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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1912-07-04

Day of Death

1991-09-25 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Roubaix, Nord, France

Also Known As

Viviane Romance

Biography

Viviane Romance (July 4, 1912 – September 25, 1991) was a French actress. Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle équipe (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974.

Known For

Acting

Pity for the Vamps

1956

Pity for the Vamps

as

Flora Davis

Any Number Can Win

1963

Any Number Can Win

as

Ginette, Charles's wife

Panic

1947

Panic

as

Alice, maîtresse d'Alfred

Sirocco

1938

Sirocco

as

Safia

They Were Five

1936

They Were Five

as

Gina

Carmen

1944

Carmen

as

Carmen

The Affair of the Poisons

1955

The Affair of the Poisons

as

Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin

Mam'zelle Nitouche

1931

Mam'zelle Nitouche

as

(uncredited)

The Hawk

1933

The Hawk

as

Ciboulette

1933

Ciboulette

as

A mistress

Return to Paradise

1935

Return to Paradise

as

Suzanne

La Bandera

1935

La Bandera

as

la fille de Barcelone

A Man to Kill

1937

A Man to Kill

as

Hilda

L'Ange du foyer

1937

L'Ange du foyer

as

Chouquette

Anger of the Gods

1947

Anger of the Gods

as

Rita / Maria

Heart of the Casbah

1952

Heart of the Casbah

as

Maria Pilar

Woman Are Angels

1952

Woman Are Angels

as

Edmée Clotier

Street of Shadows

1937

Street of Shadows

as

Gaby, la chanteuse de cabaret

Passion

1951

Passion

as

Marie Charbonnier

The Strange Monsieur Victor

1938

The Strange Monsieur Victor

as

Adrienne Robineau

Flesh and Desire

1954

Flesh and Desire

as

Mylène Valdès

Man, Beast and Virtue

1953

Man, Beast and Virtue

as

Assunta Perella

Blind Venus

1941

Blind Venus

as

Clarisse

The Puritan

1938

The Puritan

as

Molly

Princess Tam Tam

1935

Princess Tam Tam

as

Lucie's Friend

Flight Into Darkness

1935

Flight Into Darkness

as

Une girl

Gibraltar

1938

Gibraltar

as

Mercedes Garcia

The Seven Deadly Sins

1952

The Seven Deadly Sins

as

Mrs. Blanc (segment "La Luxure")

A Woman in the Night

1943

A Woman in the Night

as

Denise Lorin

Maya

1949

Maya

as

Bella dite Maya

Marked Girls

1938

Marked Girls

as

Régine

Crossroads of Passion

1948

Crossroads of Passion

as

Irène Dumesnil

Justin de Marseille

1935

Justin de Marseille

as

Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe

La Chienne

1931

La Chienne

as

(uncredited)

Le Joueur

1938

Le Joueur

as

Blanche du Placet

Sacred Fire

1942

Sacred Fire

as

Paulette Vernier

Queen's Necklace

1946

Queen's Necklace

as

Countess Jeanne de la Motte-Valois

He Is Charming

1932

He Is Charming

as

Uncredited

Liliom

1934

Liliom

as

La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl

Pasha's Wives

1939

Pasha's Wives

as

Mireille, the French wife

Box of Dreams

1945

Box of Dreams

as

Nicole Payen-Laurel

Dangerous Turning

1954

Dangerous Turning

as

Lucienne Courtois

La Tradition de minuit

1939

La Tradition de minuit

as

Clara Véry

Pleasures and Vices

1955

Pleasures and Vices

as

Loïna Gauthier

The Nada Gang

1974

The Nada Gang

as

Madame Gabrielle

Dark Eyes

1935

Dark Eyes

as

Countess

Blood Red Rose

1939

Blood Red Rose

as

Angélica

Production

Maya

1949

Maya

as

Crew

Directing