Renée Simonot
Renée Simonot (born Jeanne Renée Deneuve; 10 September 1911 – 11 July 2021) was a French actress. She was known for being one of the first French actresses to dub an English movie.[1] She mostly dubbed Olivia de Havilland and Sylvia Sidney. A stage actress, she appeared in many productions of Les Misérables.
Renée Simonot | |
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Born | Jeanne Renée Deneuve 10 September 1911 |
Died | 11 July 2021 Paris, France | (aged 109)
Years active | 1918–2000 |
Spouse(s) | Maurice Dorléac (m. 1940-1979, his death) |
Children | Danielle Clariond Francoise Dorléac (dead) Catherine Deneuve Sylvie Dorléac |
Relatives | Christian Vadim (grandson) Chiara Mastroianni (granddaughter) |
Simonot died on 11 July 2021 in Paris, just two months before her 110th birthday.[2][3]