Florelle

Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress.

She was born in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée. She began her stage career singing at the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique and the Moulin Rouge. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film The Threepenny Opera, after which she had numerous other film roles. In the 1940s, she retired from the stage, but continued to make film appearances during the war.[1] She died in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée at age 76.

Selected filmography

YearFilm
1912The Mask of Horror
1930The Prosecutor Hallers
1931Venetian Nights
1931The Threepenny Opera
1932The Nude Woman
1932The Improvised Son
1932The Wonderful Day
1932Monsieur, Madame and Bibi
1933La dame de chez Maxim's
1934Les Misérables
1936The Crime of Monsieur Lange
1952Three Women

Notes

  1. O'Connor, Patrick (2001). "Florelle, Odette". In Root, Deane L. (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.


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