Jeanne Sully
Jeanne Sully | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeanne Marie Régine Simone Champs 15 April 1905 Paris, France |
| Died | 28 June 1995 (aged 90) Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Actress |
Jeanne Sully (15 April 1905 - 28 June 1995) (born Jeanne Régine Champs) was a French actress.
Biography[edit]
Jeanne Marie Régine Simone Champs was born in Paris on 15 April 1905. Her parents were the actors Jeanne Rémy and Jean Mounet-Sully, and her uncle was the actor Paul Mounet. She attended the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, where she was a pupil of Raphaël Duflos. In 1924 she obtained a second prize for comedy, and in 1925 won a first prize in tragedy. She made her debut in 1925 at the Comédie-Française in Jean Racine's play Britannicus, in the role of Junie. She played in many stage roles, and in some films.[1]
She became the 394th member of the Comédie-Française in 1934.[2] She retired in 1946, but continued to make tours or give lectures both in France and abroad.[3] She died in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, on 28 June 1995 at the home for actors at Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-et-Marne.[1]
Theater[edit]
Her theater roles included:
| Play | Author | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Britannicus | Jean Racine | Junie |
| Le Cid | Pierre Corneille | Chimène |
| Andromaque | Racine | Hermione |
| Phèdre | Jean Racine | Aricie |
| Bérénice | Jean Racine | Bérénice |
| Ruy Blas | Victor Hugo | la Reine |
| On ne badine pas avec l'amour | Alfred de Musset | Camille |
| Le Malade imaginaire | Molière | Angélique |
| L'École des maris | Molière | Léonor |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Edmond Rostand | Roxanne |
| Le Gendre de M. Poirier | Émile Augier and Jules Sandeau | Antoinette |
| Le Mariage de Figaro | Pierre Beaumarchais | Chérubin |
| Twelfth Night | William Shakespeare | Viola |
| Le Soulier de satin | Paul Claudel | doña Isabel |
| La Reine morte | Henry de Montherlant | Inès de Castro |
Filmography[edit]
| year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Oedipe-roi (La Légende d'Œdipe) | Gaston Roudès | Antigone |
| 1934 | Une soirée à la Comédie-Française | Léonce Perret | Almanzor[4] |
| 1937 | Sisters in Arms | Léon Poirier | Louise de Bettignies |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mort de la comédienne Jeanne Sully". Libération. 4 July 1995. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "SULLY Marie-Simone-Régine Champs, dite Jeanne". Comédie-Française. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Jeanne Sully'". Revue mensuelle. Comédie-Française: 129–130. May–June 1984.
- ^ "Une Soirée à la Comédie-Française". Frères Mounet (in French). 1934. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
External links[edit]
- "Jeanne Sully". Les Archives du spectacle. 15 April 1905. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- "Mounet-Sully et Paul Mounet". Frères Mounet. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- Jeanne Sully at IMDb
