Dany Robin
Biography
Dany Robin was a French actress born on April 14, 1927, in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France, and she died on May 25, 1995, at the age of 68. Nicknamed France's little fiancee in the post-war years, she transitioned from ingenu role to saucy Parisienne, becoming one of the leading female stars of the 1950s and 1960s. She is regarded as the last Hitchcock blonde and played the leading lady in Topaz in 1969. Her film credits include performing with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors, co-starring opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama Act of Love, and co-starring with Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in Follow the Boys in 1963. Throughout her acting career, she accumulated 57 known credits.
Career overview
Dany Robin was a French actress born Danielle Robin in Clamart on April 14, 1927. Active in film during the 1950s and 1960s, she earned the nickname la petite fiancée de la France, or France's little fiancée, in the post-war years. Over time, she transitioned from playing ingénue roles to portraying a saucy Parisienne, ultimately establishing herself as one of the leading female stars of the 1950s.
Her career included several notable international and co-starring film appearances. In 1953, she co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the romantic drama Act of Love. She later performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors and appeared alongside Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in the 1963 film Follow the Boys.
Later in her career, she played the leading lady in the 1969 film Topaz, a role that led to her being regarded as the last Hitchcock blonde. Dany Robin passed away on May 25, 1995, at the age of 68. Throughout her career, she accumulated 57 known acting credits on the Movie Database.
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- On Location: The Carry Ons (2001) as Jacqueline (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Topaz (1969) as Nicole Devereaux
- The Best House in London (1969) as Babette
- Don't Lose Your Head (1967) as Jacqueline
- X-Ray of a Killer (1965) as Mrs. Roussel
- Rope Around the Neck (1965) as Isabelle
- How Do You Like My Sister? (1964) as Martine Jolivet
- Follow the Boys (1963) as Michele
- I misteri di Roma (1963)
- Tales of Paris (1962) as Antonia (segment "Antonia")
- The Mysteries of Paris (1962) as Irène, Rodolphe's mistress
- Mandrin (1962) as Baroness d'Escourt
- Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) as Ghislaine
- Conduite à gauche (1962) as Catherine
- Famous Love Affairs (1961) as Mme de Monaco
- Scheidungsgrund: Liebe (1960) as Marylin
- Love and the Frenchwoman (1960) as Nicole Perret, l'épouse frivole (segment "L'Adultère")
- Discorama (1959) as Self
- The Chasers (1959) as Denise
- The Great Deception (1959) as la comtesse De Monval, l'envoyée spéciale du Roi Louis XV
- School for Coquettes (1958) as Ginette Masson
- Follow Me Young Man (1958) as Françoise
- When Will It Strike Noon (1958) as Christine Dumartin
- Mimi Pinson (1958) as Mimi Pinson
- In Six Easy Lessons (1957) as Eléonore 'Nora' de Savigny
- Let's Be Daring, Madame (1957) as Danielle
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Good Evening Paris (1956) as Annick Bernier
- It Happened in Aden (1956) as Albine
- Maid in Paris (1956) as Penny Benson
- Napoleon (1955) as Désirée Clary
- Frou-Frou (1955) as Antoinette Dubois dite « Frou Frou »
- Intermediate Landing in Paris (1955) as Michèle Tellier dite 'Baby Face'
- The Anatomy of Love (1954) as L'innamorata
- Cadet Rousselle (1954) as Violetta Carlino
- The Rebels of Lomanach (1954) as Monique de Lomanach
- Act of Love (1953) as Lise Gudayec
- Julietta (1953) as Julietta Valendor
- The Lovers of Midnight (1953) as Françoise Letanneur
- Jupiter (1952) as Yvette Cornet
- Holiday for Henrietta (1952) as Henriette
- She and Me (1952) as Juliette Capulet
- Young Love (1951) as Catherine Mareuil
- Two Pennies Worth of Violets (1951) as Thérèse Desforges, la vendeuse de fleurs
- The Prettiest Sin in the World (1951) as Zoé
- Thirst of Men (1950) as Julie
- Au P'tit Zouave (1950) as Mademoiselle Hélène
- The Unexpected Voyager (1950) as Dany
- The Passenger (1949) as Nicole Vernier
- A Girl Knew (1948) as Corinne
- Monelle (1948) as Monelle Picart, young pianist
- Six Hours to Lose (1947) as Rosy
- Silence Is Golden (1947) as Lucette
- The Fan (1947) as Martine
- Le destin s'amuse (1946) as Gabrielle
- Gates of the Night (1946) as Étiennette
- Lunegarde (1946) as Martine