The International Federation of Actors (french: Federation Internationale des Acteurs, FIA) is a

global union federation A global union federation (GUF) is an international federation of national trade unions organizing in specific industry sectors or occupational groups. Historically, such federations in the social democratic tradition described as international t ...

bringing together trade unions representing actors.

History

The federation was established in 1952, on the initiative of

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, and the Syndicat Français des Artistes-Inteprètes. The organisation's logo was designed by

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 ...

. In 1970, the

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joined the organisation. For many years, the secretariat was independent of both the main international federations of trade unions, the

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and the

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of ...

, and as such, by the 1980s, it represented both unions in capitalist countries, and in communist countries. In 1997, the organisation affiliated to the

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.Verity Burgmann, ''Globalization and Labour in the Twenty-First Century'', pp.122-123

Leadership

General Secretaries

:1952: Pierre Chesnais :1968:

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:1974:

Gerald Croasdell Gerald Bright Croasdell (12 July 1916 – 15 July 1998) was a British trade union leader. Croasdell grew up in Hampstead, and then studied law at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was President of the Cambridge Union in Lent term 1937, and was a ...

:1983:

:1991: Michael Crosby :1996: Katherine Sand :2001: Dominick Luquer

Presidents

:1952:

Jean Darcante Jean Darcante, real name Jean-Louis Albassier, (1 April 1910 – 18 March 1990) was a French actor and theatre director. He was managing director of the théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris from 1946 to 1957.Gordon Sandison :1958:

Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who ap ...

:1964:

Rodolfo Landa Rodolfo Echeverría Álvarez, better known as Rodolfo Landa (September 24, 1926 – February 14, 2004), was a Mexican actor, lawyer, public official and trade unionist. He served as a leader of the National Actors Association (ANDA) and the Mexic ...

:1967: Vlastimil Fisar :1970: Pierre Boucher :1973: France Delahalle :1982: Peter Heinz Kersten :1992:

Tomas Bolme Tomas Robert Olof Bolme (born 21 April 1945 in Högalid, Stockholm) is a Swedish actor. He is famous for being the Swedish voice of Tintin, and he is also the voice of the anime hero Cobra. As a child, he acted at Vår teater, a children's the ...

:2008:

Agnete Haaland Agnete Gullestad Haaland (born 10 March 1960) is a Norwegian stage and film actress, organizational leader and theatre director. She was born in Bergen, and is a daughter of actress Anne Gullestad. From 2000 to 2011 she chaired the Norwegian Act ...

:2012: Ferne Downey :2021:

Gabrielle Carteris Gabrielle Anne Carteris (; born January 2, 1961) is an American actress and trade union leader. Her best known acting role was as Andrea Zuckerman during the early seasons of the 1990s television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. In 2012, Carter ...

References

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