About Valentine Tessier
Lived 1892 – 1981 (aged 89). Valentine Tessier was a French stage actor, film actor, television actor and actor.
Valentine Tessier (5 August 1892 – 11 August 1981) was a French actress, born to Russian parents. She appeared in around thirty films. She played the title role in Jean Renoir's 1934 film version of Madame Bovary. She also had a career on stage.
Selected filmography The Italian Straw Hat (1928) Madame Bovary (1934) Women's Club (1936) Ménilmontant (1936) Abused Confidence (1938) The Phantom Carriage (1939) Le Lit à colonnes (1942) Distress (1946) Justice Is Done (1950) The Temptress (1952) Leathernose (1952) Trial at the Vatican (1952) Lucrèce Borgia (1953) Children of Love (1953) Quintuplets in the Boarding School (1953) Stain in the Snow (1954) Maddalena (1954) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956) Élisa (1957) Maigret and the Saint-Fiacre Case (1959)
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Who was Valentine Tessier?
French actress (1892–1981)
When was Valentine Tessier born?
Valentine Tessier was born on 5 August 1892 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Valentine Tessier die?
Valentine Tessier died on 11 August 1981 in Vallauris.
What was Valentine Tessier's occupation?
Valentine Tessier was a stage actor, film actor, television actor and actor.
What nationality was Valentine Tessier?
Valentine Tessier was French.
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