1878-06-02 Paris, France
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was a French actress of the silent and sound film eras. She was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States after the end of World War I. She began acting in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy, The French Doll, in which she had one of the main roles, "Baroness Mazulier". She made her film debut in the 1924 silent film, The Humming Bird, where she was one of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who turned into resistance fighters in World War I. With the advent of talking pictures, and before dubbing came into general use, D'Ambricourt was used in several films which were the French version of English language ones, such as Quand on est belle (The Easiest Way — 1931), L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes (Slightly Scarlet — 1930), and Nuit d'Espagne (Transgression — 1931). She appeared in over 70 films, including such classics as Casablanca, San Francisco, and To Have And Have Not, until about 1947, after which her film career began to decline. Her final role was in George Cukor's Les Girls, starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor, in which she played the wardrobe woman. With the advent of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, working right up to her death, which was caused by a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles.
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The Purple Mask | Madame Anais (uncredited) | 1955-06-15 |
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Bal Tabarin | Madame Ramquet | 1952-05-31 |
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Bel amour | The deaf old lady | 1951-06-01 |
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Calcutta | Croupier's Assistant (uncredited) | 1946-12-20 |
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Paris Underground | Margot | 1945-10-18 |
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Saratoga Trunk | Grandmother Dulaine (uncredited) | 1945-11-21 |
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To Have and Have Not | Cashier (uncredited) | 1945-01-20 |
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Experiment Perilous | French Instructor (uncredited) | 1944-12-18 |
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The White Cliffs of Dover | Madam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited) | 1944-05-11 |
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Casablanca | Concierge (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
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Two Girls on Broadway | Miss Apricots (uncredited) | 1940-04-19 |
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Forty Little Mothers | Miss Porter | 1940-04-26 |
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Nurse Edith Cavell | Undetermined Role | 1939-08-31 |
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Bulldog Drummond's Bride | Therese | 1939-07-12 |
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City in Darkness | Hotel Proprietress | 1939-11-15 |
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | French Landlady (uncredited) | 1939-03-29 |
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Pack Up Your Troubles | Mme. Marchand | 1939-10-24 |
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I Met My Love Again | Marie (uncredited) | 1938-01-14 |
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I'll Give a Million | Wife (uncredited) | 1938-07-27 |
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Artists and Models Abroad | Madame Brissard | 1938-12-20 |
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Seventh Heaven | Nurse | 1937-03-25 |
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History Is Made at Night | French Woman (uncredited) | 1937-03-05 |
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Dangerously Yours | Masseuse | 1937-09-21 |
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We Have Our Moments | Maid | 1937-03-28 |
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Mama Steps Out | Jeanne | 1937-02-05 |
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Live, Love and Learn | The Dutchess (uncredited) | 1937-10-29 |
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Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Madame Odette Dessolles | 1936-10-06 |
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San Francisco | Madame Albani (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
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Peter Ibbetson | Nun (uncredited) | 1935-11-07 |
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Stingaree | French Mother (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
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The Cat and the Fiddle | Concierge | 1934-02-16 |
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Marie Galante | French Girl | 1934-10-25 |
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The Secret of Madame Blanche | Marie (Uncredited) | 1933-02-03 |
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The Eagle and the Hawk | Fifi 'Fanny' | 1933-05-06 |
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Gallant Lady | Nanette - Deedy's Nurse (uncredited) | 1933-12-07 |
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Disgraced! | Madame Maxime | 1933-07-07 |
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The Song of Songs | French Teacher | 1933-07-19 |
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Design for Living | Cafe Proprietress (uncredited) | 1933-12-29 |
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What Price Hollywood? | French Cook (uncredited) | 1932-06-24 |
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Svengali | Mme. Vinard (uncredited) | 1931-05-20 |
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Transgression | Julie | 1931-06-27 |
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War Mamas | Countess's Maid (uncredited) | 1931-11-14 |
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Scandal Sheet | Flint's French Maid | 1931-01-31 |
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Men in Her Life | Maria | 1931-11-10 |
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Le procès de Mary Dugan | The chambermaid | 1931-11-06 |
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This Modern Age | Marie | 1931-08-29 |
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Scotland Yard | Madame Rousseau, Innkeeper | 1930-10-19 |
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The Bad One | Madame Pompier | 1930-05-03 |
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What a Widow! | Paulette | 1930-09-12 |
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The Trial of Mary Dugan | Marie Ducrot | 1929-06-08 |
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Our Modern Maidens | Parisian Housekeeper Annette (uncredited) | 1929-09-08 |
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Footlights and Fools | Jo | 1929-11-08 |
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God Gave Me Twenty Cents | Ma Tapman | 1926-11-20 |
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Wages of Virtue | Madame Cantinière | 1924-11-10 |
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The Humming Bird | The Owl | 1924-01-13 |
