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Geneviève Kervine

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Geneviève Kervine
Born27 June 1931
Died5 September 1989
OccupationActress
Years active1953–1980 (film)

Geneviève Kervine (1931–1989) was a French film actress.[1] Born in Dakar in French Senegal, she emerged as a star in the 1950s and was awarded with the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti for the most promising actress in 1955. She was married to the singer and actor Jean Bretonnière.

Career

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Kervine was active on stage and in French film productions from 1952 to 1962. Film roles included Les Nuits de Montmartre (1955, based on a novel by Claude Orval), and the female lead in Alerte au Deuxieme Bureau (1956).[2] Her last film role was in C'est Pas Moi, C'est L'autre (1962).

Personal life

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Geneviéve Kervine was married to actor and singer Jean Bretonnière in 1967. They had a son, Marc Bretonnière, who also became an actor, especially successful in voice parts (he was the French voice of Darth Maul, for example).[3] She was 58 when she died from cancer in Paris, in 1989.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Craif p.269
  2. ^ John Howard Reid, Great Cinema Detectives: Best Movies of Mystery, Suspense, and Film Noir (Lulu.com 2006): 16-17. ISBN 9781847286857
  3. ^ Marc Bretonnière, Behind the Voice Actors.

Bibliography

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  • Rob Craig. American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland, 2019.
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