Biography
Rosy Varte (22 November 1923 – 14 January 2012) was a French actress of Armenian descent. She made almost 100 film and television appearances since 1949. She starred in the 1972 film The Bar at the Crossing, which was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. She was a voice actress in the cartoon Western movies, Daisy Town (1971, as "Lulu Carabine") and La Ballade des Dalton (1978, as "Miss Worthlesspenny"). Born Nevarte Manouelian in Istanbul, Turkey, she emigrated to France at an early age. She appeared in comedies. From 1985 to 1993, she had the title role (Maguy Boissier) in 333 episodes of the hit TV series Maguy. In 2007, she won the 7 d'Or award for Best Actress for playing Maguy Boissier. She died 14 January 2012 at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine, aged 88, following a battle with bronchitis, which degenerated into a lung infection, according to her widower, director Pierre Badel. Source: Article "Rosy Varte" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Night Caller (1975) — Germaine Doizon
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Antoine and Colette (1962) — La mère de Colette
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Love on the Run (1979) — La Mère de Colette
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Happy Easter (1984) — Marlène Chataigneau, la mère de Julie
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The Annuity (1972) — Elvire Galipeau
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Daisy Town (1971) — Lulu Carabine (voice)
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French Cancan (1955) — Habituée du café (uncredited)
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Waiter! (1983) — Gloria, Alex's ex-wife
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Manon (1949)
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Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose (1983) — Miss Worthlesspenny (voice)
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Love at Twenty (1962) — La mère de Colette (segment "Antoine et Colette")
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My Uncle Benjamin (1969) — Bettine, soeur de Benjamin
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Fortunate (1960) — Rosette Falk
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Thomas the Impostor (1965) — Mme Valiche
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The Man with Connections (1970) — The Mother
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The Hussars (1955) — Juliette
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Male Companion (1964) — Isabelle's Mother
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Men Think Only of That (1954) — Dolorès, victim of the womanizer
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Father's Trip (1966) — Barmaid of the bistro 'La Patrie'
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The Bar at the Crossing (1972) — Maria
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The Sultans (1966) — Girl in the club
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Salut Berthe ! (1968) — Berthe
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A Legitimate Defense (1958) — Rita la Gitane, une prostituée
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The Funny Guys in a Crazy World (1974) — La vicomtesse
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
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The Busybody (1961) — The boss
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Ubu Roi (1965) — Mother Ubu
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Three Disordered Children (1966) — Mme Gisèle Duchemin
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Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983) — La première musicienne en voiture
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The Little Professor (1958) — Mrs. Léa
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Hubert et le chien (2007) — Éléonore
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The Vendetta (1962) — Mrs. Lauriston
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Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1982) — Madame Jourdain
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Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
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Big Deal (1973) — Therese
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Bonnes vacances (1998) — Blanche Dumont-Farel
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Maguy (1985) — Maguy Boissier (Née Bernardini)
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La Mégère apprivoisée (1964) — Catarina
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Midnight... Quai de Bercy (1953) — Mme Boulay, l'épicière
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Every Second Counts (1956) — Marie Simonet