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Dany Carrel

b. 1932

French actress

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About Dany Carrel

Born 1932. Dany Carrel is a French film actor, stage actor, television actor and actor.

Yvonne Suzanne Chazelles du Chaxel, better known as Dany Carrel (born 20 September 1932 ), is a French actress.

Career She was born in Tourane, today Đà Nẵng (Vietnam, then French Indochina) to French father Marie Yves Aimé du Chaxel, a local Customs general manager,

She shot about 50 films and TV films from the 1950s – when she quickly became famous – to the 1990s, and also played in theatre.

She gradually retired starting from the eighties due to two bouts of cancer. In 2021, she was hospitalized for three weeks after contracting COVID-19.

Selected filmography Dortoir des grandes (1953) Maternite Clandestine (1953) Scandal in Montmartre (1955) Passionate Summer (1956) Women's Club (1956) People of No Importance (1956) Porte des Lilas (1957) Élisa (1957) Why Women Sin (1958) Girls for the Summer (1958) This Desired Body (1959) The Goose of Sedan (1959) Mill of the Stone Women (1960) The Hands of Orlac (1960) The Enemy General (1960) Une souris chez les hommes (1964) L'enfer (1964, uncompleted) Trap for Cinderella (1965) An Idiot in Paris (1967) A Little Virtuous (1968) La prisonnière (1968) Clérambard (1969) The Gates of Fire (1972) Trois milliards sans ascenseur (1972) Schools Falling Apart (1981)

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Also known as
Yvonne Chazelles du Chaxel, Yvonne du Chaxel

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Dany Carrel's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dany Carrel?

French actress

When was Dany Carrel born?

Dany Carrel was born on 20 September 1932 in Da Nang.

What is Dany Carrel's occupation?

Dany Carrel is a film actor, stage actor, television actor and actor.

What nationality is Dany Carrel?

Dany Carrel is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dany Carrel

· Wikidata: Q460823

· DBpedia: Dany Carrel

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