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Occupation
  
Actress, ballerina

Spouse
  
John Derek (m. 1948–1956)

Years active
  
1946–1949 (film)

Parents
  
Andre Behrs

Name
  
Pati Behrs

Role
  
Ballerina


John Derek and his ex-wives Bo Derek, Linda Evans, and Ursula Andress

Full Name
  
Pati Behrs Eristoff

Born
  
February 13, 1922 (
1922-02-13
)
Russian Federation

Children
  
Sean Catherine Derek, Russell Derek

Similar People
  
John Derek, Sean Catherine Derek, Linda Evans, Ursula Andress, Bo Derek

Died
  
July 4, 2004 (aged 82) Camarillo, California, U.S.

Pati Behrs (February 13, 1922 – July 4, 2004) was a Turkish-born prima ballerina and actress.

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Pati Behrs smiling while looking afar and wearing a blouse

Biography

Jean-Paul Belmondo smiling while wearing a checkered coat, turtle-neck shirt, and pants with his wife Ursula Andress in Paris

Pati Behrs Eristoff was a prima ballerina and a grandniece of Leo Tolstoy. She may be best known as the first of John Derek's wives. Born in Russia, her family fled to Paris after her father refused to partake in pogroms. She survived World War II and Occupied France by dancing in Parisian nightclubs, while at the same time doing all she could to hide Russian Jews and gypsies from the Nazis.

John Derek smiling and wearing long sleeves while Pati Behrs wearing a floral blouse

Receiving a Hollywood contract after the war, she emigrated to the United States where she met and married actor John Derek and had two children, Russell (now deceased) and Sean Catherine Derek (who became a screenwriter). She later married pediatrician Dr. Lucius Lindley, who predeceased her. She died on July 4, 2004, aged 82.

Philosophical and/or political views

An animal-rights advocate, she presented Actors and Others with her 1926 Steinway baby grand piano. Her daughter, Sean, requested it be sold to help as many animals in need as possible.



Razor's Edge (1946)



Filmography

Actress
1949
Come to the Stable as
Nun (uncredited)
1949
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend as
Roulette
1948
When My Baby Smiles at Me as
Woman in Box (uncredited)
1948
Unfaithfully Yours as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1948
Apartment for Peggy as
Jeanne
1947
Forever Amber as
Makeup Artist (uncredited)
1946
The Razor's Edge as
Guest (uncredited)

References

Pati Behrs Wikipedia


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