Viviane Romance

July 4, 1912 · Roubaix, Nord, France

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.

Often works with

Georges Flamant
5 titles together
La Chienne, The Strange Monsieur Victor, The Puritan
Alexandre Rignault
5 titles together
La Chienne, Liliom, Justin de Marseille
Raymond Aimos
4 titles together
La Belle Équipe, La Bandera, Justin de Marseille
Jean Gabin
3 titles together
Any Number Can Win, La Belle Équipe, La Bandera
Michel Simon
3 titles together
La Chienne, Panic, Naples Under the Kiss of Fire
Max Dalban
3 titles together
La Chienne, Panic, Sirocco

Full filmography · 56

Any Number Can Win
as Ginette, Charles's Wife
19637.2
Pity for the Vamps
as Flora Davis
1956
L'inspecteur connaît la musique
as Muriel Vincent
1956
The Affair of the Poisons
as Catherine Deshayes, dite La Voisin
1955
Pleasures and Vices
as Loïna Gauthier
1955
Dangerous Turning
as Lucienne Courtois
1954
Flesh and Desire
as Mylène Valdès
1954
Trouble for the Legion
as Cherie
1953
Man, Beast and Virtue
as Assunta Perella
1953
Woman Are Angels
as Edmée Clotier
1952
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Mrs. Blanc (segment "La Luxure")
1952
Heart of the Casbah
as Maria Pilar
1952