Orane Demazis (4 September 1894 – 25 December 1991) was a French actress.

Biography

Born Henriette Marie Louise Burgart in Oran, French Algeria, in a family of Alsatian origin, Demazis entered the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique in 1919. She formed her stage name after her birthplace of Oran and the name of Mazis, another nearby town. Upon graduating in 1922, she joined the

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cast directed by

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. Between 1922 and 1926, she starred in ''Carmosine'' by Alfred de Musset, ''L'Occasion'' by

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, ''Chacun sa vérité'' by Pirandello, ''Petite Lumière et l'Ourse'' and ''

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'' by Alexandre Arnoux, ''Voulez-vous jouer avec moâ'' by

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. Her encounter with

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in 1923 marked a turning point in her career, he created some of her most famous roles and in 1933 they had a son, Jean-Pierre Burgart. In 1926, he hired her to act in his play ''Jazz'' before creating for her the role of Fanny in ''Marius'' (1929) then Fanny (1931), and ''

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'' (1936).

Filmography

Grave of Orane Demazis, née Burgart, in Auteuil Cemetery (Paris) * 1931 : '' Marius'' by Alexander Korda as Fanny * 1932 : '' Fanny'' by Marc Allégret as Fanny * 1934 : ''

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'' by Marcel Pagnol as Angèle * 1934 : ''

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'' by Raymond Bernard as

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* 1936 : '' César'' by Marcel Pagnol as Fanny * 1937 : '' Harvest'' (''Regain'') by Marcel Pagnol as Arsule * 1938 : '' Heartbeat'' (''Le Schpountz'') by Marcel Pagnol as Françoise * 1938 : ''Le Moulin dans le soleil'' by Marc Didier * 1939 : ''

Fire in the Straw ''Fire in the Straw'' (French: ''Le feu de paille'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring Lucien Baroux, Orane Demazis and Gaby Basset.Rège p.365 The film's art direction was by Robert-Jules Garnier. Cast ...

'' (''Le Feu de paille'') by Jean Benoît-Lévy * 1942 : ''Le Mistral'' by Jacques Houssin * 1948 : ''Bagarres'' by

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* 1952 : ''

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'' (''La Caraque blonde'') by Jacqueline Audry * 1957 : ''Jusqu'au dernier'' by Pierre Billon * 1957 : ''

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'' by

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as Madame Escalin * 1958 : ''Police judiciaire'' by Maurice de Canonge * 1968 : ''Au pan coupé'' by

Guy Gilles Guy Gilles born Guy Chiche (25 August 1938 - 3 February 1996) was a French film director. Biography He directed his first short film, ''Soleil éteint'' in 1958. He changed his surname to Gilles based on the name of his mother (Gilette) to crea ...

* 1973 : ''Rude Journée pour la reine'' by

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as Catherine * 1974 : ''Le Fantôme de la liberté'' by

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as La mère du premier préfet de police * 1975 : ''Souvenirs d'en France'' by André Téchiné as Augustine * 1979 : ''Bastien et Bastienne'' by Michel Andrieu as Georgette * 1980 : ''La Naissance du jour'' by Jacques Demy as Sido

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demazis, Orane 1894 births 1991 deaths People from Oran French stage actresses French film actresses 20th-century French actresses Pieds-Noirs