Rita Cadillac
Rita Cadillac (born Nicole Yasterbelsky; 18 May 1936 – 4 April 1995) was a French dancer, singer, and actress. • Illustration — Rita Cadillac on the cover of her single Ne touchez pas à l'animal (Barclay Records, 1971). In 1952, she was a pin-up model and took the name "Rita Cadillac" (clearly as an allusion to her prominent breasts) at Crazy Horse where she began to work as an exotic dancer. She was also a dancer of Folies Bergère in the 1950s.
Also recorded as Nicole Yasterbelsky · Rita · Sarita
Rita Cadillac
- Full name
- Nicole Yasterbelsky.
- Born
- 1936. · 18th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1995. · Deauville.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- dancer, singer, actress and musician.
- Languages
- French.
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Selected filmography
Cadillac appeared in many French films such as Soirs de Paris (1954), Porte océane (1958), La prostitution (1962), Un clair de lune à Maubeuge (1962), and Any Number Can Win (1963), becoming a renowned figure throughout Europe. In 1981, she appeared in the miniseries and film Das Boot, as the club singer Monique, in the town of La Rochelle. She is the inspiration for Miss Rita Chevrolet, a recurring joke in the British satirical magazine Private Eye.
• Until the Last One (1957) • Prostitution (1963) • Das Boot (1981)
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Rita Cadillac (18 May 1936 – 4 April 1995) was an actress. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Rita Cadillac was recorded at birth as Nicole Yasterbelsky. She also worked under the names Rita Cadillac and Rita Rella. The authorities additionally record the headings Nicole Yasterbelsky, Rita and Sarita. Her recorded language was French.
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Rita Cadillac is recorded with the occupation recording artist. Recorded with the occupation film actor. Recorded as dancer, singer, actress and musician.
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Life and career
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1936
Rita Cadillac born at 18th arrondissement of Paris.
1995
Rita Cadillac died on 4 April 1995.
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18th arrondissement of Paris.
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Deauville.
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