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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Any Number Can Win (1963) — Ginette, Charles's Wife
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La Chienne (1931) — (uncredited)
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Panic (1947) — Alice
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La Belle Équipe (1936) — Gina
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Liliom (1934) — La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl
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La Bandera (1935) — la fille de Barcelone
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The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938) — Adrienne Robineau
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The Nada Gang (1974) — Madame Gabrielle
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Princess Tam Tam (1935) — Lucie's Friend
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The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) — Mrs. Blanc (segment "La Luxure")
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Justin de Marseille (1935) — Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe
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Man, Beast and Virtue (1953) — Assunta Perella
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Maya (1949) — Bella dite Maya
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Flight Into Darkness (1935) — Une girl
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Sirocco (1938) — Safia
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The Puritan (1938) — Molly
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Blind Venus (1941) — Clarisse
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Street of Shadows (1937) — Gaby, la chanteuse de cabaret
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The Affair of the Poisons (1955) — Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin
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Gibraltar (1938) — Mercedes Garcia
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Naples Under the Kiss of Fire (1937) — Lolita
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Marked Girls (1938) — Régine
- Pasha's Wives (1939) — Mireille, the French wife
- Trouble for the Legion (1953) — Cherie
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He Is Charming (1932) — Uncredited
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Mam'zelle Nitouche (1931) — (uncredited)
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Heart of the Casbah (1952) — Maria Pilar
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Woman Are Angels (1952) — Edmée Clotier
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Le Plus Bel Homme du monde (1948) — Self
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Box of Dreams (1945) — Nicole Payen-Laurel
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La Tradition de minuit (1939) — Clara Véry
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Pleasures and Vices (1955) — Loïna Gauthier
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Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
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Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
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Carmen (1944) — Carmen
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Sacred Fire (1942) — Paulette Vernier
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Queen's Necklace (1946) — Countess Jeanne de la Motte-Valois
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Dark Eyes (1935) — Countess
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Pity for the Vamps (1956) — Flora Davis
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Ciboulette (1933) — A mistress