Suzy Delair

Known for

Acting

Born

December 31, 1917

Birthplace

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Died

March 15, 2020 (aged 102)

Biography

Suzy Delair, born Suzanne Pierrette Declair (31 December 1917 - 15 March 2020) was a vivacious French entertainer who starred in many different films. Her real name is Suzanne Pierrette Delaire.

She acted in films directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jean Dréville, Jean Grémillon, Marcel L'Herbier, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Luchino Visconti, René Clément and Gérard Oury. She is also famous in France as singer ("Avec son Tra-la-la").

For several years, Suzy Delair was the companion of French film director Henri-Georges Clouzot.

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Best known work

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob

1973

Rocco and His Brothers

1960

Is Paris Burning?

1966

Jenny Lamour

1947

The Murderer Lives at Number 21

1942

Robinson Crusoeland

1951

Gervaise

1956

The Last One of the Six

1941

Carbon Copy

1947

Chicken Feed for Little Birds

1963

Filmography

1984
L'Âge vermeilTV
as Betty de la Saussnaie (4 episodes)
1982
Champs-ElyséesTV
as Self (1 episode)
1981
Le MythomaneTV
as Tante Victoire (6 episodes)
1976
Forget Me, Mandoline
as Mireille
1974
L'Or et la paille
as Cora Fontaine
1973
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
as Germaine Pivert
1966
Is Paris Burning?
as Parisian woman (uncredited)
1963
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
as Antoinette
1960
Rocco and His Brothers
as Luisa
1960
The Regattas of San Francisco
as Lucilla, Lidia's mother
1956
Gervaise
as Virginie Poisson, une rivale de Gervaise
1956
Fernandel the Dressmaker
as Adrienne Vignard
1954
Le Fil à la patte
as Lucette Gauthier, la volcanique maîtresse du comte, vedette à l'Alcazar
1952
La Joie de vivreTV
as Self (1 episode)
1951
Robinson Crusoeland
as Chérie Lamour
1950
Lost Souvenirs
as Suzy Henebey (episode "Une couronne mortuaire")
1950
Lady Paname
as Raymonde Bosset dite: Caprice
1950
I'm in the Revue
as Singer
1949
White Paws
as Odette Kerouan
1948
By the Window
as Fernande / Yvette
1947
Jenny Lamour
as Jenny Lamour
1947
Carbon Copy
as Coraline, Ismora's mistress
1945
The Bohemian Life
as Phémie
1942
Forbidden to Love
as Totte - Une manucure
1942
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
as Mila Malou