Rita Renoir (19 January 1934 – 4 May 2016) was a French strip-teaser and actress.

Biography

Renoir was the Vedette of the

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, in Paris, between the 1950s and 1960s, becoming one of the most famous European strip-teasers. In 1964 Renoir was chosen by

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to play the role of Emilia in ''

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'', and the following year she made her theatrical debut in

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's ''Du vent dans les branches de sassafras'', alongside

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. In 1967 Renoir was the lead actress in

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's representation of the

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's drama ''Le Désir Attrapé par la Queue'' (''Desire Caught by the Tail'').

Filmography

* 1953 : ''

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'' * 1958 : ''Le Sicilien'' * 1962 : ''Commandant X'' (TV) * 1963 : ''Mondo di notte n. 3'' * 1963 : '' Dragées au poivre'' * 1964 : ''Ni figue ni raisin'' (TV) * 1964 : ''

'' * 1966 : ''Chappaqua'' * 1967 : ''

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'' * 1970 : ''

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'' * 1975 : ''Le Futur aux trousses'' * 1981 : '' Sois belle et tais-toi'' * 1982 : '' The Angel'' * 1984 : ''Lire c'est vivre : Élie Faure, Vélasquez et les Ménines'' (TV)

References

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* * Jean-Michel Palmier
« Rita Renoir : Les Voyeurs attrapés par la queue »
in ''Politique Hebdo''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Renoir, Rita 1938 births 2016 deaths French film actresses French television actresses French stage actresses 20th-century French actresses

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