Geneviève Sorya (born Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand; 23 June 1912 – 23 March 2008) was a French stage and film actress. She was also known as the mother of actress

Anouk Aimée Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (; 27 April 1932 2024), known professionally as Anouk Aimée () or Anouk, was a French film actress who appeared in 70 films from 1947 until 2019. Having begun her film career at age 14, she studied acting and ...

. Sorya performed in over 15 films, including ''

The End of the Day ''The End of the Day'' () is a 1939 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Victor Francen, Michel Simon, Madeleine Ozeray and Louis Jouvet. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city as wel ...

'', and ''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) with

Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor, and entertainer. He is best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", " Louise", " Mimi", and " Thank Heaven f ...

although she was primarily a stage actress in her native Paris. In 1981 she appeared in the film ''What Puts David'' with her daughter. Sorya was the daughter of André Hippolyte Durand and Émilie Marguerite Mélanie (''née'' Boussiron) Durand. She was married to French actor Henry Murray (born Henri Dreyfus), with whom she had a daughter, who became actress

. Sorya studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris.Profile
gw.geneanet.org; accessed 15 December 2015.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Brighton Twins ''The Brighton Twins'' (French: ''Les jumeaux de Brighton'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Raimu, Michel Simon and Suzy Prim.Crisp p.407 It is based on the 1908 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard and ...

'' (1936)

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* French film actresses French stage actresses Actresses from Paris 1912 births 2008 deaths 20th-century French women {{France-film-actor-1910s-stub