Anne Vernon
Acting
Biography
Anne Vernon (born Édith Antoinette Alexandrine Vignaud; 9 January 1924) is a French retired film and television actress who appeared in 40 films between 1948 and 1970, including three films that were entered into the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She appeared in films of multiple countries, including French, British, Italian, and American. As of 2025, she is believed to be among the last surviving leading ladies of the 1940s cinema.
Born: January 7, 1924
Place of Birth: Saint-Denis, France
Known For
Un film et son époque
Soupçons
"Poisoner" - After her fiancé is arrested Claire finds herself alone and forced to find work. She is hired by a country squire, Etienne de Montenoy, as the tutor of his goddaughter. It does not take long before Montenoy falls for her but a little longer before the young woman, reluctant at first, understands Etienne loves her truly and then requites his love. Etienne lives so happily with her that he decides to make her his heir. Shortly after, he is murdered by poison...
General Della Rovere
The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's return or accepting an offer of marriage from a wealthy diamond merchant.
Il conte Max
Alberto, a newspaper man, tries a one-time shot of living the good life with the help of his penniless mentor.
The Thief of Paris
In turn-of-the-century Paris, Georges Randal is brought up by his wealthy uncle, who steals his inheritance. Georges hopes to marry his cousin Charlotte, but his uncle arranges for her to marry a rich neighbour. In retaliation, Georges steals the fiancé's family jewels, and enjoys the experience so much that he embarks upon a lifetime of burglary.
Bel Ami
In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism. Entering into journalism through the back door he will soon rise to the top with the support of several women: Madeleine Forestier, the wife of his journalist friend Charles; Clothilde de Marelle, his first mistress; Virginie Walter, the wife of a newspaper owner; Suzanne Walter, her daughter who eventually marries Duroy.
The Affair of the Poisons
Madame de Montespan, the Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV, has been in disgrace since the King set eyes on a younger beauty, Marie-Angélique Scorailles. Having had enough of the situation, the rejected mistress decides to visit La Voisin, a woman known as a fortune teller, a doctor, a midwife and who is also said to arrange black masses and sell poisons. Some time later Marie-Angélique, now Duchess of Fontanges, dies mysteriously aged only twenty...
Laura nuda
Laura, a young woman from the Verona bourgeoisie, seeks to emancipate herself, but is desperately confronted with what she considers to be the hypocrisy of men and the conformism of a society that only considers women if they marry and procreate.
Edward and Caroline
Newlyweds Edward & Caroline are preparing for an important evening when a quarrel over Caroline's dress sets off a series of domestic brouhahas.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Agnès
as Nathalie
as Mademoiselle Le Blanc
as Sophie
as Mrs Voisin (scenes deleted)
as Dorothée Yankov-Donati
as Henriette Laroque
as Mme Naïs de Bargeton
as Decrees
as Véronique Carradine
as Madame Emery
as Madame Bellac
as Claudia
as Carla Fassio
as (uncredited)
as Violette Chatelard
as Baronessa Elena di Vallombrosa
as Catherine Deligny
as Lucette Vignon
as Françoise Dumont
as Claire Grandjean
as Catherine Piedeboeuf
as Hélène Dupré
as Hermine des Œillets
as Carmela
as Madelon
as Clothilde de Marelle
as Self
as Jane
as Gisèle Delaroche
as Françoise Laurent
as Janine Lyncort
as Le commissaire spécial Thérésa Larsen
as Clementine
as Genoveffa di Brabante
as Caroline Mortier
as Jeanne Masson
as Jeannine Meunier
as Nita Palmer
as Catherine Beryl
as Renee de Vaillant
as Irène