Viviane Romance
Actor
Biography
Viviane Romance (July 4, 1912 – September 25, 1991) was a French actress.
Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle équipe (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974.
Filmography
La Chienne
as (uncredited) 1931
Panic
as Alice, maîtresse d'Alfred 1947
La Belle Équipe
as Gina 1936
Liliom
as La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl 1934
La Bandera
as la fille de Barcelone 1935
The Nada Gang
as Madame Gabrielle 1974
The Strange Monsieur Victor
as Adrienne Robineau 1938
Princess Tam Tam
as Lucie's Friend 1935
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Mrs. Blanc (segment "La Luxure") 1952
Justin de Marseille
as Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe 1935
Man, Beast and Virtue
as Assunta Perella 1953
Maya
as Bella dite Maya 1949
Flight Into Darkness
as Une girl 1935
Sirocco
as Safia 1938
The Puritan
as Molly 1938
Blind Venus
as Clarisse 1941