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Thérèse Dorny

Thérèse Dorny

Acting1891Paris, France

Biography

Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 - 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress.

Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni was born on 18 September 1891 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, the only child to Gaudence Jean Baptiste Marie Longo-Dorni (born 1859) and Marie Antonia Longo-Dorni (née Junghaans, born 1865).

She began her career as a stage actress in 1913, and made her debut as a film actress in the 1930 film The Sweetness of Loving. She was best known for her roles in Cognasse (1932) and Les Diaboliques (1955).

Dorny married the French painter and graphic artist André Dunoyer de Segonzac on 19 December 1964 in Viroflay, Île-de-France, France, who she remained with until his death in 1974.

Dorny died on 14 March 1976 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France.

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Acting History

1959
Oh! What a Mambo
as La belle-mère
1955
Diabolique
as Mrs. Herboux
1954
Adam Is... Eve
as Mme Beaumont
1953
1951
Le Passage de Vénus
as Zoé Chantoiseau
1950
Caught in the Foreign Legion
as Solange Duroc, André's aunt
The Sad Sack
as Mme Blandin d'Ombelles
1948
1947
Mystery Tour
as Mademoiselle Roberta
1946
Devil's Daughter
as Aunt Hortense
1945
Box of Dreams
as Woman (uncredited)
1943
1941
Little Nothings
as L'habilleuse
The Acrobat
as Pauline
1939
Whirlwind of Paris
as (uncredited)
Visages de femmes
as Verdurette
1938
Katia
as Baroness
Return at Dawn
as The fashion house director
Prince de mon cœur
as Isabelle Gatemouille
1937
1936
One of the Legion
as Antoinette Espitalion
Ménilmontant
as Toinon
Passé à vendre
as Marthe Dupont
1935
Divine
as La Poison
La Mascotte
as Dame Turlurette
Monsieur Sans-Gêne
as La féministe
Les Sœurs Hortensia
as Madame Hormalin
1933

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
9/18/1891
Day of Death
3/14/1976
Place of Birth
Paris, France