Dany Robin
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1927-04-14
- Died
- 1995-05-25
- Place of birth
- Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
- Also known as
- Danielle Robin · Danielle «Dany» Robin
Biography
Dany Robin (14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s. Nicknamed ‘la petite fiancée de la France’ (France's little fiancée) in the post-war years, she became one of the leading female stars of the 1950s, moving from the role of ‘ingénue’ to that of saucy Parisienne. She played the leading lady in Topaz (1969), and is regarded as the last ‘Hitchcock blonde’.
Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors, and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama Act of Love. Robin co-starred with Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in Follow the Boys (1963). Her last leading role was the agent's wife Nicole Devereaux in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969).
Robin was married to fellow actor Georges Marchal. On 25 May 1995, she and her second husband, Michael Sullivan, died in a fire in their apartment in Paris. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dany Robin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (55)
Topaz
1969
as Nicole Devereaux
Napoleon
1955
as Désirée Clary
Don't Lose Your Head
1967
as Jacqueline
Act of Love
1953
as Lise Gudayec
The Fan
1947
as Martine
Holiday for Henrietta
1952
as Henriette
The Mysteries of Paris
1962
as Irène, Rodolphe's mistress
Famous Love Affairs
1961
as Mme de Monaco
Waltz of the Toreadors
1962
as Ghislaine
Tales of Paris
1962
as Antonia (segment "Antonia")
Frou-Frou
1955
as Antoinette Dubois dite « Frou Frou »
How Do You Like My Sister?
1964
as Martine Jolivet
Mandrin
1962
as Baroness d'Escourt
The Prettiest Sin in the World
1951
as Zoé
It Happened in Aden
1956
as Albine
Follow the Boys
1963
as Michele
The Best House in London
1969
as Babette
Julietta
1953
as Julietta Valendor
The Anatomy of Love
1954
as L'innamorata
Silence Is Golden
1947
as Lucette
Mimi Pinson
1958
as Mimi Pinson
The Great Deception
1959
as la comtesse De Monval, l'envoyée spéciale du Roi Louis XV
Scheidungsgrund: Liebe
1960
as Marylin
The Chasers
1959
as Denise
Lunegarde
1946
as Martine
She and Me
1952
as Juliette Capulet
Intermediate Landing in Paris
1955
as Michèle Tellier dite 'Baby Face'
Love and the Frenchwoman
1960
as Nicole Perret, l'épouse frivole (segment "L'Adultère")
Thirst of Men
1950
as Julie
Gates of the Night
1946
as Étiennette
The Rebels of Lomanach
1954
as Monique de Lomanach
Cadet Rousselle
1954
as Violetta Carlino
Let's Be Daring, Madame
1957
as Danielle
Le destin s'amuse
1946
as Gabrielle
Jupiter
1952
as Yvette Cornet
Good Evening Paris
1956
as Annick Bernier
In Six Easy Lessons
1957
as Eléonore 'Nora' de Savigny
When Will It Strike Noon
1958
as Christine Dumartin
Au P'tit Zouave
1950
as Mademoiselle Hélène
Young Love
1951
as Catherine Mareuil
The Lovers of Midnight
1953
as Françoise Letanneur
Maid in Paris
1956
as Penny Benson
Rope Around the Neck
1965
as Isabelle
A Girl Knew
1948
as Corinne
X-Ray of a Killer
1965
as Mrs. Roussel
Conduite à gauche
1962
as Catherine
The Passenger
1949
as Nicole Vernier
Monelle
1948
as Monelle Picart, young pianist
School for Coquettes
1958
as Ginette Masson
On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
as Jacqueline (archive footage) (uncredited)
Six Hours to Lose
1947
as Rosy
Two Pennies Worth of Violets
1951
as Thérèse Desforges, la vendeuse de fleurs
Follow Me Young Man
1958
as Françoise
I misteri di Roma
1963
The Unexpected Voyager
1950
as Dany
About Dany Robin
Dany Robin (14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s. Nicknamed ‘la petite fiancée de la France’ (France's little fiancée) in the post-war years, she became one of the leading female stars of the 1950s, moving from the role of ‘ingénue’ to that of saucy Parisienne. She played the leading lady in Topaz (1969), and is regarded as the last ‘Hitchcock blonde’. Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors, and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 19… With 57 credits spanning from 1946 to 2001, Dany Robin has appeared in 55 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Topaz (1969) — as Nicole Devereaux
- Napoleon (1955) — as Désirée Clary
- Don't Lose Your Head (1967) — as Jacqueline
- Act of Love (1953) — as Lise Gudayec
- The Fan (1947) — as Martine
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