Orane Demazis

1894-1991

Biography: life and films

Orane Demazis (real name: Henriette Marie Louise Burgart) was a French film actress. She was born in Oran, Algeria on 4 September 1894 and died in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on 25 December 1991. Marcel Pagnol's partner for a time, she starred in several of his films, her most famous role being Fanny in the Marseille Trilogy.

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Filmography

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Marius (1931) [a]

Fanny (1932) [a]

Les Misérables (1933) [a]

Angèle (1934) [a]

César (1936) [a]

Regain (1937) [a]

Le Moulin dans le soleil (1938) [a]

Le Schpountz (1938) [a]

Le Feu de paille (1939) [a]

Le Mistral (1943) [a]

Bagarres (1948) [a]

La Caraque blonde (1954) [a]

Jusqu'au dernier (1957) [a]

Le Cas du Dr Laurent (1957) [a]

Police judiciaire (1958) [a]

Au pan coupé (1968) [a]

Rude journée pour la reine (1973) [a]

Souvenirs d'en France (1975) [a]

Bastien, Bastienne (1979) [a]

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