Occupation Actress Children Anouk Aimee Spouse Henry Murray | Role Film actress Name Genevieve Sorya Grandchildren Manuella Papatakis | |
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Full Name Genevieve Marie Therese Durand Born 23 June 1912 ( 1912-06-23 ) Paris, France Died March 23, 2008, Paris, France Parents Andre Durand, Emilie Durand Similar People Anouk Aimee, Nikos Papatakis, Pierre Barouh, Elie Chouraqui, Albert Finney | ||
Geneviève Sorya (23 June 1912 – 23 March 2008) was a French stage and film actress. She was also known as the mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Anouk Aimée.
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Personal life
Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand was the daughter of André Hippolyte Durand and Émilie Marguerite Mélanie (née Boussiron) Durand. She was married to French actor Henry Murray (born Henri Dreyfus), with whom she had a daughter, who became actress Anouk Aimée. Sorya studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris.
Career
Sorya performed in over fifteen films, including The End of the Day, and The Man of the Hour (1937) with Maurice Chevalier although she was primarily a stage actress in her native Paris. In 1981 she appeared in the film What Puts David with her daughter.
Filmography
Actress
1984
Et nous serons heureux... as
Geneviève, la patronne du café
1982
Qu'est-ce qui fait courir David?
1980
Le roman du samedi (TV Series)
- Une page d'amour (1980)
1940
Une idée à l'eau
1939
Sur le plancher des vaches (uncredited)
1939
La fin du jour as
Yvette
1938
Sirocco (uncredited)
1938
Le puritain as
La gourgandine
1937
L'homme du jour (uncredited)
1936
Les jumeaux de Brighton as
La poule du garde du corps (as G. Sorya)
1935
Marius et Olive à Paris
References
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