Odile Versois (born Étiennette de Poliakoff-Baydaroff; 15 June 1930 – 23 June 1980) was a French actress who appeared in 47 film and television productions between 1948 and 1980. Versois was the sister of actresses Marina Vlady, Hélène Vallier and Olga Baïdar-Poliakoff. Their father, Vladimir, was a noted opera singer of Russian descent, and their mother, Militza Envald Voropanoff, was a dancer. Born in Paris, she began acting as a child and for a while pursued a ballet career.Some sources cite Tatiana as her birth name and her date of birth as 14 June, not 15 June.
She made a number of films for the Rank Organisation in Britain.
Personal life Versois married actor Jacques René Dacqmine (1923–2010; The Queen's Necklace) in 1951 but the couple divorced a year later. She had four children by her second husband, Comte François Reynier Ambroise Henri Pozzo di Borgo, whom she married in 1953 but also divorced. She died in 1980 in Paris of cancer shortly after her 50th birthday.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes1948 The Last Vacation Juliette Lherminier 1949 Fantomas Against Fantomas La jeune fille 1949 The Bride Can't Wait Maria 1949 Summer Storm Marie-Lou 1950 Paolo e Francesca Francesca da Rimini 1950 Old Boys of Saint-Loup Catherine Jacquelin 1950 Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman Josette Dupré 1950 Into the Blue Jackie 1951 Beautiful Love Helga Jorgensen 1952 Domenica Domenica Léandri 1952 Grand Gala Anna 1952 La répétition manquée 1953 Mina de Vanghel Mina de Vanghel 1953 A Day to Remember Martine Berthier 1953 Les crimes de l'amour Mina de Vanghel (segment 1 : 'Mina de Vanghel')1954 The Young Lovers Anna Szobek 1955 To Paris with Love Lizette Marconne 1955 Sophie et le Crime Uncredited1956 Les Insoumises Hélène 1956 Checkpoint Francesca 1956 Michel Strogoff 1957 King in Shadow Queen Mathilde 1958 Passport to Shame Marie Louise 'Malou' Beaucaire 1959 Toi, le venin Hélène Lecain 1960 La dragée haute Evelyne Barsac 1961 El secreto de los hombres azules Suzanne 1961 Rendezvous Edith 1962 Cartouche Isabelle de Ferrussac 1962 Where the Truth Lies Nathalie 1963 Because, Because of a Woman Nathalie 1963 Transit à Saïgon Nicole 1964 Le dernier tiercé Jacqueline 1968 Benjamin La conseillère 1972 Églantine Marguerite 1976 Stationschef Fallmerayer Anna Walewska 1977 Le Crabe-tambour Madame 1980 Julien Fontanes, magistrat Inge Wolfrum Episode: "Les mauvais chiens", (final appearance)
References
External links , Cinememorial.com Odile Versois profile, Premiere.fr