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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-11-05

Day of Death

2004-08-01 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

Madeleine Yvonne Svoboda

Madeleine Robinson

Biography

Madeleine Robinson (born Madeleine Svoboda; 5 November 1917 – 1 August 2004) was a French actress. She was born to a French mother and Czech father near Paris. She was orphaned at the age of 14, and worked to support herself and her two younger brothers, but enjoyed watching plays. She then studied under Charles Dullin. Her first lead role was in Forty Little Mothers (1936). During the Occupation of France, she had a prominent role in Love Story and Summer Light (both 1943), and The Bellman (1945). Because she had acted during the Occupation, Robinson found it difficult to get work afterwards, but again came to prominence in Une si jolie petite plage (1949). Madeleine Robinson won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in 1959 for her role in À double tour. In 2001, she was awarded a Molière d'honneur for her contribution to the field. Source: Article "Madeleine Robinson" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Acting

The Trial

1962

The Trial

as

Mrs. Grubach

A Simple Story

1978

A Simple Story

as

La mère

I Married a Shadow

1983

I Married a Shadow

as

Mme Meyrand

À double tour

1959

À double tour

as

Thérèse Marcoux

Summer Light

1943

Summer Light

as

Michèle

The Mad Heart

1970

The Mad Heart

as

Clara Noël

Savage Triangle

1951

Savage Triangle

as

Marie

Mannequins of Paris

1956

Mannequins of Paris

as

Véronique Lanier

Promesses

1939

Promesses

as

Assault

1936

Assault

as

Georgette Mérital

A Man to Kill

1937

A Man to Kill

as

Andrée Ruval

Gosse de riche

1938

Gosse de riche

as

Simone Maravon

Captain Benoit

1938

Captain Benoit

as

Denise Benoît

Cinq-Mars

1981

Cinq-Mars

as

Marie de Médicis

Promise to the Unknown One

1942

Promise to the Unknown One

as

Françoise Parker

La Croisée des chemins

1942

La Croisée des chemins

as

Henriette Rouvray

The Royalists

1947

The Royalists

as

Madame Du Gua

On Trial

1954

On Trial

as

Elisabeth Maurizius

Their Last Night

1953

Their Last Night

as

Madeleine Marsan

La Grande Maguet

1947

La Grande Maguet

as

Catherine Maguet

Sins of Youth

1958

Sins of Youth

as

Mathilde Belin

Alone in the World

1952

Alone in the World

as

Geneviève

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

1962

The Devil and the Ten Commandments

as

Germaine Messager

Father's Trip

1966

Father's Trip

as

Manager of the “Salon Trianon”

Drugstore Romance

1979

Drugstore Romance

as

La mère

Secrets of a French Nurse

1958

Secrets of a French Nurse

as

Maine Lecomte

L'Affaire Seznec

1993

L'Affaire Seznec

as

Madame Seznec

Grisou

1938

Grisou

as

La loute

La Métamorphose

1983

La Métamorphose

as

Mrs. Samsa

Demoniac

1957

Demoniac

as

Julia Pradal

Dark Journey

1962

Dark Journey

as

Augusta Londe

A Trap for Cinderella

1965

A Trap for Cinderella

as

Jeanne Mureau

The Bellman

1945

The Bellman

as

Marthe

The Opportunists

1960

The Opportunists

as

Flore Brazier

The Teddy Bear

1994

The Teddy Bear

as

Mother of Jean

Lover Boy

1978

Lover Boy

as

Madame Josée

No Escape

1958

No Escape

as

(uncredited)

La rage au cœur

1995

La rage au cœur

as

Madame Lignel

La salamandre d'or

1962

La salamandre d'or

as

Louise de Savoie

God Needs Men

1950

God Needs Men

as

Jeanne Gourvennec

Tempête sur l'Asie

1938

Tempête sur l'Asie

as

Suzanne

Camille Claudel

1988

Camille Claudel

as

Louise-Athanaise Claudel

Nights of Fire

1937

Nights of Fire

as

Macha

Midnight... Quai de Bercy

1953

Midnight... Quai de Bercy

as

Irène Cazenave

The Wonderful Night

1940

The Wonderful Night

as

La réfugiée

Forty Little Mothers

1936

Forty Little Mothers

as

Denise Mériel, the mother

Douce

1943

Douce

as

Irène Comtat

Mission to Venice

1964

Mission to Venice

as

Marie Trégard

Un gosse de la butte

1964

Un gosse de la butte

as

Hélène

As Far as Love Can Go

1971

As Far as Love Can Go

as

La femme du bar

Tuesday's Guest

1950

Tuesday's Guest

as

Fernande Josse, la femme de Charles

Noix de coco

1972

Noix de coco

as

Caroline

A Young World

1966

A Young World

as

Margot

Passionate Summer

1956

Passionate Summer

as

Agatha Manosque

The Man in My Life

1952

The Man in My Life

as

Madeleine Dubreuil

The Story of Dr. Louise

1949

The Story of Dr. Louise

as

La doctoresse Louise Montivier

The Bouquinquant Brothers

1948

The Bouquinquant Brothers

as

Julie Bouquinquant born Moret

Seven Days in January

1979

Seven Days in January

as

Adelaïda

Cross of the Living

1962

Cross of the Living

as

Mme Van Dorneck

The Ragpickers of Emmaus

1955

The Ragpickers of Emmaus

as

Madame Vatier

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

1988

Les Tisserands du pouvoir

as

Betty Roussel

Dialogues des Carmélites

1984

Dialogues des Carmélites

as

Mme Lidoine (la nouvelle prieure)

Mozart

Mozart

as

Mme Weber

La Fortune des Rougon

La Fortune des Rougon

as

Adélaïde Rougon

Production

Crew

Directing