Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1927-02-07
Deathday: 2020-09-23 (93 years old)

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Biography

Juliette Gréco (7 February 1927 – 23 September 2020) was a French singer and actress. Her best known songs are "Paris Canaille" (1962, originally sung by Léo Ferré), "La Javanaise" (1963, written by Serge Gainsbourg for Gréco) and "Déshabillez-moi" (1967). She often sang tracks with lyrics written by French poets such as Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, as well as singers like Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour. Her 60-year career came to an end in 2015 when she began her last worldwide tour titled "Merci".


As an actress, Gréco played roles in films by French directors such as Jean Cocteau and Jean-Pierre Melville.


Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier, France, to an absent Corsican father, Gérard Gréco; her mother Juliette Lafeychine (1899–1978) was from Bordeaux. Her lineage hails in part from Greece. She did not receive love from her mother in her childhood and suffered from her harsh comments due to being an unwanted child, such as "You ain't my daughter. You're the child of rape". She was raised by her maternal grandparents in Bordeaux with her older sister Charlotte. After the death of her grandparents, her mother took them to Paris. In 1938, she became a ballerina at the Opéra Garnier.


When World War II began, the family returned to the southwest of France. Gréco was a student at the Institut Royal d'éducation Sainte Jeanne d'Arc in Montauban. The Gréco family became active in the Resistance and her mother was arrested in 1943. The two sisters decided to move back to Paris but were captured and tortured by the Gestapo, then imprisoned in Fresnes Prison in September 1943. Her mother and sister were deported to Ravensbrück while Juliette, being only 16, remained in prison for several months before being released. After her release, she walked the eight miles back to Paris to retrieve her belongings from the Gestapo headquarters. Her former French teacher and her mother's friend, Hélène Duc, decided to take care of her.


In 1945, Gréco's mother and sister returned from deportation after the liberation of Ravensbrück by the Red Army. Gréco moved to Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1945 after her mother moved to Indochina, leaving Gréco and her sister behind.


Gréco became a devotee of the bohemian fashion of some intellectuals of post-war France. Duc sent her to attend acting classes given by Solange Sicard. She made her debut in the play Victor ou les Enfants au pouvoir in November 1946 and began to host a radio show dedicated to poetry.


Her friend Jean-Paul Sartre installed her at the Hotel La Louisiane and commented that Greco had "millions of poems in her voice". She was known to many of the writers and artists working in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, such as Albert Camus, Jacques Prévert and Boris Vian, thus gaining the nickname la Muse de l'existentialisme.


Gréco spent the post-Liberation years frequenting the Saint-Germain-des-Prés cafes, immersing herself in political and philosophical bohemian culture. As a regular at music and poetry venues like Le Tabou on Rue Dauphine, she was acquainted with Jean Cocteau, and was given a role in Cocteau's film Orphée (1950). ...


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

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Filmography

all 70

Movies 46

self 46

TV Shows 24

Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story

François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story (2021)

Movie
Self
Paris Calligrammes

Paris Calligrammes (2020)

Movie
Self - Singer
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Movie
On l'appelait Roda

On l'appelait Roda (2018)

Movie
Self - Actress (archive footage)
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

The Incredible Mr. Piccoli (2017)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool

Vadim Mister Cool (2016)

Movie
Self
Hôtel La Louisiane

Hôtel La Louisiane (2015)

Movie
Self
Le regard de Georges Brassens

Le regard de Georges Brassens (2013)

Movie
Self
Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille

Il est minuit, Paris s'éveille (2012)

Movie
Self
Juliette Gréco, l'insoumise

Juliette Gréco, l'insoumise (2012)

Movie
Self
Brassens est en nous

Brassens est en nous (2011)

Movie
Self
Gainsbourg and His Girls

Gainsbourg and His Girls (2010)

Movie
Self
Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe

Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe (2006)

Movie
Self
Days and Nights in Paris

Days and Nights in Paris (2004)

Movie
Yvonne Becker
Everyman's Feast

Everyman's Feast (2002)

Movie
Woman in the cemetary
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre

Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre (2001)

Movie
Self
Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon

Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)

Movie
Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

TV
Self
Das große Los

Das große Los (1996)

TV
self
Stars 90

Stars 90 (1990)

TV
Self (Honorary Award)
Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique (1985)

TV
Self
La Chance aux chansons

La Chance aux chansons (1984)

TV
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Self
Droit de Réponse

Droit de Réponse (1981)

Movie
Self
Bio’s Bahnhof

Bio’s Bahnhof (1978)

TV
Flo
Lily aime-moi

Lily aime-moi (1975)

Movie
Self
Numéro un

Numéro un (1975)

TV
Self
Apostrophes

Apostrophes (1975)

TV
Self
Musik ist Trumpf

Musik ist Trumpf (1975)

TV
Self
Midi trente

Midi trente (1972)

TV
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)

TV
Self
À bout portant

À bout portant (1968)

TV
self
Night-Club

Night-Club (1968)

TV
Juliette
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals (1967)

Movie
Film Actress
Love at Sea

Love at Sea (1966)

Movie
Dinah
Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965)

Movie
Laurence Hiquet
Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre

Belphegor, or Phantom of the Louvre (1965)

TV
Self, guest at Sylvie Vartan's show (uncredited)
Cherchez l'idole

Cherchez l'idole (1964)

Movie
10
Self
Einer wird gewinnen

Einer wird gewinnen (1964)

TV
Self
38-24-36

38-24-36 (1963)

Movie
Self
Tonight in Person

Tonight in Person (1963)

TV
Self - Singer
Lieben Sie Show ?

Lieben Sie Show ? (1962)

TV
Myriam Heller
Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies (1962)

Movie
Marie
The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble (1961)

Movie
Eponine / Florence
Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror (1960)

Movie
Self
Stars in der Manege

Stars in der Manege (1959)

TV
Lora
Whirlpool

Whirlpool (1959)

Movie
6
Self
Discorama

Discorama (1959)

TV
Minna
The Roots of Heaven

The Roots of Heaven (1958)

Movie
Maria
The Naked Earth

The Naked Earth (1958)

Movie
Herself
Bonjour Tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

Movie
Self (uncredited)
It Happened on the 36 Candles

It Happened on the 36 Candles (1957)

Movie
Georgette Aubin
The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises (1957)

Movie
Nicky Nistakos
Man and Child

Man and Child (1956)

Movie
Miarka, la gitane
Elena and Her Men

Elena and Her Men (1956)

Movie
6
Maroussia
The Lebanese Mission

The Lebanese Mission (1956)

Movie
Self
Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama (1956)

TV
self
Was bin ich?

Was bin ich? (1955)

TV
Self
Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances

Saint-Tropez, devoirs de vacances (1954)

Movie
Self
Boom on Paris

Boom on Paris (1954)

Movie
Thérèse Voise
When You Read This Letter

When You Read This Letter (1953)

Movie
Singer (scenes deleted)
The Green Glove

The Green Glove (1952)

Movie
Juliette Gréco
Without Leaving an Address

Without Leaving an Address (1951)

Movie
Self
Disorder

Disorder (1950)

Movie
Aglaonice
Orpheus

Orpheus (1950)

Movie
3
Rachel
The Sinners

The Sinners (1949)

Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
The Bouquinquant Brothers

The Bouquinquant Brothers (1948)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1927-02-07

Deathday
2020-09-23 (93 years old)

Birth Place
Montpellier, France

Relationships
Gérard Jouannest (1989-01-01 - 2018-01-01), Michel Piccoli (1966-01-01 - 1977-01-01), Philippe Lemaire (1953-06-25 - 1956-01-01)

Children
Laurence Lemaire

Siblings
Charlotte Gréco

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Жюльетт Греко

Awards
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the Legion of Honour


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