Yvette Andréyor (born Yvette Louise Pauline Royé, 6 August 1891 – 30 October 1962) was a French actress most popular in the era of

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1910 and 1962.

Biography

Yvette Louise Pauline Royé was born at the maternity hospital of Port-Royal in the 14th arrondissement of Paris on 6 August 1891 to Jean-Baptiste André Royé, an artist, and Marie-Louise Carcel. At six, she made her debut on the stage of the Théâtre de l'Odéon. She continued her artistic training at the conservatory where she won an award in 1913. Afterwards, she began performing at the Antoine theater and in Belgium. Yvette Royé changed her name to Yvette Andréyor and made her film debut in 1910. She starred in ''Le haleur'' (1911) alongside

Léonce Perret Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avan ...

, who also directed and wrote it, and in ''Le Bossu'' (1912). In December 1914, Andréyor performed on Broadway in the play ''The Union Eternal''.

Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent film, silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serial film, serials ''Fantômas (1913 ser ...

took notice of her and directed her in numerous short films alongside

Renée Carl Renée Carl (10 June 1875 – 31 July 1954) was a French actress of the silent era. She was born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France, and died in Paris, France. Between 1907 and 1937, she appeared in 186 films. A favorite of film director ...

René Navarre René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era. He appeared in 109 films between 1910 and 1946, and was often credited simply as Navarre. His most famous role was probably the master criminal Fantômas. ...

André Luguet André Luguet (15 May 1892 – 24 May 1979) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1910 and 1970. He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France, and died in Cannes, France. His daughter Rosine Luguet became ...

, and

Suzanne Grandais Suzanne Grandais (June 14, 1893 – August 28, 1920) was a French film actress popular during the World War I years. She was called "The Mary Pickford of France" because of her resemblance to the American superstar Mary Pickford. She was also comp ...

. Over the next ten years, Andréyor became one of Feuillade's favorite actresses. At the end of 1912, she was Joséphine la pierreuse in

Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared ...

, a film serial in twelve episodes with René Navarre as the title role. In 1916, she was Jacqueline Aubry in

Judex Judex (real name Jacques de Trémeuse) is a fictional French vigilante hero created by Louis Feuillade and Arthur Bernède for the 1916 silent film '' Judex''. Judex (whose name is Latin for "judge") is a mysterious avenger who dresses in black ...

, the young widow with whom the popular hero embodied by

René Cresté René Auguste Cresté (5 December 1881 – 30 November 1922) was a French stage and film actor and director of the silent film era. Cresté is possibly best recalled as Judex, the title character in the Louis Feuillade-directed crime-adventure s ...

falls in love. The following year, as Judex concluded filming, Andréyor's collaboration with Louis Feuillade ended. Andréyor then worked for other filmmakers, such as

Gaston Ravel Gaston Ravel (; 1878–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and ...

Jacques de Baroncelli Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying a buildi ...

Robert Péguy Marcel Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968), publicly known as Robert Péguy and occasionally credited as Marcel Robert, was a French film director best remembered for his output spanning various commercial genres during the 1920s an ...

, and

Germaine Dulac Germaine Dulac (; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; 17 November 1882 – 20 July 1942)Flitterman-Lewis 1996 was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early chil ...

. In 1921, Andréyor acted as Sava Toronthal in ''Mathias Sandorf'', an adaptation of the adventure novel by

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directed by

Henri Fescourt Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career. Filmography * 1912 : ''Un vol a été commis'' * 1912 : ''Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin'' * 1912 : ''Paris-Saint ...

. In 1923, she returned to the Odéon, the theater where she made her debut, and devoted herself exclusively to the stage for the next 5 years. In 1928, Andréyor returned to the screen, appearing in

Two Timid Souls Two Timid Souls may refer to: * Two Timid Souls (1928 film) * Two Timid Souls (1943 film) {{dab ...

, directed by

René Clair René Clair (; 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette (), was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. H ...

. In the 1930s, Andréyor only appeared in short films and was given supporting roles under the direction of

Alberto Cavalcanti Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Early life Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a p ...

and

. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, she acted alongside

Georges Marchal Georges Marchal (10 January 1920 – 28 November 1997) was a French actor. Born Georges Louis Lucot in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, the strikingly handsome Marchal was discovered in the early-1940s by director Jean Grémillon. By the ear ...

in ''Torrents'' (1946) and

Bourvil André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Loui ...

in Not So Stupid (1946). Andréyor made her final film appearance in 1962 in ''La Planque''. Andréyor died in the

16th arrondissement The 16th arrondissement of Paris (; ) is the westernmost of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France. Located on the city's Right Bank, it is adjacent to the 17th and 8th arrondissements to the northeast, as well as to the ...

of Paris on 30 October 1962. She is buried in the 33rd division of

Saint-Ouen Cemetery The Saint-Ouen Cemetery () is located just north of Montmartre at Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen, near Paris. The cemetery consists of two parts. The first, located on Rue Adrien Lesesne opened in 1860 and the second at 2 Avenue Miche ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1913) * ''

'' (1916) * ''

Mathias Sandorf ''Mathias Sandorf'' is an 1885 adventure book by the French writer Jules Verne first serialized in ''Le Temps'' in 1885. It employs many of the devices that had served well in his earlier novels: islands, cryptograms, surprise revelations of ide ...

'' (1921) * ''

Heart of an Actress ''Heart of an Actress'' (French: ''Âme d'artiste'') is a 1924 French silent drama film directed by Germaine Dulac and starring Iván Petrovich, Nicolas Koline and Mabel Poulton. Poulton had almost been cast in Abel Gance's ''Napoleon'', but a ...

'' (1924) * ''

Two Timid Souls Two Timid Souls may refer to: * Two Timid Souls (1928 film) * Two Timid Souls (1943 film) {{dab ...

'' (1928) * ''

My Little Marquise ''My Little Marquise'' (French: ''Ma petite marquise'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Josseline Gaël, Paul Pauley and Fernand Fabre.Rège p.803 Cast * Jacotte as La petite Jacotte * Josseline Gaël as M ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Fatted Calf ''The Fatted Calf'' (French: ''Le veau gras'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Elvire Popesco, André Lefaur and Armand Bernard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.353 It is based on a play by Bernard Zimmer. The film's ...

'' (1939) * ''

A Friend Will Come Tonight ''A Friend Will Come Tonight'' (French: ''Un ami viendra ce soir'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Paul Bernard.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...

'' (1946) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * ''

The Widow and the Innocent ''The Widow and the Innocent'' (French: ''La veuve et l'innocent'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Cerf and starring Sophie Desmarets, Jean Desailly and Saturnin Fabre. Hubert-Lacombe p.76 The film's sets were designed by the a ...

'' (1949)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreyor, Yvette 1891 births 1962 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses Actresses from Paris 20th-century French actresses Burials at Saint-Ouen Cemetery