Germaine Dermoz (born Germaine Deluermoz, 30 July 1888 – 6 November 1966) was a French film and theatre actress of the early-to-mid twentieth century. She performed in over twenty theatre productions, frequently in the Théâtre Réjane. Her film career took place mostly during the silent movie era. She is most famous for her portrayal of Madame Beudet in ''

The Smiling Madame Beudet ''La Souriante Madame Beudet'' (''The Smiling Madame Beudet'') is a short French impressionist silent film made in 1923, directed by pioneering avant-garde cinema director Germaine Dulac. It stars Germaine Dermoz as Madame Beudet and Alexan ...

''. She had an older sister, actress

Jeanne Delvair Jeanne Delvair (December 19, 1877 – January 13, 1949) was a French stage and film actress of the early 20th century. Life Delvair was born Jeanne Louise Deluermoz in Paris, France. She started acting in stage productions at an early age, and ...

née Duluermoz (1877-1949), and a younger brother,

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(1876-1943), who was a painter.

Filmography

* 1908 : '' Méprise'' * 1908 : '' L'Amour qui tue'' * 1909 : '' The Dragoons Under Louis XIV'' * 1909 : '' The Dragonad'' * 1909 : '' Les Chasseurs de fourrures'' * 1909 : '' The Death of the Duke D'Enghien'' * 1909 : ''

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'' * 1909 : ''

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'' * 1909 : '' Madame de Langeais'' * 1909 : ''

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'' * 1910 : '' Barberine'' * 1910 : ''

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'' * 1910 : '' L'Étranger'' * 1910 : '' King Phillip the Fair and the Templars'' * 1910 : '' Caïn'' * 1911 : '' The Last Days of King Henry II of France'' * 1911 : '' Olivier Cromwell'' * 1911 : ''

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'' * 1911 : '' Le Rideau noir'' * 1911 : ''

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'' * 1911 : '' L'Assassinat de Henri III'' * 1912 : '' Le Mystère du pont Notre-Dame'' * 1912 : '' Les Trois Sultanes'' * 1912 : '' Parmi les pierres'' * 1912 : '' The Forger'' * 1912 : '' La Joie qui tue'' * 1913 : '' Little Jack'' * 1913 : '' Le Ruisseau'' * 1913 : ' * 1913 : '' De afwezige'' * 1913 : '' Harding's Heritage'' * 1914 : '' Les Habits noirs'' * 1914 : '' La Tache'' * 1918 : '' Le Masque d'amour'' * 1918 : ''

La Marâtre LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ...

'' * 1918 : '' L'Énigme'' * 1919 : '' Fanny Lear'' * 1920 : ''

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'' * 1920 : '' Petit ange'' * 1921 : '' Les Naufragés du sort'' * 1923 : ''

'' * 1925 : ''

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'' * 1930 : '' L'Arlésienne'' * 1930 : '' The Dream'' * 1931 : '' Le Bal'' * 1932 : '' Le Crime du chemin rouge'' * 1933 : ''

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'' * 1934 : '' The Bread Peddler'' * 1934 : ''

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'' * 1937 : '' Les anges noirs'' * 1938 : ''

Heroes of the Marne ''Heroes of the Marne'' (French: ''Le héros de la Marne'') is a 1938 French war drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Raimu, Albert Bassermann and Germaine Dermoz. Goble p.233 The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile ...

'' * 1938 : '' Remontons les Champs-Élysées'' * 1940 : '' La vie est magnifique'' * 1942 : '' Andorra ou les hommes d'Airain'' * 1943 : '' Monsieur des Lourdines'' * 1947 : ''

Monsieur Vincent ''Monsieur Vincent'' is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles such as the Black Death. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as ...

'' * 1948 : ''

The Murdered Model ''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The M ...

'' * 1950 : '' The Prize'' * 1952 : ''

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'' * 1952 : '' The Red Head'' * 1953 : ''

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 ...

'' * 1955 : ''

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'' * 1956 : ''

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'' * 1956 : ''

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'' * 1963 : ''

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Theatre

* 1907 : ''

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Paul Hervieu Paul Hervieu (2 September 185725 October 1915) was a French novelist and playwright. Early years He was born Paul-Ernest Hervieu in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Hervieu was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family. He studied law, but so ...

, Théâtre Réjane. * 1907 : '' Raffles'' by

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, Théâtre Réjane. * 1907 : '' Après le pardon'' by Mathilde Sérao and

Pierre Decourcelle Pierre Adrien Decourcelle (25 January 1856 - 10 October 1926) was a French writer and playwright. Life Pierre Adrien Decourcelle was born in Paris on 25 January 1856. His father, Adrien Decourcelle, and his uncle, Adolphe d'Ennery, were both au ...

, Théâtre Réjane. * 1908 : '' L'Impératrice'' by

Catulle Mendès Catulle Mendès (22 May 1841 – 8 February 1909) was a French poet and man of letters. Early life and career Of Portuguese Jewish extraction, Mendès was born in Bordeaux. After childhood and adolescence in Toulouse, he arrived in Paris in 185 ...

, Théâtre Réjane. * 1908 : '' Qui perd gagne'' by

Pierre Veber Pierre-Eugène Veber (15 May 1869 – 20 August 1942) was a French playwright and writer. Biography Pierre Veber was the brother of the painter Jean Veber, and the brother-in-law of both René Doumic and Tristan Bernard. His family was quite l ...

and

Alfred Capus Alfred Capus (25 November 18581 November 1922) was a French journalist and playwright, who was born in Aix-en-Provence and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Biography Son of a lawyer from Marseille, Alfred Capus went to university in Toulon. After fail ...

, Théâtre Réjane. * 1908 : '' Trains de luxe'' by

Abel Hermant Abel Hermant (3 February 1862 – 29 September 1950) was a French novelist, playwright, essayist and writer, and member of the Académie française. Life and career Hermant was born in Paris, the son of an architect. He received a degree from ...

, Théâtre Réjane. * 1909 : ''

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'' by Émile Moreau and

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, Théâtre Réjane. * 1913 : '' Le Phalène'' by

Henry Bataille Félix-Henri "Henry" Bataille (4 April 1872, in Nîmes – 2 March 1922, in Rueil-Malmaison) was a French dramatist and poet. His works were popular between 1900 and the start of World War I. Bataille's parents died when he was young. He attend ...

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. * 1920 : '' Le Règne de Messaline'' by

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. * 1920 : '' Le Simoun'' by

Henri-René Lenormand Henri-René Lenormand (3 May 1882 - 16 February 1951) was a French playwright. He was born on 3 May 1882 in Paris. His plays, steeped in symbolism, were recognized for their explorations of subconscious motivation, deeply reflecting the influence ...

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Gaston Baty Gaston Baty (26 May 1885 – 13 October 1952), whose full name was Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Gaston Baty, was a French playwright and theatre director. He was born in Pélussin, Loire, France. Career In 1921, Baty formed his own company ''Les Compag ...

, Comédie Montaigne. * 1921 : '' Le Chemin de Damas'' by

Pierre Wolff Pierre Wolff (1 January 1865, in Paris – 1944) was a French playwright. Biography Pierre Wolff was a Jewish writer, who wrote numerous plays, as well as some libretti for operettas. He was the nephew of journalist Albert Wolff. His dramas wer ...

. * 1924 : '' Le Bien-aîmé'' by

Jacques Deval Jacques Deval (1895–1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director. Novels *''Marie Galante'' (1931) Plays *''Une faible femme''; a comedy in three acts (1920) *''Dans sa candeur naïve''; a comedy in three acts (1926); translate ...

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. * 1925 : '' Le Bel Amour'' by Edmond Sée,

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. * 1927 : '' Berlioz'' by

Charles Méré Charles Méré (29 January 1883 – 2 October 1970) was a French film director, screenwriter, and playwright. Biography Méré was born in Marseille, France, and was president of the ''Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques'' (Soci ...

, mise en scène Émile Couvelaine, Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin. * 1932 : ''

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, Théâtre Antoine. * 1934 : '' Un roi, deux dames et un valet'' by

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, Comédie des Champs-Élysées. * 1936 : '' Elizabeth, la femme sans homme'' by André Josset, mise en scène René Rocher,

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. * 1937 : '' Le Simoun'' by

, mise en scène

Camille Corney Camille Corney (died 11 June 1952 in Tunis)Louis Jouvet, 1887–1951: notes & documents was a French theatre director and stage actor. He was the manager of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Studio des Champs-Élysées. Filmography * 1933: '' ...

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. * 1938 : '' Frénésie'' by Charles de Peyret-Chappuis, mise en scène

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, Théâtre Charles de Rochefort. * 1938 : ''

Les Parents terribles ''Les Parents terribles'' is a 1938 French play written by Jean Cocteau. Despite initial problems with censorship, it was revived on the French stage several times after its original production, and in 1948 a film adaptation directed by Cocteau ...

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Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

, mise en scène

Alice Cocéa Alice Sophie Cocéa or Cocea (28 July 1899 – 2 July 1970) was a Romanian-born French actress and singer.''"Countess Anna de Noailles"'' Anthology, 2011 She was the sister of socialist journalist and novelist N. D. Cocea, and the aunt of actres ...

, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs. * 1941 : '' L'Amazone aux bas bleus'' by Albert Boussac de Saint-Marc, mise en scène

Paulette Pax Paulette Pax (née Paulette Ménard born in 1887 in Russia – died in 1942 in Paris) was a French actress, theatre director and scenographer. She co-directed the Théâtre de l'Œuvre from 1929 until her death succeeding Bella Rossellini. The ...

Théâtre de l'Œuvre The Théâtre de l'Œuvre is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named Th� ...

. * 1942 : '' Les Dieux de la nuit'' by Charles de Peyret-Chappuis, mise en scène

Théâtre Hébertot Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre, completed in 1838 and opening as the Théâtre des Batignolles, was later renamed Théâtre des Arts in 190 ...

. * 1953 : '' Le Piège à l'innocent'' by Eduardo Sola Franco, mise en scène

Jean Le Poulain Jean Le Poulain (12 September 1924 – 1 March 1988) was a French stage actor and stage director. He attended the cours Simon in Paris and won the first prize of Comedy at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in 1949. He was t ...

. * 1954 : ''

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, Théâtre La Bruyère. * 1955 : '' Pour Lucrèce'' by

Jean Giraudoux Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux (; 29 October 1882 – 31 January 1944) was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work ...

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Jean-Louis Barrault Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage. Biography Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundia ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dermoz, Germaine French stage actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses 1888 births 1966 deaths Actresses from Paris