Andrée Tainsy

Andrée Tainsy

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1911-04-26
Deathday: 2004-12-19 (93 years old)

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Biography

Andrée Micheline Ghislaine Tainsy (26 April 1911 – 19 December 2004) was a Belgian actress. She worked with several notable actors like Philippe Noiret, Jean Louis Trintignant, Charlotte Rampling and famous directors like Claude Chabrol, Costas Gavras and François Ozon. Tainsy began her career with theater plays and her first film debut was in 1945, followed by over 80 different cinema and TV works as co-star. She worked until the day of her death.


She was born in Etterbeek, Belgium.


Andrée Tainsy attended Brussels' Conservatory, where she trained to become a theater performer in the early 1930s. She moved to Paris and made her debut with the Georges Pitoëff theatrical company in Les Voyageurs Sans Bagage (1937). Her film debut was ready in 1939 however, as World War II started, she fled to South America, where she reconnected with other artists who had also left. Her first experience in front of was in Chile a movie camera and in 1945 her movie career began starring in Jacques Remy's Le Moulin des Andes (Released in Chile as La Fruta Mordida).


Upon her return to France, after the end of the war, she resumed her theatrical activity with Les Amants de Noël and Joyeux Chagrins, both in 1948. Tainsy's career as an actress and comedian went on until the very end of her life. She worked until the day of her death. She appeared in a small role in Arnaud Desplechin's Rois et Reine on 22 December 2004, just three days after she died. Her cinema endeavors comprised works with several directors like Bertrand Tavernier, Woody Allen, Claude Chabrol, François Ozon and Arnaud Desplechin.


On 19 December 2004, after attending a presentation of a play by Pierre Desproges, she suffered a heart attack at her Parisian apartment. She was buried at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.


Source: Article "Andrée Tainsy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

all 52

Movies 47

TV Shows 5

self 1

La grand-mère
Kings and Queen

Kings and Queen (2004)

Movie
Princesse Czerry
Red Sunset

Red Sunset (2004)

Movie
Mrs. Becker
Code Unknown

Code Unknown (2000)

Movie
Suzanne
Under the Sand

Under the Sand (2000)

Movie
Mireille
Love, etc.

Love, etc. (1996)

Movie
The old lady
The Phantom Heart

The Phantom Heart (1996)

Movie
Germaine
Bouvard et Pécuchet

Bouvard et Pécuchet (1990)

Movie
Germaine
Bouvard et Pécuchet

Bouvard et Pécuchet (1990)

TV
Simone

Simone (1985)

Movie
Marthe
Cop au Vin

Cop au Vin (1985)

Movie
Mrs. Graveline
Boulevard des assassins

Boulevard des assassins (1982)

Movie
La grand-mère de Jeanne
Et pourtant elle tourne...

Et pourtant elle tourne... (1981)

Movie
Propriétaire du cheval
Mathieu Gaston peluche

Mathieu Gaston peluche (1980)

Movie
Twice a Woman

Twice a Woman (1979)

Movie
La mère de Simone
Adieu voyages lents

Adieu voyages lents (1978)

Movie
Jeanne
A. Constant

A. Constant (1977)

Movie
Charlotte Fourcignie
Solemn Communion

Solemn Communion (1977)

Movie
Man (uncredited)
Love and Death

Love and Death (1975)

Movie
4
Mme Grose
Le tour d'écrou

Le tour d'écrou (1974)

Movie
Madeleine Fourmet
The Watchmaker of St. Paul

The Watchmaker of St. Paul (1974)

Movie
Clarisse de Saint-Clair
A Slightly Pregnant Man

A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)

Movie
Actress
La Porteuse de pain

La Porteuse de pain (1973)

TV
Jeanne, the owner of the bar restaurant
The Strangler

The Strangler (1972)

Movie
Man with the Transplanted Brain

Man with the Transplanted Brain (1972)

Movie
'Fraulein'
Le sagouin

Le sagouin (1972)

Movie
The Grandmother
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer

Faustine and the Beautiful Summer (1972)

Movie
Yvonne
Le Prussien

Le Prussien (1971)

Movie
Mme Herbin
Too Small My Friend

Too Small My Friend (1971)

Movie
La mère Guillou
Les Cousins de la Constance

Les Cousins de la Constance (1970)

TV
Nick's Mother
Z

Z (1969)

Movie
6
Julie Tesman
Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler (1967)

Movie
La mère de Ginette
The Devil's Tricks

The Devil's Tricks (1966)

Movie
Actress
Les jeunes années

Les jeunes années (1965)

TV
Germaine, la gouvernante renvoyée de Léon (Les Bons Vivants)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)

Movie
Habilleuse
Fantomas

Fantomas (1964)

Movie
5.76
La paysanne
Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)

Movie
6
La marchande de journaux
Assassin's Check

Assassin's Check (1962)

Movie
Club Hula-Hoop Manager (uncredited)
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)

Movie
3.67
Self
Discorama

Discorama (1959)

TV
Ludivine - la servante
End of Desire

End of Desire (1958)

Movie
Demoniac

Demoniac (1957)

Movie
Une demandeuse d'emploi
Les lumières du soir

Les lumières du soir (1956)

Movie
Mannequins of Paris

Mannequins of Paris (1956)

Movie
(uncredited)
Stain on the Snow

Stain on the Snow (1954)

Movie
(uncredited)
Holiday for Henrietta

Holiday for Henrietta (1952)

Movie
(uncredited)
Matrimonial Agency

Matrimonial Agency (1952)

Movie
la femme de ménage
My Wife Is Formidable

My Wife Is Formidable (1951)

Movie
Madame Sabrier
Julie de Carneilhan

Julie de Carneilhan (1950)

Movie
No More Vacation for the Good Lord

No More Vacation for the Good Lord (1950)

Movie
Kitchen girl
The Sinners

The Sinners (1949)

Movie
La balayeuse du cabaret
Mission in Tangier

Mission in Tangier (1949)

Movie
(uncredited)
Fantomas Against Fantomas

Fantomas Against Fantomas (1949)

Movie

Ratings

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Andrée TainsyAndrée Tainsy

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1911-04-26

Deathday
2004-12-19 (93 years old)

Birth Name
Andrée Micheline Ghislaine Tainsy

Birth Place
Etterbeek, Belgium

Citizenships
France, Belgium


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