Véra Korène was a Russian-born French actress and singer.

Born Rébecca Véra Korestzky in Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 of Jewish heritage, she fled the Revolution

Russian Revolution of 1917

The Russian Revolution is the collective term for a series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union. The Tsar was deposed and replaced by a provisional government in the first revolution of February 1917...

 and settled in Paris, France.

Using the Francized name Korène, she began her career in the theatre but also appeared in a number of films during the 1930s. A mainstay of the Parisian stage, in the 1950s she organized her own theatre production company, putting on performances at the Comédie Française. In 1956 she was named director of the Théâtre de la Renaissance

Théâtre de la Renaissance

The name Théâtre de la Renaissance has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building on the Rue Méhul in the 2nd arrondissement.The current...

, a position she held until 1978.

Véra Korène died in 1996 in Louveciennes

Louveciennes

Louveciennes is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and adjacent to Marly-le-Roi.-Sights:...

 in a senior citizen's home and was interred in the Cimetière de Pantin

Cimetière de Pantin

The Cimetière de Pantin in the town of Pantin in the suburbs of Paris, France opened on November 15, 1886 and is the largest cemetery in the city, occupying 1.07 km². Located in the north-eastern section of the city, Pantin is a garden style burial grounds with more than 8,000 trees and streets...

 in the Parisian suburb of Pantin

Pantin

Pantin is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Its post code is 93500.Pantin was once the site of Motobecane's operations...

.

Partial Filmography:

• La voix sans visage (1933)
• Belle de nuit (1933)
• Sept hommes... une femme (1936)
• L'Argent (1936)
• Le batelier de la Volga (1936)
• Au service du tsar (1936)
• Deuxième Bureau (Second Bureau) (1936)
• Tamara la complaisante (1937)
• Double crime sur la ligne Maginot (1937)
• La danseuse rouge, 1937 (The Red Dancer) (1937)
• Café de Paris
  Café de Paris
  -Establishments:*Café de Paris , West End-Leicester Square-Piccadilly nightclub which, since opening in 1924, has featured Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Gold, Maxine Cooper Gomberg, Ambrose, Harry Roy, Ken "Snakeships" Johnson and many others...
  
  (1938)
• La brigade sauvage (1939)

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