
Tide of Life
''Tide of Life'' ("Cap des Pins") is the first French French television soap opera that is released every week-day. (1998–2000).
starring: (Gérard Chantreuil), Claude Jade (Anna Chantreuil), (Brice Chantreuil), (Louise Chantreuil), Dor ...
''.
Personal life
She was married twice. Her first husband was the actor
Raymond Pellegrin
Raymond Pellegrin (1 January 1925 – 14 October 2007) was a French actor.
Born in Nice, Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature '' Naïs''.
He was also famous in France for dubbing Jean Marais for the voice of Fantômas ...
, and they had a daughter, Danielle. She was later married to François Deguelt.
In 1993, Dora Doll was awarded the Prix "Reconnaissance des cinéphiles" from Puget-Théniers in honour of her life's work. She was made Knight of France's National Order of Merit in 2000.
Dora Doll died on 15 November 2015 at her home in
Gard
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Night in December
''Night in December'' (French: ''Nuit de décembre'') is a 1940 drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Pierre Blanchar, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gilbert Gil.Crisp p.250
The film's art direction was by Henri Ménessier.
Cast
* Pierre B ...
'' (1940)
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Devil and the Angel
''Devil and the Angel'' (French: ''La foire aux chimères'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Madeleine Sologne, Erich von Stroheim and Louis Salou.Lennig p.437
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. ...
'' (1946)
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Inspector Sergil
''Inspector Sergil'' (French: ''Inspecteur Sergil'') is a 1947 French crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Paul Meurisse and Liliane Bert. It is set in Marseilles.Block pg. 49 It was a popular success and was followed by two sequel ...
A Man Walks in the City
''A Man Walks in the City'' (French: ''Un homme marche dans la ville'') is a 1950 French drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero, and starring Jean-Pierre Kérien, Ginette Leclerc and Robert Dalban.Magnan, Henry (27 March 1950). "Un homme marche ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Bed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck
''Bed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck'' (french: Rendez-vous avec la chance), is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert, written by André-Paul Antoine, and starring Henri Guisol. The film features Louis de Funès. It is b ...
The Lady from Boston
''The Lady from Boston'' is a 1951 French-American comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Paul Henreid, Merle Oberon and Paul Bonifas. The film is also known as ''Pardon My French''. A French-language version '' Dans la vie tout s ...
'' (1951)
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Dans la vie tout s'arrange
''Dans la vie tout s'arrange'' is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Marcel Cravenne and starring Merle Oberon, Paul Henreid and Jim Gérald. It is a French-language version of the 1951 film ''The Lady from Boston''. The screenplay concerns a ...
The Other Side of Paradise
''The Other Side of Paradise'' is a 1992 miniseries about a doctor who goes to the Cook Islands. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995: The Complete Guide to Tele-Features and Mini-Series'' (Melbourne: Oxford University Pres ...
'' (1953)
* ''
Les Impures
''Les Impures'' en, The Impure Ones, is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Pierre Chevalier, written by Juliette Saint-Giniez, starring Micheline Presle and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles "Human Cargo" (USA), "The ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Yours Truly, Blake
''Yours Truly, Blake'' (French: ''Votre dévoué Blake'') is a 1954 French comedy crime film directed by Jean Laviron and Jerome Epstein and starring Eddie Constantine, Danielle Godet and Simone Paris.Marie p.20 The film's sets were designed b ...
'' (1954)
* ''
Calle Mayor
''Main Street'' ( es, Calle Mayor) is a 1956 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem starring Betsy Blair and José Suárez. It is based on a Carlos Arniches play titled '' La señorita de Trévelez''. Shooting locations were Palenci ...
'' (1956)
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Elena and Her Men
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The Young Lions
''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II.
Plot
Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...
'' (1958)
* ''
The Enigma of the Folies-Bergere
''The Enigma of the Folies-Bergere'' (French: ''Enigme aux Folies-Bergère'') is a 1959 French crime film directed by Jean Mitry and starring Bella Darvi, Frank Villard and Dora Doll.Rège p.728 The police investigate a series of murders at the ...
'' (1959)
* ''
Queen of the Tabarin Club
''Queen of the Tabarin Club'' ( es, La reina del Tabarín / ) is a 1960 French-Spanish comedy film directed by Jesús Franco and starring Mikaela, Yves Massard and Dora Doll. It follows the adventures of a troupe of travelling musicians in the 1 ...
Une souris chez les hommes
''Une souris chez les hommes'' en, A Mouse with the Men, is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud, written by Michel Audiard and Francis Ryck, starring Dany Saval and Louis de Funès
Louis Germain David de Funès de ...
'' (1964)
* ''
Boomerang
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Julien Fontanes, magistrat
''Julien Fontanes, magistrat'' is a French police television series. It has been distributed since 1980 on TF1 (France), the show remains active as of 1989.
Plot
This series features Julien Fontanes, judge by the Ministry of Justice to review ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Les Keufs
''Lady Cops'' or ''Les Keufs'' is a 1987 French comedy film directed by Josiane Balasko.
Plot
Mireille Molineux, police inspector, stalking pimps. With the complicity of Yasmina, a prostitute, she stops Charlie, her pimp. To avenge Mireille, J ...
Tide of Life
''Tide of Life'' ("Cap des Pins") is the first French French television soap opera that is released every week-day. (1998–2000).
starring: (Gérard Chantreuil), Claude Jade (Anna Chantreuil), (Brice Chantreuil), (Louise Chantreuil), Dor ...
'' (1998-2000)
* ''
Most Promising Young Actress
''Most Promising Young Actress'' (French: ''Meilleur espoir féminin'') is a 2000 French comedy film, directed by Gérard Jugnot.
Plot
Yvon Rance, hairdresser by vocation, in the small town of Cancale, have one student daughter Laetitia, he wants ...