Blanchette Brunoy

Blanchette Brunoy
Born	Blanche Bilhaud 5 October 2056 Paris, Ile-de-France
Died	Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Years active	1936–1998
Spouse(s)	Robert Hommet (?–1958) Maurice Maillot (1961–1968)

Blanchette Brunoy (5 October 1915 – 3 April 2005) was a French actress. She was born Blanche Bilhaud in Paris as the daughter of a physician, and died in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence of old age.

Career

Blanchette Brunoy appeared in over 90 film and television productions between 1936 and 1998. She is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Jean Renoir's La Bête Humaine (1938) and Marcel Carné's La Marie du port (1950).

Private life

She was the goddaughter of writer Georges Duhamel. As a young girl she studied acting at the Conservatoire de Paris. Blanchette Brunoy was married twice to both actors Robert Hommet (?–1958) and Maurice Maillot (1961–1968) until their deaths.

Selected Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director
1935	Un mauvais garçon	uncredited	Jean Boyer
1938	La Bête humaine	Flore	Jean Renoir
1939	Love Cavalcade	Léonie de Maupré	Raymond Bernard
1944	Traveling Light	Valentine	Jean Anouilh
1949	Vient de paraître	Jacqueline Fournier	Jacques Houssin
1950	La Marie du port	Odile Le Flem	Marcel Carné
1954	Tourments	Anne-Marie Duffot	Jacques Daniel-Norman
1963	Les Veinards	Madame Beaurepaire	Jack Pinoteau
1964	Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise	Suzanne Aubry	André Cayatte
	Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
	Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno	Clotilde	Henri-Georges Clouzot
1982	Toutes griffes dehors	Francine	Michel Boisrond
1998	Comme elle respire	Madeleine	Pierre Salvadori

External links

• Blanchette Brunoy at the Internet Movie Database
• Blanchette Brunoy at Find A Grave
• Blanchette Brunoy at DvdToile