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French actress
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Edith Antoinette Alexandrine Vignaud
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Female
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7 January 1924(Saint-Denis, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Anne Vernon (born 7 January 1924), born Edith Antoinette Alexandrine Vignaud, is a French actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1948 and 1970, including three films that were entered into the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She is perhaps best known today for her role as Madame Emery, the umbrella-shop owner, in Jacques Demy's 1964 musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg starring Catherine Deneuve. She was born in Saint-Denis, near Paris.
Selected filmography
- Warning to Wantons (1949)
- Thus Finishes the Night (1949)
- Shakedown (1950)
- Pact with the Devil (1950)
- A Tale of Five Cities (1951)
- Edward and Caroline (1951)
- The Mistress of Treves (1952)
- Song of Paris (1952)
- Massacre in Lace (1952)
- Time Bomb (1953)
- Terror on a Train (1953)
- The Love Lottery (1954)
- Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955)
- Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)
- Bel Ami (1955)
- Count Max (1957)
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)