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 with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, 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) ...

. 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

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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

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. Yvette Royé changed her name to Yvette Andréyor and made her film debut in 1910. She starred in ''Le haleur'' (1911) alongside

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, 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 era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials '' Fantômas'', ''Les Vampires'' and '' Judex' ...

took notice of her and directed her in numerous short films alongside Renée Carl,

René Navarre René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent f ...

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 becam ...

, and Suzanne Grandais. 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, a film serial in twelve episodes with René Navarre as the title role. In 1916, she was Jacqueline Aubry in Judex, the young widow with whom the popular hero embodied by René Cresté 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,

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 buildin ...

Robert Péguy Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed some 30 films between 1910 and 1946. His career peaked in the 1930s. Selected filmography * '' 600,00 ...

, and

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. 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-Sa ...

. 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, 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. He wen ...

. 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

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, 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 earl ...

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

Saint-Ouen Cemetery The Saint-Ouen Cemetery (french: cimetière parisien de Saint-Ouen) is located just north of Montmartre at 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 A ...

Selected filmography

* '' Fantômas'' (1913) * '' Judex'' (1916) * '' Mathias Sandorf'' (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 af ...

'' (1924) * '' Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * '' My Little Marquise'' (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' ...

'' (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 dire ...

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

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