Nane Germon

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Nane Germon (born June 10, 1909 in Paris as Germaine Hélène Nannon Boesen , † March 6, 2001 in Asnières-sur-Seine ) was a French actress.

life and career

Nane Germon had a long career in French film and television, although she almost always appeared in supporting roles. Between 1932 and 1996 she appeared in around 100 film and television productions. She had one of her better-known appearances in Jean Cocteau's film fairy tale Once Upon a Time (1946), where she played one of the vicious older sisters of Josette Day's main character, The Beautiful. Germon also took on roles in Claude Autant-Lara's crime comedy Die Rote Herberge (1951) alongside Fernandel and in Claude Chabrol's thriller Two Friends (1968) with Jean-Louis Trintignant . At an advanced age, she was still in front of the camera in 1995 for the fantasy film The City of Lost Children , where she played Judith Vittet's character as an old woman.

Nane Germon died in 2001 in Asnières-sur-Seine, France, at the age of 91.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1932: King Pausole
  • 1934: The trick with the umbrella ( Le coup du parapluie ; short film)
  • 1935: Divine
  • 1936: Mayerling
  • 1938: He and his sister (Ma soeur de lait)
  • 1938: It should be the tenth girl (Accord final)
  • 1941: barges (Remorques)
  • 1943: Vautrin
  • 1946: Once upon a time (La Belle et la Bête)
  • 1949: return to life (Retour à la vie)
  • 1950: jury court (Justice est faite)
  • 1951: The red hostel (L'auberge rouge)
  • 1954: Madame Dubarry
  • 1956: The Road to Perdition (Des gens sans importance)
  • 1961: Even after a year and a day (Une aussi longue absence)
  • 1962: The seven main sins (Les sept péchés capitaux)
  • 1964: Life in reverse (La vie à l'envers)
  • 1965: Belle and Sebastian (TV series, 13 episodes)
  • 1967: The thief of Paris (Le voleur)
  • 1968: Two friends (Les Biches)
  • 1972: A Crazy Family (La mandarine)
  • 1976: The Body of My Enemy (Le Corps de mon ennemi)
  • 1981: Diva
  • 1988: A Doctor of Hope ( Un médecin des lumières ; TV film)
  • 1991: My life is hell (Ma vie est un enfer)
  • 1995: The City of Lost Children (La Cité des enfants perdus)
  • 1996: Julie Lescaut (TV series, 1 episode)

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personal data
SURNAME Germon, Nane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boesen, Germaine Hélène Nannon (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION french actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , France
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 2001
Place of death Asnières-sur-Seine , France