Madeleine Robinson
Biography
Madeleine Robinson (born Madeleine Svoboda; 5 November 1917 – 1 August 2004) was a French actress. She was born to a French mother and Czech father near Paris. She was orphaned at the age of 14, and worked to support herself and her two younger brothers, but enjoyed watching plays. She then studied under Charles Dullin. Her first lead role was in Forty Little Mothers (1936). During the Occupation of France, she had a prominent role in Love Story and Summer Light (both 1943), and The Bellman (1945). Because she had acted during the Occupation, Robinson found it difficult to get work afterwards, but again came to prominence in Une si jolie petite plage (1949). Madeleine Robinson won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in 1959 for her role in À double tour. In 2001, she was awarded a Molière d'honneur for her contribution to the field. Source: Article "Madeleine Robinson" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Trial
as Mrs. Grubach
1962
A Simple Story
as La mère
1978
I Married a Shadow
as Mme Meyrand
1983
Bouquets from Nicholas
as Lisette
1938
The Gentleman from Epsom
as Maud
1962
À double tour
as Thérèse Marcoux
1959
Summer Light
as Michèle
1943
Between Eleven and Midnight
as Lucienne Lusigny
1949
The Mad Heart
as Clara Noël
1970
Such a Pretty Little Beach
as Marthe
1949
Savage Triangle
as Marie
1951
Mannequins of Paris
as Véronique Lanier
1956
Promesses
1939
Assault
as Georgette Mérital
1936
A Man to Kill
as Andrée Ruval
1937
Gosse de riche
as Simone Maravon
1938
La Cité des lumières
as Madeleine Pascard
1938
Captain Benoit
as Denise Benoît
1938
Cinq-Mars
as Marie de Médicis
1981
Promise to the Unknown One
as Françoise Parker
1942
