Andrée Tainsy
Andrée Tainsy is known for Love and Death (1975), Fantomas (1964), Z (1969).
Biography
Andrée Micheline Ghislaine Tainsy (26 April 1911 – 19 December 2004) was a Belgian actress. She worked with several notable actors like Philippe Noiret, Jean Louis Trintignant, Charlotte Rampling and famous directors like Claude Chabrol, Costas Gavras and François Ozon. Tainsy began her career with theater plays and her first film debut was in 1945, followed by over 80 different cinema and TV works as co-star. She worked until the day of her death.
She was born in Etterbeek, Belgium.
Andrée Tainsy attended Brussels' Conservatory, where she trained to become a theater performer in the early 1930s. She moved to Paris and made her debut with the Georges Pitoëff theatrical company in Les Voyageurs Sans Bagage (1937). Her film debut was ready in 1939 however, as World War II started, she fled to South America, where she reconnected with other artists who had also left. Her first experience in front of was in Chile a movie camera and in 1945 her movie career began starring in Jacques Remy's Le Moulin des Andes (Released in Chile as La Fruta Mordida).
Upon her return to France, after the end of the war, she resumed her theatrical activity with Les Amants de Noël and Joyeux Chagrins, both in 1948. Tainsy's career as an actress and comedian went on until the very end of her life. She worked until the day of her death. She appeared in a small role in Arnaud Desplechin's Rois et Reine on 22 December 2004, just three days after she died. Her cinema endeavors comprised works with several directors like Bertrand Tavernier, Woody Allen, Claude Chabrol, François Ozon and Arnaud Desplechin.
On 19 December 2004, after attending a presentation of a play by Pierre Desproges, she suffered a heart attack at her Parisian apartment. She was buried at Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
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Questions about Andrée Tainsy
How many Andrée Tainsy films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 35 films with Andrée Tainsy, from 1949 to 2004.
What is the best rated Andrée Tainsy film?
The best rated Andrée Tainsy film in the catalogue is Z (1969), rated 7.8.
What was the first Andrée Tainsy film?
The first Andrée Tainsy film in the catalogue is Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case, from 1959.
Who has Andrée Tainsy worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Andrée Tainsy shares the most credits with Bernard Musson (2 films), Catherine Deneuve (2 films) and Dominique Zardi (2 films).
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Known for
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7.5 Love and Death
1975
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6.8 Fantomas
1964
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7.8 Z
1969
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6.2 Spoiled Children
1977
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7.1 Diary of a Chambermaid
1964
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6.7 Code Unknown
2000
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6.7 Under the Sand
2001
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6.9 The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974
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6.9 Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
1959
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6.1 Cop au Vin
1985
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7.0 Kings & Queen
2004
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5.7 A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973
Full filmography
54 films — 35 in the catalogue
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7.0
Kings & Queen
2004 · La grand-mère
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6.3 Red Sunset
2004 · Princesse Czerry
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6.7
Under the Sand
2001 · Suzanne
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Les aveugles
2000 · The Old Woman
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6.7
Code Unknown
2000 · Mrs. Becker
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5.7 Love, etc.
1996 · Mireille
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6.2 The Phantom Heart
1996 · The old lady
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5.4 Bouvard et Pécuchet
1990 · Germaine
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3.1
Simone
1985 · La grand mère
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6.1
Cop au Vin
1985 · Marthe
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6.4 Boulevard des assassins
1982 · Mrs. Graveline
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9.5 Ali au Pays des Mirages
1980
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Mathieu Gaston Peluche
1980 · Propriétaire du cheval
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4.4 Twice a Woman
1979
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10.0
Adieu voyages lents
1978 · La mère
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7.0 A. Constant
1977 · Jeanne
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6.0 Gloria
1977 · Estelle
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6.2
Spoiled Children
1977 · Madame Descombes
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4.6 Solemn Communion
1977 · Charlotte Fourcignie
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7.5
Love and Death
1975 · Woman (uncredited)
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6.4 Let Joy Reign Supreme
1975 · Nun
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8.0 Le Tour d'Écrou
1974 · Mme Grose
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6.9
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
1974 · Madeleine Fourmet
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5.7
A Slightly Pregnant Man
1973 · Clarisse de Saint-Clair
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7.0 Beau masque
1972
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La Mare au diable
1972 · Mère Maurice
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8.0 Man with the Transplanted Brain
1972
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8.5 Le Sagouin
1972 · 'Fraulein'
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5.9 Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
1972 · The Grandmother
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7.0 Le Prussien
1971 · Yvonne
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6.0 The Strangler
1971 · Jeanne
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6.5 Too Small My Friend
1971 · Mme Herbin
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7.8
Z
1969 · Nick's Mother
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Hedda Gabler
1967 · Julie Tesman
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4.3 The Mad Dog
1966
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5.8 Les Ruses du diable
1966 · La mère de Ginette
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5.7 How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
1965 · Germaine, la gouvernante de Léon (sketch "Les Bons Vivants")
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6.8
Fantomas
1964 · Habilleuse
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7.1
Diary of a Chambermaid
1964 · La paysanne
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10.0 Assassin's Check
1962 · La marchande de journaux
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6.9
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
1959 · Club Hula-Hoop Manager (uncredited)
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5.5 End of Desire
1958 · Ludivine - la servante
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6.3 Les Louves
1957 · Business card seller
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10.0 Les Lumières du soir
1956 · Job seeker
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9.0 Mannequins of Paris
1956
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6.3 Stain on the Snow
1953 · (uncredited)
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7.1 Holiday for Henrietta
1952 · (uncredited)
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5.6 Agence Matrimoniale
1952 · (uncredited)
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4.5 Ma femme est formidable
1951 · la femme de ménage
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9.0 Julie de Carneilhan
1950 · Madame Sabrier
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9.0 No More Vacation for the Good Lord
1950
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5.9 The Sinners
1949 · Kitchen girl
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6.0 Mission à Tanger
1949 · Cabaret sweeper
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7.1 Fantomas Against Fantomas
1949 · (uncredited)
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