Thérèse Dorny
Biography
Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 - 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress.
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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Filmography
Oh! What a Mambo
1959
as La belle-mère
Diabolique
1955
as Mrs. Herboux
Adam Is... Eve
1954
as Mme Beaumont
La belle de Cadix
1953
as Blanche
Le Passage de Vénus
1951
as Zoé Chantoiseau
The Sad Sack
1950
as Mme Blandin d'Ombelles
Caught in the Foreign Legion
1950
as Solange Duroc, André's aunt
Faust and the Devil
1949
3rd chimney on the right
1948
as Concierge
Mystery Tour
1947
as Mademoiselle Roberta
Devil's Daughter
1946
as Aunt Hortense
Box of Dreams
1945
as Woman (uncredited)
Le mort ne reçoit plus
1944
Behold Beatrice
1944
as Aunt Hermance
Portrait of a Woman
1944
Don't Shout it from the Rooftops
1943
as Madame Noblet
A Dog's Life
1943
as Léocadie
The Italian Straw Hat
1941
as la baronne
The Acrobat
1941
as Pauline
Little Nothings
1941
as L'habilleuse
Whirlwind of Paris
1939
as (uncredited)
Visages de femmes
1939
as Verdurette
Return at Dawn
1938
as The fashion house director
Prince de mon cœur
1938
as Isabelle Gatemouille