Yvonne Printemps

1894-1977

Biography: life and films

Yvonne Printemps was a French actress and singer whose birth name was Yvonne Wigniolle. She was born in Ermont, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France on 25th July 1894 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 18th January 1977, aged 82.

Her best films as an actor include Georges Lacombe's Les Condamnés (1948).

Yvonne Printemps appeared in 8 films.

Her most frequent genres include: drama (4 films) and comedy (3).

Our average rating for Yvonne Printemps over all films is: 2.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor

La Dame aux camélias (1934) [a]

Adrienne Lecouvreur (1938) [a]

Trois valses (1938) [a]

Le Duel (1939) [a]

Je suis avec toi (1943) [a]

Les Condamnés (1948) [a]

La Valse de Paris (1950) [a]

Le Voyage en Amérique (1951) [a]

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