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.
Nada | Madame Gabrielle | 1974-02-06 | |
Mélodie en sous-sol | Ginette | 1963-03-19 | |
Pitié pour les vamps | 1956-10-19 | ||
L'inspecteur connaît la musique | 1956-02-15 | ||
Gueule d'ange | Loïna Gauthier | 1955-09-02 | |
L'Affaire des poisons | Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin | 1955-11-04 | |
La Chair et le Diable | Mylène Valdès | 1954-06-18 | |
Le Tournant dangereux | Lucienne Courtois | 1954-12-28 | |
L'uomo, la bestia e la virtù | Assunta Perella | 1953-05-09 | |
Legione straniera | Cherie | 1953-08-27 | |
Les Sept Péchés capitaux | Mrs. Blanc (segment "Lust") | 1952-03-27 | |
Les femmes sont des anges | Edmée Clotier | 1952-09-03 | |
Au cœur de la Casbah | 1952-01-24 | ||
Passion | Marie Charbonnier | 1951-09-21 | |
Maya | Bella dite Maya | 1949-12-09 | |
Gli uomini sono nemici | Irène Dumesnil | 1948-08-04 | |
Le Plus Bel Homme Du Monde | Self | 1948-08-26 | |
La maison sous la mer | Flore | 1947-08-20 | |
La colère des dieux | 1947-04-09 | ||
Panique | Alice, maîtresse d'Alfred | 1947-01-15 | |
L'Affaire du collier de la reine | La comtesse Jeanne de la Motte-Valois | 1946-09-14 | |
La Route du bagne | Manon | 1945-10-16 | |
La Boîte aux rêves | Nicole Payen-Laurel | 1945-07-11 | |
Carmen | Carmen | 1944-08-08 | |
Une femme dans la nuit | 1943-01-13 | ||
Feu sacré | Paulette Vernier | 1942-11-12 | |
Cartacalha, reine des gitans | 1942-01-21 | ||
Vénus aveugle | Clarisse | 1941-09-14 | |
Angélica | Angélica | 1940-09-26 | |
La Tradition de minuit | Clara Véry | 1939-04-22 | |
L'Esclave blanche | Mireille, l'épouse française | 1939-02-18 | |
La Maison du Maltais | Safia | 1938-09-22 | |
Le joueur | Blanche du Placet | 1938-09-06 | |
Prisons de femmes | Régine | 1938-10-12 | |
L'Étrange Monsieur Victor | Adrienne Robineau | 1938-05-04 | |
Le Puritain | Molly | 1938-01-13 | |
Gibraltar | Mercedes Garcia | 1938-04-01 | |
L'Ange du foyer | Chouquette | 1937-02-26 | |
L'Homme à abattre | 1937-02-25 | ||
Le Club des Aristocrates | Gloriane | 1937-09-02 | |
Mademoiselle Docteur | Gaby, la chanteuse de cabaret | 1937-04-13 | |
Naples au baiser de feu | Lolita | 1937-12-07 | |
Une gueule en or | 1936-06-16 | ||
La Belle Équipe | Gina | 1936-09-01 | |
Princesse Tam-Tam | Lucie's Friend | 1935-11-02 | |
Retour au paradis | 1935-11-15 | ||
La Bandera | la fille de Barcelone | 1935-09-25 | |
Justin de Marseille | Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe | 1935-04-05 | |
L'Équipage | Une girl | 1935-10-22 | |
Les Yeux Noirs | la comtesse | 1935-09-05 | |
Deuxième Bureau | 1935-09-19 | ||
Liliom | La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl | 1934-05-15 | |
N'aimer que toi | 1934-10-26 | ||
Mam'zelle Spahi | 1934-11-09 | ||
Ciboulette | A mistress | 1933-11-10 | |
L'Épervier | 1933-11-17 | ||
Il est charmant | Uncredited | 1932-02-25 | |
La Chienne | 1931-11-20 | ||
Mam'zelle Nitouche | (uncredited) | 1931-10-09 |