Juliette Gréco
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1927-02-07
- Died
- 2020-09-23
- Place of birth
- Montpellier, Hérault, France
Biography
Juliette Gréco (7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967). She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Her 60-year career concluded with her final worldwide tour titled "Merci", which began in 2015.
As an actress, Gréco played roles in films by French directors such as Jean Cocteau and Jean-Pierre Melville.
Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier, France, to an absent Corsican father, Gérard Gréco; her mother Juliette Lafeychine (1899–1978) was from Bordeaux. Her lineage hails in part from Greece. She did not receive love from her mother in her childhood and suffered from her harsh comments due to being an unwanted child, such as "You ain't my daughter. You're the child of rape". She was raised by her maternal grandparents in Bordeaux with her older sister Charlotte. After the death of her grandparents, her mother took them to Paris. In 1938, she became a ballerina at the Opéra Garnier.
When World War II began, the family returned to the southwest of France. Gréco was a student at the Institut Royal d'éducation Sainte Jeanne d'Arc in Montauban. The Gréco family became active in the Resistance and her mother was arrested in 1943. The two sisters decided to move back to Paris but were captured and tortured by the Gestapo, then imprisoned in Fresnes Prison in September 1943. Her mother and sister were deported to Ravensbrück while Juliette, being only 16, remained in prison for several months before being released. After her release, she walked the eight miles back to Paris to retrieve her belongings from the Gestapo headquarters. Her former French teacher and her mother's friend, Hélène Duc, decided to take care of her.
In 1945, Gréco's mother and sister returned from deportation after the liberation of Ravensbrück by the Red Army. Gréco moved to Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1945 after her mother moved to Indochina, leaving Gréco and her sister behind.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
La Chance aux chansons
1984
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Was bin ich?
1955
as Self
Stars 90
1990
as Self
Einer wird gewinnen
1964
as Self
Stars in the Ring
1959
as Self
À bout portant
1968
as Self
Musik ist Trumpf
1975
as Self
Night-Club
1968
as Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978
as Self
Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
1965
as Laurence Borel
Tonight in Person
1963
as Self
Das große Los
1996
as Self
Around the World with Orson Welles
1955
as Self (archive footage)
Lieben Sie Show ?
1962
as Self
Movies (46)
The Night of the Generals
1967
as Juliette
Orpheus
1950
as Aglaonice
Bonjour Tristesse
1958
as Juliette Greco
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre
2001
as Woman in the cemetary
The Sun Also Rises
1957
as Georgette Aubin
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Singer
Droit de Réponse
1981
as Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Elena and Her Men
1956
as Miarka, la gitane
Boom on Paris
1954
as elle-même
Love at Sea
1965
as The actress of the film
The Roots of Heaven
1958
as Minna
Without Leaving an Address
1951
as La chanteuse
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1965
as Dinah
The Sinners
1949
as Rachel
The Green Glove
1952
as Singer (scenes deleted)
The Big Gamble
1961
as Marie
When You Read This Letter
1953
as Thérèse Voise
Where the Truth Lies
1962
as Myriam Heller
Man and Child
1956
as Nicky Nistakos
38-24-36
1963
as Self
The Lebanese Mission
1956
as Maroussia
Cherchez l'idole
1964
as Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited)
Lily, aime-moi
1975
as Flo
Juliette Gréco, l'insoumise
2012
as Self
Crack in the Mirror
1960
as Eponine / Florence
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Whirlpool
1959
as Lora
Hôtel La Louisiane
2015
as Self
Everyman's Feast
2002
as Yvonne Becker
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
as Self (archive footage)
It Happened on the 36 Candles
1957
as Self (uncredited)
Barbara ou ma plus belle histoire d'amour
1973
as Self
The Naked Earth
1958
as Maria
Days and Nights in Paris
2004
as Self
Gainsbourg and His Girls
2010
as Self - Singer (voice)
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon
1999
as Self
Disorder
1950
as Self
Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
2006
as Self
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
2017
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Bouquinquant Brothers
1948
as Nun
Le regard de Georges Brassens
2013
as Self
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances
1954
as Self
France, Song
1969
as Herself
On l'appelait Roda
2018
as Self
Paris nach Noten
1968
as Self
About Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco (7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967). She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Her 60-year career concluded with her final worldwide tour titled "Merci", which began in 2015. As an actress, Gréco played roles in fi… With 73 credits spanning from 1948 to 2022, Juliette Gréco has appeared in 46 films and 27 TV shows.
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- The Night of the Generals (1967) — as Juliette
- Orpheus (1950) — as Aglaonice
- Bonjour Tristesse (1958) — as Juliette Greco
- Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (2001) — as Woman in the cemetary
- The Sun Also Rises (1957) — as Georgette Aubin
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