Hélène Vallier (2 February 1932 – 1 August 1988) was a French

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ...

and

television actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

.Marill p.294 She was born Militza de Poliakoff-Baïdaroff in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

to an exiled White Russian family, and was the sister of actresses Odile Versois and

Marina Vlady Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Biography Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the a ...

. In 1966, they appeared together in a production of '' Three Sisters'' at the

Théâtre Hébertot Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre was completed in 1838 and opened as the Théâtre des Batignolles. It was later renamed Théâtre des Arts ...

Selected filmography

* '' Black Feathers'' (1952) * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952) * ''

Saadia Saʿadia ben Yosef Gaon (892–942) was a prominent rabbi, gaon, Jewish philosopher, and exegete who was active in the Abbasid Caliphate. Saadia is the first important rabbinic figure to write extensively in Judeo-Arabic. Known for his works o ...

'' (1953) * ''

Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin ( – ) was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, through whom he gained considerable influence in the final ye ...

'' (1954) * '' The Hotshot'' (1955) * '' Forgive Us Our Trespasses'' (1956) * ''

Dialogue of the Carmelites ''Dialogue with the Carmelites'' (, , also known as ''The Carmelites'') is a 1960 French-Italian historical drama film written and directed by Raymond Léopold Bruckberger and Philippe Agostini and starring Jeanne Moreau, Alida Valli, Madeleine ...

'' (1960) * ''

Beau Masque ''Beau Masque'' (Handsome Face) is a Franco-Italian film directed by Bernard Paul and released in 1972. Synopsis In a region in the east of France, Pierrette, (Dominique Labourier), a young mill worker devotes herself totally to her trade union ...

'' (1972) * '' Hail the Artist'' (1973) * '' Chanel Solitaire'' (1981) * '' Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story'' (1986)

References

Bibliography

* Biggs, Melissa E. ''French films, 1945-1993: a critical filmography of the 400 most important releases''. McFarland & Company, 1996. * Marill, Alvin H. ''Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-series, 1964-1986''. New York, Zoetrope, 1987.

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* 1932 births 1988 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French television actresses Actresses from Paris French people of Russian descent {{France-film-actor-1930s-stub