Portrait of Viviane Romance

Viviane Romance

Acting

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.

Born: July 4, 1912

Place of Birth: Roubaix, Nord, France

Filmography

1974
The Nada Gang

as Madame Gabrielle

1963
Any Number Can Win

as Ginette, Charles's wife

1956
Pity for the Vamps

as Flora Davis

1956
1955
The Affair of the Poisons

as Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin

1955
Pleasures and Vices

as Loïna Gauthier

1954
Dangerous Turning

as Lucienne Courtois

1954
Flesh and Desire

as Mylène Valdès

1953
Man, Beast and Virtue

as Assunta Perella

1952
Woman Are Angels

as Edmée Clotier

1952
The Seven Deadly Sins

as Mrs. Blanc (segment "La Luxure")

1952
Heart of the Casbah

as Maria Pilar

1951
Passion

as Marie Charbonnier

1949
Maya

as Bella dite Maya

1948
Crossroads of Passion

as Irène Dumesnil

1947
Anger of the Gods

as Rita / Maria

1947
Panic

as Alice, maîtresse d'Alfred

1946
Queen's Necklace

as Countess Jeanne de la Motte-Valois

1945
1945
Box of Dreams

as Nicole Payen-Laurel

1944
Carmen

as Carmen

1943
A Woman in the Night

as Denise Lorin

1942
Sacred Fire

as Paulette Vernier

1941
Blind Venus

as Clarisse

1939
1939
Pasha's Wives

as Mireille, the French wife

1939
Blood Red Rose

as Angélica

1938
Marked Girls

as Régine

1938
Sirocco

as Safia

1938
Le Joueur

as Blanche du Placet

1938
The Strange Monsieur Victor

as Adrienne Robineau

1938
Gibraltar

as Mercedes Garcia

1938
The Puritan

as Molly

1937
Street of Shadows

as Gaby, la chanteuse de cabaret

1937
L'Ange du foyer

as Chouquette

1937
1936
1935
1935
Princess Tam Tam

as Lucie's Friend

1935
1935
La Bandera

as la fille de Barcelone

1935
Dark Eyes

as Countess

1935
Justin de Marseille

as Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe

1934
Liliom

as La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl

1933
Ciboulette

as A mistress

1932
He Is Charming

as Uncredited

1931
La Chienne

as (uncredited)

1931
Mam'zelle Nitouche

as (uncredited)