Jeanne Véniat
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Jeanne Véniat.
Born: August 12, 1885
Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For
The Chain Breaker
Antoine Mouret, an authoritarian restaurateur, is the head of a large family where, for reasons of interest, people only marry cousins. But some have other plans, Marcus especially when he meets a passing circus girl.
The Private Life of an Actor
Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.
Monte Carlo Baby
When a measles epidemic forces the temporary closing of a child care center, the son of a film star and her estranged husband, a concert pianist, is mistakenly delivered to a touring musician.
Divine
A country girl finds work as a chorus girl in Paris, gets embroiled with a bad egg, and then finds true love with a good-looking milkman.
Mr. Peek-a-Boo
Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are. One day, he falls madly in love with a charming hotel thief by the name of Suzan.
The Prize
Madame Husson and her circle of holier-than-thou ladies (including an old maid Madame Cadenas)are looking for a chaste and pure girl who will win a hefty sum.
The Bureaucrats
A comedy about the petty bureaucrats who need special leather props under their posteriors because of the long hours they spend sitting at their desks.
Paméla
During the Directory, a handful of royalists tried to get the Dauphin Louis XVII to escape from the Temple.
If Paris Were Told to Us
Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's history.
Marie of the Port
Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and appreciates women. When he meets Marie, an 18-ish strong-head who just lost her father in a small fishing village, it is not clear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
Filmography
as Madame Lefebvre - la mère de Firmin
as Mélanie Milliard
as Henriette Decoeur
as Marinette's Mother (uncredited)
as The South American
as Mme Pitard
as Madame Blanc
as Malvina
as The helpful passenger on the train
as Concierge
as Armandine
as Cathy
as Marguerite
as Mrs. La Hourmerie
as Mme Martelli