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Zizi Jeanmaire

Zizi Jeanmaire
  • Name: Zizi Jeanmaire
  • Birthday: 1924-04-29
  • Also known as: Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire,Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire
  • Place of birth: Paris, France
  • Popularity: 1.336
Biography: Zizi Jeanmaire (born Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire; 29 April 1924 – 17 July 2020) was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She was the widow of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films. She and Petit had one daughter, Valentine Petit, a dancer and actress. Jeanmaire is mentioned in the lyrics of the song by Peter Sarstedt, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", in the first line: "You talk like Marlene Dietrich, and you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire / Your clothes are all made by Balmain and there's diamonds and pearls in your... Read More

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Title Release date
L'Amour Fou   as  Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2010-09-22
That's Dancing!   as  From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage) 1985-01-18
Carmen   as  Carmen 1980-01-01
Black Tights   as  The Gold Digger / Carmen 1961-09-07
Guinguette   as  Renée dite Guinguette 1959-03-04
Too Many Lovers   as  Lulu Natier 1957-12-11
An Evening at the Music Hall   as  Claudie 1956-11-19
Anything Goes   as  Gaby Duval 1956-04-27
Hans Christian Andersen   as  Doro 1952-12-19