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
Born
Jeanne Renée Deneuve

(1911-09-10)10 September 1911
Died11 July 2021(2021-07-11) (aged 109)
Paris, France
Years active1918–2000
Spouse(s)Maurice Dorléac
(m. 1940-1979, his death)
ChildrenDanielle Clariond
Francoise Dorléac (dead)
Catherine Deneuve
Sylvie Dorléac
RelativesChristian Vadim (grandson)
Chiara Mastroianni (granddaughter)

Simonot died on 11 July 2021 in Paris, just two months before her 110th birthday.[2][3]

References

  1. "Catherine Deneuve : "Je n'ai aucune envie de jouer une grand-mère modèle"". lemonde.fr. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. La mère de Catherine Deneuve, Renée Dorléac, est morte à l'âge de 109 ans
  3. Mort de Renée Simonot, mère de Catherine Deneuve et doyenne des actrices