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Andrée Tainsy

Andrée Tainsy

Actor

Born April 26, 1911 in Etterbeek, Belgium

Died December 19, 2004

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Andrée Micheline Ghislaine Tainsy (26 April 1911 – 19 December 2004) was a Belgian actress. She worked with several notable actors like Philippe Noiret, Jean Louis Trintignant, Charlotte Rampling and famous directors like Claude Chabrol, Costas Gavras and François Ozon. Tainsy began her career with theater plays and her first film debut was in 1945, followed by over 80 different cinema and TV works as co-star. She worked until the day of her death.

She was born in Etterbeek, Belgium.

Andrée Tainsy attended Brussels' Conservatory, where she trained to become a theater performer in the early 1930s. She moved to Paris and made her debut with the Georges Pitoëff theatrical company in Les Voyageurs Sans Bagage (1937). Her film debut was ready in 1939 however, as World War II started, she fled to South America, where she reconnected with other artists who had also left. Her first experience in front of was in Chile a movie camera and in 1945 her movie career began starring in Jacques Remy's Le Moulin des Andes (Released in Chile as La Fruta Mordida).

Upon her return to France, after the end of the war, she resumed her theatrical activity with Les Amants de Noël and Joyeux Chagrins, both in 1948. Tainsy's career as an actress and comedian went on until the very end of her life. She worked until the day of her death. She appeared in a small role in Arnaud Desplechin's Rois et Reine on 22 December 2004, just three days after she died. Her cinema endeavors comprised works with several directors like Bertrand Tavernier, Woody Allen, Claude Chabrol, François Ozon and Arnaud Desplechin.

On 19 December 2004, after attending a presentation of a play by Pierre Desproges, she suffered a heart attack at her Parisian apartment. She was buried at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

Source: Article "Andrée Tainsy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Year

Kings & Queen Poster

Kings & Queen Feature Film2004La grand-mère

Après Vous Poster

Après Vous Feature Film2003Louis' Grandmother

Dans le rouge du couchant Poster

Dans le rouge du couchant Feature Film2003Princesse Czerny

Les aveugles Poster

Les aveugles Short Film2001La vieille dame

Code Unknown Poster

Code Unknown Feature Film2000Mrs. Becker

Paris-Deauville TV Movie2000Mrs. Gauvin

Under the Sand Poster

Under the Sand Feature Film2000Suzanne

Les gens de passage Short Film1998

Noël en famille Short Film1998

Love, etc. Poster

Love, etc. Feature Film1996Mireille

The Phantom Heart Poster

The Phantom Heart Feature Film1996the Old Lady

Tout vieux déjà Short Film1994

The Lie Feature Film1993Maria

Le cercle de minuit Poster

Le cercle de minuit TV Series1992Self

Bouvard et Pecuchet Poster

Bouvard et Pecuchet TV Series1990Germaine

Madame le maire Poster

Madame le maire TV Series1987Josepha

Cop Au Vin Poster

Cop Au Vin Feature Film1985Marthe

Simone TV Movie1985La grand-mère

Boulevard des assassins Poster

Boulevard des assassins Feature Film1982Mme Graveline

Et pourtant elle tourne... Feature Film1981La grand-mère de Jeanne

Pause-café Poster

Pause-café TV Series1981La grand-mère de Rolande

Seuls Feature Film1981La tante

Ali in Wonderland Poster

Ali in Wonderland Feature Film1980

L'enterrement de Monsieur Bouvet TV Movie1980Mme Blanche

La plume TV Movie1980Mme Anglade

Mathieu, Gaston, Peluche TV Movie1980La propriètaire du cheval

Twice a Woman Poster

Twice a Woman Feature Film1979

Adieu voyages lents Feature Film1978La mère de Simone

Aurélien TV Series1978Mme Duvigne

Émile Zola ou La conscience humaine Poster

Émile Zola ou La conscience humaine Mini-Series1978Mme Bastian

Le refuge TV Movie1978Chouquette

The Paradise of Riches Poster

The Paradise of Riches Feature Film1978Albertine

A. Constant Poster

A. Constant Feature Film1977Jeanne

C'est Mozart qu'on assassine TV Movie1977Nounou

Gloria Feature Film1977Estelle - la gouvernante

Les jeudis d'Adrienne TV Movie1977Emilienne

Solemn Communion Poster

Solemn Communion Feature Film1977Charlotte Fourcignie

Spoiled Children Poster

Spoiled Children Feature Film1977Madame Descombes

Cinéma 16 Poster

Cinéma 16 TV Series1975La mère de Georges

Jack TV Series19751 episode, 1975

La simple histoire d'un merveilleux poste de télévision TV Movie1975Mme Coiffard

Les charmes de l'été Poster

Les charmes de l'été Mini-Series1975Gabrielle

Les prétendants de Madame Berrou TV Movie1975Marguerite

Let Joy Reign Supreme Poster

Let Joy Reign Supreme Feature Film1975La religieuse

Love and Death Poster

Love and Death Feature Film1975

Paul Gauguin Poster

Paul Gauguin Mini-Series1975Madame Reynier

That Most Important Thing: Love Poster

That Most Important Thing: Love Feature Film1975La mère de Jacques

Nouvelles d'Henry James Poster

Nouvelles d'Henry James TV Series1974Mme Grose

Paul et Virginie Poster

Paul et Virginie TV Series1974

The Clockmaker of St. Paul Poster

The Clockmaker of St. Paul Feature Film1974Madeleine Fourmet

L'enlèvement TV Movie1973Mère Clarisse

L'événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune Poster

L'événement le plus important depuis que l'homme a marché sur la Lune Feature Film1973Clarisse de Saint-Clair, une cliente du salon

La fusillade en réponse à Dostoïevsky TV Movie1973Dacha Prakova

La pomme oubliée TV Movie1973Mathilde

La porteuse de pain Poster

La porteuse de pain Mini-Series1973

Le feu sous la neige TV Movie1973Marcelle

Les trois morts d'Émile Gauthier TV Movie1973L'épicière

On l'appelait Tamerlan TV Movie1973Amélie

Un jour à Nice TV Movie1973Yvonne

Comme avant, mieux qu'avant TV Movie1972Betta

Faustine et le bel été Poster

Faustine et le bel été Feature Film1972Grandmother

Handsome Face Poster

Handsome Face Feature Film1972

La malle de Hambourg Poster

La malle de Hambourg TV Series1972Eugénie

La mare au diable TV Movie1972Mère Maurice

Le fils du ciel Poster

Le fils du ciel TV Series1972Raymonde

Le sagouin Poster

Le sagouin TV Movie1972Fräulein

Man with the Transplanted Brain Poster

Man with the Transplanted Brain Feature Film1972

François Gaillard Poster

François Gaillard TV Series1971Louise Chevillon

Le Prussien Poster

Le Prussien TV Movie1971Yvonne

Donkey Skin Poster

Donkey Skin Feature Film1970La mère

Les cousins de la Constance Poster

Les cousins de la Constance Mini-Series1970La mère Guillou

The Strangler Poster

The Strangler Feature Film1970Mme Jeanne, la patronne du bar restaurant

Trop petit mon ami Poster

Trop petit mon ami Feature Film1970Mme Herbin

Les cent livres des hommes Poster

Les cent livres des hommes TV Series1969Une femme du peuple

Z Feature Film1969La mère de Nick

L'homme de l'ombre TV Series19681 episode, 1968

La maison des autres TV Movie1968

Hedda Gabler Poster

Hedda Gabler TV Movie1967

Les dossiers de l'écran Poster

Les dossiers de l'écran TV Series1967Clara Zetkin

Malican père et fils TV Series1967Angèle

Allô police Poster

Allô police TV Series1966La concierge

Derrière l'horizon TV Movie1966Kate Mayo

The Devil's Tricks Poster

The Devil's Tricks Feature Film1966La mère de Ginette

The Mad Dog Poster

The Mad Dog Feature Film1966

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning Poster

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning Feature Film1965Germaine

Les jeunes années Poster

Les jeunes années TV Series1965

Diary of a Chambermaid Poster

Diary of a Chambermaid Feature Film1964La paysanne

Fantomas Poster

Fantomas Feature Film1964L'habilleuse

La chambre TV Movie1964

Monsieur Laplanche TV Movie1963Concierge

L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête Poster

L'inspecteur Leclerc enquête TV Series1962L'infirmière

Portrait-robot Poster

Portrait-robot Feature Film1962La marchande de journaux

Bernadette of Lourdes Poster

Bernadette of Lourdes Feature Film1961

La vie que je t'ai donnée TV Movie1961Elisabeth

Le théâtre de la jeunesse Poster

Le théâtre de la jeunesse TV Series1960Mme Magloire

Love and the Frenchwoman Poster

Love and the Frenchwoman Feature Film1960

Un homme si calme TV Short1960

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case Poster

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case Feature Film1959La patronne du Hula-Hoop

Les cinq dernières minutes Poster

Les cinq dernières minutes TV Series1958Marie Malbosc

Les tricheurs Poster

Les tricheurs Feature Film1958La réceptionniste

One Life Poster

One Life Feature Film1958Ludivine - la servante

Seventh Heaven Poster

Seventh Heaven Feature Film1958Madame Helier

Demoniac Poster

Demoniac Feature Film1957La vendeuse de cartes de visite

Discorama Poster

Discorama TV Series1957Self

La caméra explore le temps Poster

La caméra explore le temps TV Series1957Jeannette

Énigmes de l'histoire Poster

Énigmes de l'histoire TV Series1956Mary Cole

Les lumières du soir Poster

Les lumières du soir Feature Film1956Une demandeuse d'emploi

Mannequins of Paris Poster

Mannequins of Paris Feature Film1956

Shadow of the Guillotine Poster

Shadow of the Guillotine Feature Film1956Une émeutière

En votre âme et conscience Poster

En votre âme et conscience TV Series19551 episode, 1967

On ne badine pas avec l'amour TV Movie1954

The Snow Was Black Poster

The Snow Was Black Feature Film1954

The Knight of the Night Poster

The Knight of the Night Feature Film1953L'habilleuse

Holiday for Henrietta Poster

Holiday for Henrietta Feature Film1952

Matrimonial Agency Poster

Matrimonial Agency Feature Film1952

My Wife Is Formidable Poster

My Wife Is Formidable Feature Film1951La femme de chambre

Face to the Wind Poster

Face to the Wind Feature Film1950

I'm in the Revue Poster

I'm in the Revue Feature Film1950

Julie de Carneilhan Poster

Julie de Carneilhan Feature Film1950Madame Sabrier

Fantomas Against Fantomas Poster

Fantomas Against Fantomas Feature Film1949

Mission in Tangier Poster

Mission in Tangier Feature Film1949La balayeuse du cabaret

The Sinners Poster

The Sinners Feature Film1949La fille de cuisine

La fruta mordida Feature Film1945

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