Geneviève Sorya
Geneviève Sorya | |
|---|---|
| Born | Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand 23 June 1912 |
| Died | 23 March 2008 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Actress |
Geneviève Sorya (23 June 1912 - 23 March 2008) was a French stage and film actress. She was also known as the mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Anouk Aimée.[1]
Personal life
Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand was the daughter of André and Émilie Durand, and was married to French actor Henry Murray (born Henri Dreyfus), with whom she had a daughter, who became actress Anouk Aimée. Sorya studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris.[2]
Career
Sorya performed in over fifteen films, including The End of the Day, and The Man of the Hour (1937) with Maurice Chevalier although she was primarily a stage actress in her native Paris. In 1981 she appeared in the film What Puts David with her daughter. [3]
Selected filmography
- The Brighton Twins (1936)
References
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