Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1878-06-02
Day of Death
1957-12-06 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1957)
One Coat of White
as Annette
(1955)
The Purple Mask
as Madame Anais (uncredited)
(1952)
Bal Tabarin
as Madame Ramquet
(1951)
Beautiful Love
as The deaf old lady
(1946)
Calcutta
as Croupier's Assistant (uncredited)
(1945)
To Have and Have Not
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1945)
Saratoga Trunk
as Grandmother Dulaine (uncredited)
(1945)
Paris Underground
as Margot
(1944)
Experiment Perilous
as French Instructor (uncredited)
(1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Madam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited)
(1943)
Casablanca
as Concierge (uncredited)
(1940)
Forty Little Mothers
as Miss Porter
(1940)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Miss Apricots (uncredited)
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Mme. Marchand
(1939)
City in Darkness
as Hotel Proprietress
(1939)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Undetermined Role
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as French Landlady (uncredited)
(1939)
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
as Therese
(1938)
Artists and Models Abroad
as Madame Brissard
(1938)
I Met My Love Again
as Marie (uncredited)
(1938)
I'll Give a Million
as Wife (uncredited)
(1937)
Live, Love and Learn
as The Dutchess (uncredited)
(1937)
Seventh Heaven
as Nurse
(1937)
Dangerously Yours
as Masseuse
(1937)
Mama Steps Out
as Jeanne
(1937)
History Is Made at Night
as French Woman (uncredited)
(1937)
We Have Our Moments
as Maid
(1936)
San Francisco
as Madame Albani (uncredited)
(1936)
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Madame Odette Dessolles
(1935)
Peter Ibbetson
as Nun (uncredited)
(1934)
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Concierge
(1934)
Stingaree
as French Mother (uncredited)
(1934)
Marie Galante
as French Girl
(1933)
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Fifi 'Fanny'
(1933)
Design for Living
as Cafe Proprietress (uncredited)
(1933)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Marie (Uncredited)
(1933)
Gallant Lady
as Nanette - Deedy's Nurse (uncredited)
(1933)
The Song of Songs
as French Teacher
(1933)
Disgraced!
as Madame Maxime
(1932)
What Price Hollywood?
as French Cook (uncredited)
(1931)
Scandal Sheet
as Flint's French Maid
(1931)
War Mamas
as Countess's Maid (uncredited)
(1931)
Svengali
as Mme. Vinard (uncredited)
(1931)
Transgression
as Julie
(1931)
Men in Her Life
as Maria
(1931)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as The chambermaid
(1931)
This Modern Age
as Marie
(1930)
What a Widow!
as Paulette
(1930)
Scotland Yard
as Madame Rousseau, Innkeeper
(1930)
The Bad One
as Madame Pompier
(1929)
Our Modern Maidens
as Parisian Housekeeper Annette (uncredited)
(1929)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Marie Ducrot
(1929)
Footlights and Fools
as Jo
(1926)
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Ma Tapman
(1924)
Wages of Virtue
as Madame Cantinière
(1924)
The Humming Bird
as The Owl