Madeleine Robinson


Madeleine Robinson was a French actress. She was born to a French mother and Czech father near Paris. She was orphaned at the age of 14, and worked to support herself and her two younger brothers, but enjoyed watching plays. She then studied under Charles Dullin. Her first lead role was in Forty Little Mothers. During German [military administration in occupied France during World War II|the Occupation of France], she had a prominent role in Love Story and Summer Light, and The Bellman. Because she had acted during the Occupation, Robinson found it difficult to get work afterwards, but again came to prominence in Une si jolie petite plage. Madeleine Robinson won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in 1959 for her role in À double tour. In 2001, she was awarded a for her contribution to the field.

Selected filmography

Tartarin of Tarascon Madame Angot's Daughter Forty Little Mothers The Assault A Man to Kill Storm Over Asia Captain Benoit The [City of Lights] The Innocent The Marvelous Night Promise to a Stranger The Crossroads Summer Light Love Story The Bellman The Royalists The Bouquinquant Brothers The Great Maguet The Fugitive The Cavalier of Croix-Mort The Story of Dr. Louise Such a Pretty Little Beach Between Eleven and Midnight The Barton Mystery Tuesday's Guest God Needs Men Savage Triangle The [Man in My Life (film)|The Man in My Life] Alone in [the World (film)|Alone in the World] Their Last Night On Trial Mannequins of Paris Passionate Summer The She-Wolves À double tour Day by Day, Desperately Dark Journey The Trial - Mrs. GrubachThe Gentleman from Epsom The Mad Heart Seven Days in January