Georgette Anys (15 July 1909 – 4 March 1993) was a French

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, she appeared mainly in French productions, but also some American films which were shot in Europe including

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's housekeeper Germaine.Glancy p.533

Selected filmography

* '' Le Roi des resquilleurs'' (1930) * ''

Sending of Flowers ''Sending of Flowers'' (French: ''Envoi de fleurs'') is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Tino Rossi, Micheline Francey and Jean Brochard.Rège p.939 The film portrays the life of the composer Paul Delmet ...

'' (1950) - La spectatrice exubérante * '' Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' (1950) - La voyageuse à l'enfant (uncredited) * ''Quay of Grenelle'' (1950) - Minor rôle (uncredited) * ''

Mystery in Shanghai ''Mystery in Shanghai'' (French: ''Mystère à Shanghai'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Roger Blanc and starring Paul Bernard, Hélène Perdrière and Maurice Teynac. It is based on the novel ''La Nuit du 12 au 13'' by Stanislas-Andr ...

'' (1950) * '' Beware of Blondes'' (1950) - Une sténodactylo (uncredited) * ''La rue sans loi'' (1950) - (uncredited) * ''

Without Leaving an Address ''Without Leaving an Address'' (french: ...Sans laisser d'adresse) is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois. At the 1st Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear (Comedies) award. The film's sets were design ...

'' (1951) - La concierge de Forestier * ''

Under the Sky of Paris ''Under the Sky of Paris'' (French: ''Sous le ciel de Paris'') is a 1951 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1951) - Madame Malingret * '' Mr. Peek-a-Boo'' (1951) - Maria (uncredited) * '' The Two Girls'' (1951) - La lavandière * ''

They Were Five ''They Were Five'' (French: ''La belle équipe'') is a 1936 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin, Charles Vanel, and Viviane Romance. It tells the story of five unemployed workers who win the jackpot in the nat ...

'' (1951) - (uncredited) * ''La vie chantée'' (1951) - (uncredited) * ''

Moumou ''Moumou'' is a 1951 French comedy film directed by René Jayet and starring Robert Murzeau, Nathalie Nattier and Jeannette Batti.Rège p.534 It was adapted by Jean de Letraz from his own 1944 play of the same title. The film's sets were designe ...

'' (1951) - La masseuse * '' No Vacation for Mr. Mayor'' (1951) - Une créancière * '' Great Man'' (1951) - Madame Berval * ''

Alone in Paris ''Alone in Paris'' (French: ''Seul dans Paris'') is a 1951 French comedy drama film directed by Hervé Bromberger and starring Bourvil, Magali Noël, Georgette Anys and Yvette Etiévant.Siclier p.21 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris ...

'' (1951) - La dame du métro * ''

Fanfan la Tulipe ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by Christian-Jaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida. The film was remade in 2003 with Penél ...

'' (1952) - Madame Tranche-Montagne * '' Alone in the World'' (1952) - Mme Dussaut * ''

Monsieur Taxi ''Monsieur Taxi'' is a 1952 French comedy film directed André Hunebelle and starring Michel Simon and Jane Marken and Jean Brochard.Bessy & Chirat p.189 It is about Pierre Verger, who is nicknamed Monsieur Taxi and always in company of a smart ...

'' (1952) - La marchande de salades * ''La danseuse nue'' (1952) * ''

Run Away Mr. Perle ''Run Away Mr. Perle'' (French title ''La Fugue de Monsieur Perle'') is a French comedy film from 1952, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit, written by Loïc Le Gouriadec, starring Noël-Noël and featuring Louis de Funès. Cast * Noël-Noël: M ...

'' (1952) - La patronne du bistrot de Romainville * ''

Holiday for Henrietta ''Holiday for Henrietta'' (french: La fête à Henriette) is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Julien Duvivier, and starring Dany Robin, Michel Auclair, and Hildegard Knef. While urgently trying to develop a screenplay for a new film, two s ...

'' (1952) - La fleuriste * ''

My Husband Is Marvelous ''My Husband Is Marvelous'' (French: ''Mon mari est merveilleux'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Elina Labourdette.Rège p.512 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1952) - L'aubergiste * '' Double or Quits'' (1953) - Une spectatrice * '' The Call of Destiny'' (1953) - La grosse Lolo * ''Minuit... Quai de Bercy'' (1953) - Une cliente (uncredited) * ''

Innocents in Paris ''Innocents in Paris'' is a 1953 British-French international co-production comedy film produced by Romulus Films, directed by Gordon Parry and starring Alastair Sim, Ronald Shiner, Claire Bloom, Margaret Rutherford, Claude Dauphin, and Jimmy ...

'' (1953) - Madame Celestin * '' Little Boy Lost'' (1953) - Madame Quilleboeuf * ''

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'' (1953) - Jeanne Sautet (uncredited) * ''Scampolo 53'' (1953) * '' L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard'' (1954) - Julie, l'épicière * ''La chair et le diable'' (1954) - Mme Ancelin * ''

The Women Couldn't Care Less ''The Women Couldn't Care Less'' or ''Dames Get Along'' (French: ''Les femmes s'en balancent'') is a 1954 French crime film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Eddie Constantine, Nadia Gray and Dominique Wilms. It features Peter Cheyney's ...

'' (1954) - Mrs. Martinguez * ''Le Feu dans la peau'' (1954) - La veuve Barrot * '' Madame du Barry'' (1954) - La citoyenne * ''Pas de coup dur pour Johnny'' (1955) * ''Les évadés'' (1955) - La travailleuse libre * '' The Impossible Mr. Pipelet'' (1955) - Tante Mathilde * ''

'' (1955) - Germaine * ''Milord l'Arsouille'' (1955) * ''

Thirteen at the Table ''Thirteen at the Table'' (French: ''Treize à table'') is a 1955 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Micheline Presle, Fernand Gravey and Germaine Montero.Parish p. 224 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The f ...

'' (1955) - Marie-Louise Taburot * '' Maid in Paris'' (1956) * ''

The Adventures of Gil Blas ''The Adventures of Gil Blas'' (French: ''Les Aventures de Gil Blas de Santillane'', Spanish: ''Una aventura de Gil Blas'') is a 1956 French–Spanish adventure film directed by René Jolivet and Ricardo Muñoz Suay and starring Georges Marchal, B ...

'' (1956) - Maria * '' Marie Antoinette Queen of France'' (1956) - Une émeutière * ''Les mains liées'' (1956) * ''

In the Manner of Sherlock Holmes ''In the Manner of Sherlock Holmes'' (French: ''À la manière de Sherlock Holmes'') is a 1956 French crime film directed by Henri Lepage and starring Henri Vilbert, Claude Sylvain and Michel Ardan.Palmer p.288 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1956) - La femme de ménage * ''

Blood to the Head ''Blood to the Head'' (French: ''Le sang à la tête'') is a 1956 French drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean Gabin, Paul Frankeur and Claude Sylvain.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.177 It is based on the 1942 novel '' Young Cardinaud'' ...

'' (1956) - Titine Babin * '' La Traversée de Paris'' (1956) - Lucienne Couronne, la patronne du cafe Belotte * '' Mannequins of Paris'' (1956) - Madame Vauthier * ''L'homme aux clefs d'or'' (1956) - Mme Irma, la patronne * ''Man and Child'' (1956) - (uncredited) * ''Ah, quelle équipe!'' (1957) - Maman Jo * ''

The Vintage ''The Vintage'' is a 1957 American crime drama film directed by Jeffrey Hayden and starring Pier Angeli, Mel Ferrer, John Kerr, Michèle Morgan and Theodore Bikel. The screenplay was written by Michael Blankfort, based on a novel by Ursula Kei ...

'' (1957) - Marie Morel (uncredited) * ''Adorables démons'' (1957) - The concierge * ''

Mademoiselle and Her Gang ''Mademoiselle and Her Gang'' (French: ''Mademoiselle et son gang'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Line Renaud, Noël Roquevert and Philippe Nicaud.Powrie & Stilwell p.143 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios ...

'' (1957) - Gravos * ''

Les Espions ''Les Espions'' ("The Spies") is a 1957 French-Italian noir mystery film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot and starring Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov O. E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Paul Carpenter, Véra Clouzot, Martita Hunt and Gérard Séty,. The m ...

'' (1957) - La buraliste * ''Le désir mène les hommes'' (1957) - Félicie * ''Sylviane de mes nuits'' (1957) - La cabaretière * '' First of May'' (1958) - Mme Tartet * ''

Le Miroir à deux faces ''Le Miroir à deux faces'' is a 1958 French drama film directed by André Cayatte who co-wrote screenplay with Gérard Oury, Jean Meckert and Denis Perret. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Bourvil and Ivan Desny. It was called ''The Mirror Has ...

'' (1958) - Marguerite Benoît * ''Dangerous Games'' (1958) - La femme devenue folle à la mort de son fils * ''Quai des illusions'' (1959) - La patronne de La Sirène * ''Drôles de phénomènes'' (1959) - Mariette * ''Nuits de Pigalle'' (1959) - La Maharanée * ''La nuit des traqués'' (1959) - Maria - La patronne du café * ''Le pain des Jules'' (1960) - Zoé * '' Fanny'' (1961) - Honorine (Fanny's Mother) * '' The Last Judgment'' (1961) - Miser's Wife (uncredited) * '' Jessica'' (1962) - Mamma Parigi * '' Bon Voyage!'' (1962) - Madame Clebert * ''

Love Is a Ball ''Love Is a Ball'' (released in the UK as ''All This And Money Too'') is a 1963 romantic comedy film starring Glenn Ford, Hope Lange, and Charles Boyer. It is based on the novel ''The Grand Duke and Mr. Pimm'' by Lindsay Hardy. Plot Etienne Pi ...

'' (1963) - Mme. Gallou * ''

Le Chant du monde Le Chant du Monde is a French music publishing house. It was created in 1938 by Léon Moussinac and was supported in the beginning by classical composers Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Charles Koechlin, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Albert ...

'' (1965) - La voisine de Clara * '' Moment to Moment'' (1966) - Louise * ''Moonshiner's Woman'' (1968) - Sharon * ''Jupiter'' (1971) * ''Le seuil du vide'' (1972) - La mère de Wanda * ''Les gants blancs du diable'' (1973) * ''Zig Zig'' (1975) - La cantatrice * ''L'évasion de Hassan Terro'' (1976) * ''À l'ombre d'un été'' (1976) - La femme de ménage * '' Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers'' (1984) - Knitting lady #1

References

Bibliography

* Glancy, Mark. ''Cary Grant, the Making of a Hollywood Legend''. Oxford University Press, 2020.

External links

* 1909 births 1993 deaths French film actresses French television actresses People from Bagneux, Hauts-de-Seine 20th-century French women {{France-film-bio-stub