Annabella (actress)
Annabella | |
---|---|
Born | Suzanne Georgette Charpentier 14 July 1907 Paris, France |
Died | 18 September 1996 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | (aged 89)
Resting place | Passy Cemetery in Haute-Savoie, France |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1927–1954 |
Spouses | Albert Sorre
(m. 1930; died 1932) |
Children | 1 |
Annabella (born Suzanne Georgette Charpentier, 14 July 1907 – 18 September 1996)[1] was a French actress who appeared in 46 films from 1927 to 1952, including some Hollywood films during the late 1930s and 1940s.
Life and career
Annabella was born in Paris, France. Annabella's chance to enter films came when her father entertained a film producer, who gave her a small part in
She was cast as the female lead in the British-made film
Darryl F. Zanuck, angry with her for marrying his top box-office star, did not cast her in movies despite Annabella's contract with 20th Century-Fox. Annabella was also not lent to other studios.[5] Power and she appeared together in the play Liliom in New Haven, Connecticut. While Power was away during his war service, Annabella appeared in Blithe Spirit in Chicago. On Broadway, she received excellent notices for her work in the play Jacobowsky and the Colonel, directed by Elia Kazan, in 1944. Annabella also embarked on an affair with author Roald Dahl; she had refused to give Power a divorce, and her marriage was strained. Dahl told his wife Liccy that it was an intense and passionate relationship during which Dahl learned a lot about sex from the actress.[6]
When Power returned from the war, the couple decided to try to make their marriage work once again.
Annabella again worked in films, playing the female lead in
Annabella and Tyrone Power remained very close, and after his divorce from Linda Christian, he attempted to reconcile with her, confessing that in giving her up, he had made a terrible mistake. However, Annabella refused. Power informed her that he would not take the elevator to leave her apartment, but the stairs, in case she changed her mind and called him back. She did not.[5]
Annabella died in 1996 after suffering a heart attack in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, aged 89, and was interred in Passy Cemetery in Haute-Savoie (France).
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1927 | Napoléon | Violine Fleuri | |
1928 | Misdeal
|
Flora Lévigné | |
1929 | Trois jeunes filles nues | ||
1930 | La Maison de la Fléche | Betty Harlowe | |
La barcarolle d'amour | |||
1931 | Le Million | Beatrice | |
His Highness Love | Annette Wéber | ||
About an Inquest | Greta Bienert | ||
Romance à l'inconnue | |||
Un soir de rafle | |||
1932 | Spring Shower | Szabó Mária | |
Companion Wanted | Solange Pascaud | ||
A Son from America | Dorette | ||
1933 | The Battle | ||
Sonnenstrahl | |||
Gardez le sourire | |||
Bastille Day | Anna | ||
Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman | Josette | ||
1934 | Caravane | ||
Moscow Nights | Natacha Kovrine | ||
1935 | La Bandera | ||
Variety | Jeanne | ||
Variétés | |||
The Crew | |||
Veille d'armes | Jeanne de Corlaix | ||
1936 | Anne-Marie | Anne-Marie | |
1937 | Wings of the Morning | Young Marie/Maria | |
Dinner at the Ritz | Ranie Racine | ||
The Citadel of Silence | Viana | ||
Under the Red Robe | Lady Marguerite of Foix | ||
1938 | The Baroness and the Butler | Baroness Katrina Marissey | |
Suez | Toni Pellerin | ||
Hôtel du Nord | Renée | ||
1939 | Bridal Suite | Luise Anzengruber | |
1943 | Tonight We Raid Calais
|
Odette Bonnard | |
Bomber's Moon | Alexandra "Alec" Zorich | ||
1947 | 13 Rue Madeleine | Suzanne de Beaumont | |
1948 | Eternal Conflict
|
Florence dite Lili | |
1949 | Last Love | Hélène Fontenay | |
1950 | Don Juan | Lady Ontiveras | |
The Man Who Returns from Afar | Fanny de la Bossière | ||
1952 | The Floor Burns | Mari Luz Hurtado |
References
- ^ "Annabella". Les Gens du Cinéma. 3 July 2008.
- LCCN 84-21230– via Google Books.
- ^ Biography: Tyrone Power: The Last Idol (1996). A&E Transcript
- ^ "Anne Power Werner Obituary (2011) Boston Globe". Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c Guiles, Fred Lawrence. (1979) Tyrone Power: The Last Idol. Doubleday.
- ^ Sturrock, Donald. (2010) Storyteller Roald Dahl: The Biography. Harper Collins Publ. UK