Jeanne Sully (15 April 1905 – 28 June 1995) (born Jeanne Régine Champs) was a French actress.
Biography
Jeanne Marie Régine Simone Champs was born in Paris on 15 April 1905. Her parents were the actors Jeanne Rémy and Jean Mounet-Sully, and her uncle was the actor Paul Mounet. She attended the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris, where she was a pupil of Raphaël Duflos. In 1924 she obtained a second prize for comedy, and in 1925 won a first prize in tragedy. She made her debut in 1925 at the Comédie-Française in Jean Racine's play Britannicus, in the role of Junie. She played in many stage roles, and in some films.
She became the 394th member of the Comédie-Française in 1934. She retired in 1946, but continued to make tours or give lectures both in France and abroad. She died in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, on 28 June 1995 at the home for actors at Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, Seine-et-Marne.
Theater
Her theater roles included: Play AuthorRole Britannicus Jean Racine JunieLe Cid Pierre Corneille ChimèneAndromaque Racine HermionePhèdre Jean Racine Aricie Bérénice Jean Racine BéréniceRuy Blas Victor Hugo la Reine On ne badine pas avec l'amour Alfred de Musset CamilleLe Malade imaginaire Molière AngéliqueL'École des maris Molière LéonorCyrano de Bergerac Edmond Rostand Roxanne Le Gendre de M. Poirier Émile Augier and Jules Sandeau AntoinetteLe Mariage de Figaro Pierre Beaumarchais ChérubinTwelfth Night William Shakespeare ViolaLe Soulier de satin Paul Claudel doña Isabel La Reine morte Henry de Montherlant Inès de Castro
Filmography
yearFilm Director Role1912 Oedipe-roi (La Légende d'Œdipe) Gaston Roudès Antigone1934 Une soirée à la Comédie-Française Léonce Perret Almanzor1937 Sisters in Arms Léon Poirier Louise de Bettignies
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