Anne-Marie Blanc
Anne-Marie Blanc (2 September 1919 – 5 February 2009) was a Swiss film and television actress, style icon and was commonly referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Swiss Film". Her granddaughter is the actress Mona Petri (née Fueter).
Anne-Marie Blanc
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- Name
- Anne-Marie Blanc
- Born
- 2 September 1919
- Birthplace
- Vevey, Switzerland
- Died
- 5 February 2009
- Place of death
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- actress
- Honours
- Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring
- Languages
- French · German
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Anne-Marie Blanc (2 September 1919 – 5 February 2009) was a Swiss film and television actress, style icon and was commonly referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Swiss Film". Her granddaughter is the actress Mona Petri (née Fueter).
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• Name — Anne-Marie Blanc • Birth Name — Anne-Marie Blanc • Born — 2 September 1919 • Birthplace — Vevey, Switzerland • Died — 5 February 2009 • Place of death — Zürich, Switzerland • Children — 3
Early life and education
Early life and education
Blanc was born 2 September 1919 in Vevey, Switzerland, the eldest of three children, to Louis Blanc and Valentine Blanc (née Chevalier). Her mother hailed from a privileged banking family whom married Louis who worked land registry administrator. Unfortunately, he was a violent alcoholic and she left him in 1930 with the children and moved to Bern.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Constable Studer as Sonja Witschi (1939) • Gilberte de Courgenay as Gilberte Montavon (1942) • That's Not the Way to Die as Marianne (1946) • White Cradle Inn as Louise (1949) • Captive Soul as Helene (1952) • Palace Hotel as Inhaberin des Hotels (1952) • I'm Waiting for You as Frau Dr. Helm (1952) • Life Begins at Seventeen as Aline Deshuges (1953) • Spring Song as Elisabeth Lauber (1954) • Via Mala as Frau von Richenau (1961) • Kingdom of the Silver Lion (1965), as Marah Durimeh • The Blonde from Peking (1967) • Hotel Royal (1969, TV film) • Violanta (1976) • A Crime of Honour (A Song for Europe, 1985, TV film) • Klassäzämekunft (1988) • Lüthi und Blanc as Esther Weiss (2001–2005, TV series)
Personal life
Personal life
She was married to Heinrich Fueter (1911-1979), who was an attorney and executive producer. They had three sons including Peter Christian (b. 1941) and Martin Andreas (b. 1944) who led Condor Films AG, founded by their father.
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Anne-Marie Blanc is recorded as having received Swiss Grand Prix for performing arts / Hans Reinhart Ring.
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Jack Metzger · This image is from the collection of the ETH-Bibliothek and has been published on Wikimedia Commons as part of a cooperation with Wikimedia CH. Corrections and additional information are welcome.
Anne-Marie Blanc, 1959
Jack Metzger · This image is from the collection of the ETH-Bibliothek and has been published on Wikimedia Commons as part of a cooperation with Wikimedia CH. Corrections and additional information are welcome.
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Anne-Marie Blanc died at Zurich.
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