People
Zizi Jeanmaire
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
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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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 |