Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was a French actress of the silent and sound film eras. She was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States after the end of World War I. She began acting in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy, The French Doll, in which she had one of the main roles, "Baroness Mazulier". She made her film debut in the 1924 silent film, The Humming Bird, where she was one of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who turned into resistance fighters in World War I. With the advent of talking pictures, and before dubbing came into general use, D'Ambricourt was used in several films which were the French version of English language ones, such as Quand on est belle (The Easiest Way — 1931), L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes (Slightly Scarlet — 1930), and Nuit d'Espagne (Transgression — 1931). She appeared in over 70 films, including such classics as Casablanca, San Francisco, and To Have And Have Not, until about 1947, after which her film career began to decline. Her final role was in George Cukor's Les Girls, starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor, in which she played the wardrobe woman. With the advent of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, working right up to her death, which was caused by a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles.
Known For
French Woman (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
Hotel Proprietress
City in Darkness
Madame Anais (uncredited)
The Purple Mask
French Instructor (uncredited)
Experiment Perilous
Ma Tapman
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Madame Cantinière
Wages of Virtue
Nun (uncredited)
Peter Ibbetson
The chambermaid
Le procès de Mary Dugan
French Mother (uncredited)
Stingaree
The deaf old lady
Bel amour
Grandmother Dulaine (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Jeanne
Mama Steps Out
Marie
This Modern Age
Madame Brissard
Artists and Models Abroad
Maria
Men in Her Life
Madame Rousseau, Innkeeper
Scotland Yard
Concierge (uncredited)
Casablanca
Julie
Transgression
Marie Ducrot
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Therese
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Concierge
The Cat and the Fiddle
Nanette - Deedy's Nurse (uncredited)
Gallant Lady
Madame Maxime
Disgraced!
Croupier's Assistant (uncredited)
Calcutta
Countess's Maid (uncredited)
War Mamas
Maid
We Have Our Moments
Madame Pompier
The Bad One
The Dutchess (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn
Marie (uncredited)
I Met My Love Again
Wife (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million
Madame Odette Dessolles
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Flint's French Maid
Scandal Sheet
French Landlady (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Undetermined Role
Nurse Edith Cavell
Mme. Marchand
Pack Up Your Troubles
Masseuse
Dangerously Yours
Cashier (uncredited)
To Have and Have Not
Fifi 'Fanny'
The Eagle and the Hawk
Cafe Proprietress (uncredited)
Design for Living
Miss Apricots (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
French Girl
Marie Galante
Jo
Footlights and Fools
Miss Porter
Forty Little Mothers
French Teacher
The Song of Songs
Paulette
What a Widow!
Madame Ramquet
Bal Tabarin
French Cook (uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
Madam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
Nurse
Seventh Heaven
The Owl
The Humming Bird
Marie (Uncredited)
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Margot
Paris Underground
Madame Albani (uncredited)
San Francisco
Mme. Vinard (uncredited)
Svengali
Parisian Housekeeper Annette (uncredited)
Our Modern Maidens
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
55
Gender
Female
Birthday
1878-06-02
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also Known As
Adrienne d'Ambricourt