Suzanne Flon
Suzanne Flon (born January 28, 1918 in the Paris suburb of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre , † June 15, 2005 in Paris ) was a French theater and film actress .
Life
Flon was the daughter of a railroad worker and a seamstress. She left school at 17 and worked as an English interpreter and as a saleswoman in a department store.
She first appeared on a theater stage in 1943 at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées , after having worked for a few months as Édith Piaf's private secretary . She quickly rose to become one of the most famous actresses in France.
After the war ended in 1945, she began her career as a film actress. For her role as Madame Cordier in Claude Autant-Lara's Tu ne tueras point , Flon was awarded the Coppa Volpi for best actress at the 1961 Venice International Film Festival . In 1984 she received her first César for her supporting role in A Murderous Summer , the second was awarded to her in 1990 for the supporting role in Georges Wilson's award-winning fantasy film La Vouivre . As best theater actress, she also received the French Molière Theater Prize twice .
Flon died on June 15, 2005 shortly after filming A Perfect Place at the age of 87 of complications from gastroenteritis . Her last film was dedicated to her.
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: Moulin Rouge
- 1952: History of a Soul ( Procès au Vatican )
- 1955: Mr. Satan personally (Mr. Arkadin)
- 1961: Tu ne tueras point
- 1962: The Trial (Le Procès)
- 1962: A Monkey in Winter (Un singe en hiver)
- 1964: The train (The Train)
- 1973: Me - Number One (Le Silencieux) - Director: Claude Pinoteau
- 1974: Summer love (Un amour de pluie)
- 1976: Like a Boomerang (Comme un boomerang) - Director: José Giovanni
- 1976: Monsieur Klein (Mr. Klein)
- 1983: A murderous summer (L'Été meurtrier)
- 1989: La Vouivre - Director: Georges Wilson
- 1999: A summer in the country (Les Enfants du marais)
- 2003: The Flower of Evil (La Fleur du mal)
- 2004: The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d'honneur)
- 2005: Merry Christmas
- 2006: A perfect place (Fauteuils d'orchestre)
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 25.
Web links
- Suzanne Flon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Suzanne Flon in nndb (English)
- Suzanne Flon in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flon, Suzanne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French theater and film actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Kremlin-Bicêtre , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 2005 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |