Myriam Bru (born 20 April 1932,

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)Some sources cite 1930 as Bru's year of birth. is a French retired actress and the wife of German actor

Horst Buchholz Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English- ...

, to whom she was married from 1958 until his death in 2003. She appeared in 16 films between 1952 and her marriage in 1958, when she retired from acting to raise her two children, one of whom is German actor Christopher Buchholz. After a small uncredited role in Jacques Becker's ''

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'' (1949), she had her first credited role in Richard Pottier's crime story ''Ouvert contre X'' (''The Case Against X'') (1952). Later the same year, she made her first Italian film,

Gian Paolo Callegari Gian Paolo Callegari (1909-1982) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He worked on several American films shot in Italy. This included Roberto Rossellini's 1950 film ''Stromboli (1950 film), Stromboli''.Santas & Wilson p.94 Selected fi ...

's debut film as director: ''Eran trecento… '' (''They Were 300''). The following years, she appeared in a number of Italian films, including two of

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's films about famous composers, ''

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'' (1953) and ''

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'' (1954), and

Mario Camerini Mario Camerini (6 February 1895 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. The cousin of Augusto Genina, he made the most well-known films in Italy during the 1930s, most of them comedies starring Vittorio De Sica. H ...

's ''

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'' (1957), where she played opposite director

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. In 1957, she went to Germany to do her first German film for veteran director Rolf Hansen: ''

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'' (based on

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's novel ''

''). On the set she met the German heartthrob

, and the following year they married in London. Her last film, made shortly before she married, was

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's prison film ''

Nella città l'inferno ''Nella città l'inferno'' (''Behind Closed Shutters'') is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani. Plot When the wide-eyed Lina ( Giulietta Masina) lands in a women's prison, she meets a world-weary prostitute named Egle (Anna Magnani) ...

'', in which she played a female prisoner. Later in life, after her children were grown up, she became a theatrical agent in Paris.Flickr: ''Myriam Bru, Horst Buchholz''
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Partial filmography

* '' They Were 300'' (1952) * ''

'' (1953) * ''

I Always Loved You ''I Always Loved You'' ( it, Ti ho sempre amato!) is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Costa. It is based on a stage play by Enrico Ragusa. Plot A landowner loves a good girl, but is ensnared by another richer woman who is actual ...

'' (1953) * ''

What Scoundrels Men Are! ''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' ( it, Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!) is a 1932 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini. The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song ''Parlami d'amore Mari ...

'' (1953) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) * ''

House of Ricordi ''House of Ricordi'' ( it, Casa Ricordi) is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Marcello Mastr ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Lovers of Manon Lescaut ''The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (Italian: ''Gli amori di Manon Lescaut'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Myriam Bru, Franco Interlenghi and Roger Pigaut.Goble p.375 It is based on the 1731 ...

'' (1954) * ''

Of Life and Love ''Of Life and Love'' ( it, Questa è la vita) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: '' ...

'' (1954) * ''

100 Years of Love ''100 Years of Love'' ( it, Cento anni d'amore) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by . It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studi ...

'' (1954) * ''

Appassionatamente ''Appassionatamente'' (i.e. "Passionately") is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Myriam Bru. It is loosely based on the drama play ''La Dame de Saint-Tropez'' by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois ...

'' (1954) * '' Il padrone sono me'' (1955) * ''

Holiday Island ''Holiday Island'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten. The show aired twice weekly from 1981 to 1982, with the first episode going to air on 17 June 1981. Series synopsis Like preceding Crawford ...

'' (1957) * ''

'' (1958)

References

External links

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Fanpix: ''Myriam Bru Pictures''

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