Thérèse Dorny

Actor

Thérèse Dorny

Born September 18, 1891 in Paris, FranceDied March 14, 197639 films

Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 - 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress.

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Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni was born on 18 September 1891 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, the only child to Gaudence Jean Baptiste Marie Longo-Dorni (born 1859) and Marie Antonia Longo-Dorni (née Junghaans, born 1865).

She began her career as a stage actress in 1913, and made her debut as a film actress in the 1930 film The Sweetness of Loving. She was best known for her roles in Cognasse (1932) and Les Diaboliques (1955).

Dorny married the French painter and graphic artist André Dunoyer de Segonzac on 19 December 1964 in Viroflay, Île-de-France, France, who she remained with until his death in 1974.

Dorny died on 14 March 1976 in Saint-Tropez, Var, France.

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Diabolique posterFirst watchDiabolique19557.9as Mrs. HerbouxA supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts.View film

Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. 1959Oh! What a MamboLa belle-mère
  2. 1955DiaboliqueMrs. Herboux
  3. 1954Adam Is... EveMme Beaumont
  4. 1953La belle de CadixBlanche
  5. 1951Le Passage de VénusZoé Chantoiseau
  6. 1950The Sad SackMme Blandin d'Ombelles
  7. 1950Caught in the Foreign LegionSolange Duroc, André's aunt
  8. 1949Faust and the Devil
  9. 19483rd chimney on the rightConcierge
  10. 1947Mystery TourMademoiselle Roberta
  11. 1946Devil's DaughterAunt Hortense
  12. 1945Box of DreamsWoman (uncredited)
  13. 1944Le mort ne reçoit plusMiss Verdelier
  14. 1944Behold BeatriceAunt Hermance
  15. 1944Portrait of a Woman
  16. 1943Don't Shout it from the RooftopsMadame Noblet
  17. 1943A Dog's LifeLéocadie
  18. 1941The Italian Straw Hatla baronne
  19. 1941The AcrobatPauline
  20. 1941Little NothingsL'habilleuse
  21. 1939Whirlwind of Paris(uncredited)
  22. 1939Visages de femmesVerdurette
  23. 1938Return at DawnThe fashion house director
  24. 1938Prince de mon cœurIsabelle Gatemouille
  25. 1938KatiaBaroness
  26. 1937Abused ConfidenceLa logeuse
  27. 1937Colonial Canteen
  28. 1937À nous deux, madame la vieWife of 'Toto la Vache'
  29. 1936MénilmontantToinon
  30. 1936One of the LegionAntoinette Espitalion
  31. 1936Passé à vendreMarthe Dupont
  32. 1935Les Sœurs HortensiaMadame Hormalin
  33. 1935DivineLa Poison
  34. 1935The MascotDame Turlurette
  35. 1935Monsieur Sans-GêneLa féministe
  36. 1933CibouletteZénobie
  37. 1933Knock, ou le triomphe de la médecineLa dame en violet
  38. 1932To have known
  39. 1930The Sweetness of LovingLorette