Dora Doll
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Dora Doll is a French actress. She was born Dorothea Feinberg in Berlin
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One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot
's Manon
(1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker
's Touchez pas au grisbi
(1954) and as Genisse in Jean Renoir
's French Cancan
(1955). In 1976 she appeared on television in the 1976 series Hôtel Baltimore
in the role of Suzy. In 1977, she appeared in "Julia" with Fred Zinnemann directing. Dora Doll played the role of the woman passenger accompanying Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) as Lily smuggled $50,000 through Nazi Germany for her friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave). In 1982, she played in Ettore Scolas That Night in Varennes. In the late-1990s she played the grandmother Louise Chantreuil in TV Series Tide of Life
.
She has been married twice. Her first husband was the actor Raymond Pellegrin
and they had a daughter, Danielle. She was later married to François Deguelt. In 1993 Dora Doll was awarded the
Prix "Reconnaissance des cinéphiles" from Puget-Théniers in honour of her life's work.
She was made Knight of France's National Order of Merit
in 2000.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
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One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Henri-Georges Clouzot was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed The Wages of Fear and Les Diaboliques, which are critically recognized to be among the greatest films from the 1950s...
's Manon
Manon (film)
Manon is a 1949 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It is an adaptation of the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost. Clouzot updates the setting to World War II, making the story about a French Resistance fighter who rescues a woman from villagers convinced she is a Nazi...
(1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker
Jacques Becker was a French screenwriter and film director.Becker was born in Paris, in an upper class background. During the 1930s he worked as an assistant to director Jean Renoir during his peak period, which produced such cinematic masterpieces as Grand Illusion and The Rules of the Game...
's Touchez pas au grisbi
Touchez pas au grisbi
Touchez pas au grisbi is a 1954 French crime film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Lino Ventura, Dora Doll, Delia Scala, René Dary, and Miss America 1946, Marilyn Buferd...
(1954) and as Genisse in Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
's French Cancan
French Cancan
French Cancan is a 1954 French musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and María Félix.-Plot:Set in 1890s Paris, Henri Danglard is the owner of a cafe, which features his mistress, Lola, as a belly dancer...
(1955). In 1976 she appeared on television in the 1976 series Hôtel Baltimore
Hot L Baltimore
The Hot l Baltimore is a play by Lanford Wilson. Set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore, it focuses on the residents of the decaying property who are faced with eviction when the structure is condemned...
in the role of Suzy. In 1977, she appeared in "Julia" with Fred Zinnemann directing. Dora Doll played the role of the woman passenger accompanying Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) as Lily smuggled $50,000 through Nazi Germany for her friend Julia (Vanessa Redgrave). In 1982, she played in Ettore Scolas That Night in Varennes. In the late-1990s she played the grandmother Louise Chantreuil in TV Series Tide of Life
Tide of Life
Tide of Life is the first French French television soap opera that is released every week-day. .starring: Paul Barge , Claude Jade , Raphael Baudoin , Mélanie Maudran , Dora Doll .Set in a small village in Brittany, and focusing on the activities at a health...
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She has been married twice. Her first husband was the actor Raymond Pellegrin
Raymond Pellegrin
Raymond Pellegrin was a French actor.Born in Nice, Pellegrin made his screen debut in the 1945 French feature Naïs....
and they had a daughter, Danielle. She was later married to François Deguelt. In 1993 Dora Doll was awarded the
Prix "Reconnaissance des cinéphiles" from Puget-Théniers in honour of her life's work.
She was made Knight of France's National Order of Merit
Ordre National du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
in 2000.
Selected filmography
- Bed for Two; Rendezvous with LuckBed for Two; Rendezvous with LuckBed for Two; Rendezvous with Luck , is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Emil-Edwin Reinert, written by André-Paul Antoine, and starring by Henri Guisol. The film was starred by Louis de Funès...
(1950) - The Red RoseThe Red RoseThe Red Rose, is a French comedy film from 1951, directed by Marcello Pagliero, written by Robert Scipion, starring by Françoise Arnoul and Louis de Funès...
(1951) - La PassanteLa PassanteLa Passante , is a French drama film from 1951, directed by Henri Calef, written by Henri Calef, starring Henri Vidal and Louis de Funès. The scenario is based on the novel "La Femme sans passé" of Serge Groussard...
(1951) - Les ImpuresLes ImpuresLes Impures , is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Pierre Chevalier, written by Juliette Saint-Giniez, starring Micheline Presle and Louis de Funès...
(1954) - Any Number Can WinAny Number Can Win (film)Any Number Can Win is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Verneuil. The film is based on the novel The Big Grab by Zekial Marko.-Cast:* Jean Gabin : Mister Charles* Alain Delon : Francis Verlot* Claude Cerval : Commissioner...
(1963) - Une souris chez les hommesUne souris chez les hommesUne souris chez les hommes , is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud, written by Michel Audiard and Francis Ryck, starring Dany Saval and Louis de Funès...
(1964)