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Sylvie

Jan 03, 1883 - Jan 06, 1970 (87 years old) in Paris, France

Louise Pauline Mainguené, known as Sylvie (3 January 1883 – 5 January 1970), was a French actress.

The daughter of a sailor and a teacher, Sylvie entered an acting conservatory where she won a class comedy award unanimously. She started her professional career in 1903 and she earned her first success with The Old Heidelberg. She first appeared in French silent films. She was an actress known for Don Camillo (1952), The Shameless Old Lady (1965), and Le Corbeau (1943).

She was born on 3 January 1883 in Paris and died on 5 January 1970 in Compiègne, France.

She won the first National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress in 1966 for her performance in The Shameless Old Lady.

Source: Article "Sylvie (actress)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

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Ulysses
Euriclea
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Michael Strogoff
Marfa Strogoff
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Le Corbeau
La mère du cancéreux
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Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
Lady Hodwin
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Thérèse Raquin
Madame Raquin
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The Mirror Has Two Faces
Mme Tardivet
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The Little World of Don Camillo
Signora Cristina
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Nutty, Naughty Chateau
La grand-mère
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The Curtain Rises
Clémence
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Family Diary
Grandmother

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