Anne-Marie Blanc
Anne-Marie Blanc | |
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 Anne-Marie Blanc, c. 2008 | |
| Born | Anne-Marie Blanc 2 September 1919 |
| Died | 5 February 2009 (aged 89) |
| Spouse |
Heinrich Fueter
(m. 1940; died 1979) |
| Children | 3 |
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Anne-Marie Blanc (2 September 1919 – 5 February 2009) was a Swiss film and television actress, style icon and was commonly referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Swiss Film".[1] Her granddaughter is the actress Mona Petri (née Fueter).[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Blanc was born 2 September 1919 in Vevey, Switzerland, the eldest of three children, to Louis Blanc and Valentine Blanc (née Chevalier). Her mother hailed from a privileged banking family whom married Louis who worked land registry administrator. Unfortunately, he was a violent alcoholic and she left him in 1930 with the children and moved to Bern.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Constable Studer as Sonja Witschi (1939)
- Gilberte de Courgenay as Gilberte Montavon (1942)
- That's Not the Way to Die as Marianne (1946)
- White Cradle Inn as Louise (1949)
- Captive Soul as Helene (1952)
- Palace Hotel as Inhaberin des Hotels (1952)
- I'm Waiting for You as Frau Dr. Helm (1952)
- Life Begins at Seventeen as Aline Deshuges (1953)
- Spring Song as Elisabeth Lauber (1954)
- Via Mala as Frau von Richenau (1961)
- The Blonde from Peking (1967)
- Hotel Royal (1969, TV film)
- Violanta (1976)
- A Crime of Honour (a.k.a. A Song for Europe, 1985, TV film)
- Klassäzämekunft (1988)
- Lüthi und Blanc as Esther Weiss (2001–2005, TV series)
External links
[edit]Personal life
[edit]She was married to Heinrich Fueter (1911-1979), who was an attorney and executive producer.[4][5] They had three sons including Peter Christian (b. 1941) and Martin Andreas (b. 1944) who led Condor Films AG, founded by their father.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Die Grande Dame des Schweizer Films". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Culture, © Federal Office of. "Mona Petri-Fueter". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Anne-Marie Blanc". www.fembio.org (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Portrait Archiv ZGF Heinrich Fueter-Blanc Zürich". www.portraitarchiv.ch. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Fueter, Heinrich". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "Archive". condorfilms. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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