Viviane Romance (July 4, 1912 – September 25, 1991) was a French actress. Born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns in Roubaix, France, Romance began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 1930 before she made her film debut in 1931 with a cameo role in La Chienne. Romance caused a small scandal winning Miss Paris because she had a child. She appeared in several films over the next few years before making a strong impression in La belle équipe (1936). From this time to the late 1950s she was regarded as one of France's leading cinematic actresses and played dozens of femme fatales, fallen women (with hearts of gold) and vamps. Her acting roles after 1956 were few, and she retired in 1974.
Movie | The Nada Gang | Madame Gabrielle | 1974-02-06 |
Movie | Any Number Can Win | Ginette | 1963-03-19 |
Movie | Pity for the Vamps | 1956-10-19 | |
Movie | Pleasures and Vices | Loïna Gauthier | 1955-09-02 |
Movie | The Case of Poisons | Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin | 1955-11-04 |
Movie | Flesh and Desire | Mylène Valdès | 1954-06-18 |
Movie | Dangerous Turning | Lucienne Courtois | 1954-12-28 |
Movie | Man, Beast and Virtue | Assunta Perella | 1953-05-09 |
Movie | The Seven Deadly Sins | Mrs. Blanc (segment "Lust") | 1952-03-27 |
Movie | Woman Are Angels | Edmée Clotier | 1952-09-03 |
Movie | Passion | Marie Charbonnier | 1951-09-21 |
Movie | Maya | Bella dite Maya | 1949-12-09 |
Movie | Panic | Alice, maîtresse d'Alfred | 1947-01-15 |
Movie | The House Under the Sea | Flore | 1947-08-20 |
Movie | Queen's Necklace | La comtesse Jeanne de la Motte-Valois | 1946-09-14 |
Movie | Box of Dreams | Nicole Payen-Laurel | 1945-07-11 |
Movie | La Route du bagne | Manon | 1945-10-16 |
Movie | Carmen | Carmen | 1944-08-08 |
Movie | Cartacalha, reine des gitans | 1942-01-21 | |
Movie | Sacred Fire | Paulette Vernier | 1942-11-12 |
Movie | Blind Venus | Clarisse | 1941-09-14 |
Movie | Blood Red Rose | Angélica | 1940-09-26 |
Movie | Pasha's Wives | Mireille, l'épouse française | 1939-02-18 |
Movie | La Tradition de minuit | Clara Véry | 1939-04-22 |
Movie | The Puritan | Molly | 1938-01-13 |
Movie | Strange M. Victor | Adrienne Robineau | 1938-05-04 |
Movie | Gibraltar | Mercedes Garcia | 1938-04-01 |
Movie | Le joueur | Blanche du Placet | 1938-09-06 |
Movie | Sirocco | Safia | 1938-09-22 |
Movie | Marked Girls | Régine | 1938-10-12 |
Movie | A Man to Kill | 1937-02-25 | |
Movie | Street of Shadows | Gaby, la chanteuse de cabaret | 1937-04-13 |
Movie | Naples Under the Kiss of Fire | Lolita | 1937-12-07 |
Movie | Le Club des Aristocrates | Gloriane | 1937-09-02 |
Movie | Une gueule en or | 1936-06-16 | |
Movie | They Were Five | Gina | 1936-09-01 |
Movie | Dark Eyes | la comtesse | 1935-09-05 |
Movie | Princess Tam Tam | Lucie's Friend | 1935-11-02 |
Movie | Second Bureau | 1935-09-19 | |
Movie | Justin de Marseille | Une pensionnaire de Madame Olympe | 1935-04-05 |
Movie | Flight Into Darkness | Une girl | 1935-10-22 |
Movie | La Bandera | la fille de Barcelone | 1935-09-25 |
Movie | Liliom | La marchande de cigarettes - Cigarette Girl | 1934-05-15 |
Movie | Mam'zelle Spahi | 1934-11-09 | |
Movie | Ciboulette | A mistress | 1933-11-10 |
Movie | He Is Charming | Uncredited | 1932-02-25 |
Movie | La Chienne | 1931-11-20 |