1912-07-04 Roubaix, Nord, France
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.
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Nada | Madame Gabrielle | 1974-02-06 |
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Mélodie en sous-sol | Ginette, Charles's wife | 1963-03-19 |
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Pitié pour les vamps | Flora Davis | 1956-10-19 |
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L'inspecteur connaît la musique | Muriel Vincent | 1956-02-15 |
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L'Affaire des poisons | Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin | 1955-11-04 |
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Gueule d'ange | Loïna Gauthier | 1955-09-02 |
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La Chair et le Diable | Mylène Valdès | 1954-06-18 |
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Le Tournant dangereux | Lucienne Courtois | 1954-12-28 |
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L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù | Assunta Perella | 1953-05-09 |
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Legione straniera | Cherie | 1953-08-27 |
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Les Sept Péchés capitaux | Mrs. Blanc (segment "La Luxure") | 1952-03-27 |
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Au cœur de la Casbah | Maria Pilar | 1952-01-24 |
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Les femmes sont des anges | Edmée Clotier | 1952-09-03 |
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Passion | Marie Charbonnier | 1951-09-21 |
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Maya | Bella dite Maya | 1949-12-09 |
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Gli uomini sono nemici | Irène Dumesnil | 1948-08-04 |
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Le Plus Bel Homme du monde | Self | 1948-08-26 |
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Panique | Alice | 1947-01-15 |
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La Colère des dieux | Rita / Maria | 1947-04-09 |
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La maison sous la mer | Flore | 1947-08-20 |
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L'Affaire du collier de la reine | Countess Jeanne de la Motte-Valois | 1946-09-14 |
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La Route du bagne | Manon | 1945-10-16 |
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La Boîte aux rêves | Nicole Payen-Laurel | 1945-07-11 |
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Carmen | Carmen | 1944-08-08 |
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Une femme dans la nuit | Denise Lorin | 1943-01-13 |
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Feu sacré | Paulette Vernier | 1942-11-12 |
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Cartacalha, reine des gitans | Cartacalha | 1942-01-21 |
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Vénus aveugle | Clarisse | 1941-09-14 |
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Angélica | Angélica | 1939-02-17 |
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La Tradition de minuit | Clara Véry | 1939-04-22 |
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L'Esclave blanche | Mireille, the French wife | 1939-02-18 |
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Le Joueur | Blanche du Placet | 1938-09-06 |
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Prisons de femmes | Régine | 1938-10-12 |
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Le Puritain | Molly | 1938-01-13 |
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L'Étrange Monsieur Victor | Adrienne Robineau | 1938-05-04 |
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Gibraltar | Mercedes Garcia | 1938-04-01 |
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La Maison du Maltais | Safia | 1938-09-22 |
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L'Ange du foyer | Chouquette | 1937-02-26 |
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L'Homme à abattre | Hilda | 1937-02-25 |
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Naples au baiser de feu | Lolita | 1937-12-07 |
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Le Club des Aristocrates | Gloriane | 1937-09-02 |
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Mademoiselle Docteur | Gaby, la chanteuse de cabaret | 1937-04-13 |
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Une gueule en or | 1936-05-29 | |
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La Belle Équipe | Gina | 1936-09-01 |
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Retour au paradis | Suzanne | 1935-11-15 |
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L'Équipage | Une girl | 1935-10-22 |
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Les Yeux Noirs | Countess | 1935-09-05 |
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Justin de Marseille | Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe | 1935-04-05 |
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Deuxième Bureau | 1935-09-19 | |
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Princesse Tam-Tam | Lucie's Friend | 1935-11-02 |
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La Bandera | la fille de Barcelone | 1935-09-25 |
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Liliom | La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl | 1934-05-15 |
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Mam'zelle Spahi | 1934-11-09 | |
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N'aimer que toi | 1934-10-26 | |
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Ciboulette | A mistress | 1933-11-10 |
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L'Épervier | 1933-11-17 | |
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Il est charmant | Uncredited | 1932-02-25 |
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La Chienne | (uncredited) | 1931-11-01 |
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Mam'zelle Nitouche | (uncredited) | 1931-10-09 |