Sylvie

Sylvie

1883-01-03 – 1970-01-06 (age 87) Paris, France
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Biography

Louise Pauline Mainguené, known as Sylvie (3 January 1883 – 5 January 1970), was a French actress.

The daughter of a sailor and a teacher, Sylvie entered an acting conservatory where she won a class comedy award unanimously. She started her professional career in 1903 and she earned her first success with The Old Heidelberg. She first appeared in French silent films. She was an actress known for Don Camillo (1952), The Shameless Old Lady (1965), and Le Corbeau (1943).

She was born on 3 January 1883 in Paris and died on 5 January 1970 in Compiègne, France.

She won the first National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1966 for her performance in The Shameless Old Lady.

Source: Article "Sylvie (actress)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Known For

Ulysses
Ulysses

1954

as Euriclea

Black Dossier
Black Dossier

1955

as Mme Bouju

Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin

1953

as Madame Raquin

Le Corbeau
Le Corbeau

1943

as La mère du cancéreux

The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo

1952

as Signora Cristina

Michael Strogoff
Michael Strogoff

1956

as Marfa Strogoff

Angels of Sin
Angels of Sin

1943

as Prioress

Family Diary
Family Diary

1962

as Grandmother

Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit

1952

as Madame Pellegrin mère

La Route du bagne
Under the Paris Sky
Under the Paris Sky

1951

as Mademoiselle Perrier

We Are All Murderers
We Are All Murderers

1952

as Laetitia Bollini

Croesus
Croesus

1960

as Delphine

The Curtain Rises
The Curtain Rises

1938

as Clémence

Life Dances On
Life Dances On

1937

as Gaby - La maîtresse de Thierry

L'Homme sans nom
L'Homme sans nom

1943

as Madame Ourdebey

The Idiot
The Idiot

1946

as Madame Ivolvine

Comedy of Happiness
Comedy of Happiness

1940

as Madame Marie

The Mirror Has Two Faces
The Mirror Has Two Faces

1958

as Mme Tardivet

The End of the Day
The End of the Day

1939

as Madame Tusini