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Zizi Jeanmaire
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Life & Death

Died aged 96
Also known asRenée Marcelle Jeanmaire, Renée Marcelle "Zizi" JeanmaireGenderFemaleNationalityFranceBorn29/04/1924Born inParis, FranceDied17/07/2020 (aged 96)Died inTolochenazWikidataQ207076 ↗Buried atMontparnasse CemeteryTMDb#134429 ↗

Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films and Paris revues. She was the wife of dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, who created ballets and revues for her.

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Filmography27 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2010L'Amour FouMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)86
1998Sternstunde KunstSeriesSelf74
1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf63
1987Le monde est à vousSeriesSelf63
1985That's Dancing!MovieFrom 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)61
1982Champs-ElyséesSeriesSelf58
1980CarmenMovieCarmen56
1975Numéro unSeriesSelf51
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf - Main Guest48
1972Midi trenteSeriesSelf48
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf48
1971Cadet RousselleSeriesSelf47
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf47
1968Night-ClubSeriesSelf44
1968À bout portantSeriesSelf44
1967OmnibusSeriesSelf43
1967EuropartySeriesSelf43
1964Der goldene SchußSeriesSelf40
1961Black TightsMovieThe Gold Digger / Carmen37
1959The Bell Telephone HourSeriesSelf35
1959DiscoramaSeriesSelf35
1957Too Many LoversMovieLulu Natier33
1956CinépanoramaSeriesSelf32
1956Anything GoesMovieGaby Duval32
1956An Evening at the Music HallMovieClaudie32
1952Hans Christian AndersenMovieDoro28
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf24