Gina Manès (born Blanche Moulin ; 7 April 1893 – 6 September 1989) was a French film actress and a major star of French silent cinema. After an early appearance in a Louis Feuillade film, she had significant roles in films of Germaine Dulac and Jean Epstein , including Cœur fidèle
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Gina Manès
Gina Manés
Born Blanche Moulin
(1893-04-07 ) 7 April 1893Died 6 September 1989(1989-09-06) (aged 96) Occupation Actress Years active 1916–1966
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Gina Manés In Abel Gance 's Napoléon Joséphine de Beauharnais , and then played the title role in Jacques Feyder 's Thérèse Raquin Morocco took her further from the public eye. She continued to take small roles in films, and also worked in the circus and in the theatre. In total, Manès appeared in over 90 films between 1916 and 1966.[1] [2]
L'Homme sans visage (1919), directed by Louis Feuillade The Red Inn L'Auberge rouge ) (1923), directed by Jean Epstein Cœur fidèle Heart of an Actress Âme d'artiste ) (1924), directed by Germaine Dulac Sables Dimitri Kirsanoff Napoléon Abel Gance Sin Synd ) (1928), directed by Gustaf Molander The Saint and Her Fool Die Heilige und ihr Narr ) (1928), directed by William Dieterle Thérèse Raquin Jacques Feyder Looping the Loop Die Todesschleife ) (1928), directed by Arthur Robison The Little Slave Die kleine Sklavin ) (1928), directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck Ship in Distress S.O.S. Schiff in Not ) (1929), directed by Carmine Gallone Latin Quarter Quartier Latin ) (1929), directed by Augusto Genina Le Train sans yeux (1929), directed by Alberto Cavalcanti Nights of Princes Nuits de princes ) (1930), directed by Marcel L'Herbier The Shark Le Requin ) (1930), directed by Henri Chomette Salto Mortale Ewald André Dupont Under the Leather Helmet Sous le casque de cuir ) (1932), directed by Albert de Courville A Man's Neck La Tête d'un homme ) (1933), directed by Julien Duvivier La Voie sans disque (1933), directed by Léon Poirier The Pont-Biquet Family La Famille Pont-Biquet ) (1935), directed by Christian-Jaque Divine Max Ophüls The Devil in the Bottle Le Diable en bouteille ) (1935), directed by Raoul Ploquin The Mysterious Lady La Mystérieuse Lady ) (1936), directed by Robert Péguy Mayerling Anatole Litvak Wolves Between Them Les Loups entre eux ) (1936), directed by Léon Mathot Maria of the Night Maria de la nuit ) (1936), directed by Willy Rozier The Forsaken Les Réprouvés ) (1937), directed by Jacques Séverac Temptation La Tentation ) (1936), directed by Pierre Caron Mollenard Robert Siodmak Fort Dolorès René Le Hénaff Véréna's Wedding Jacques Daroy The Postmaster's Daughter Nostalgie ) (1938), directed by Viktor Tourjansky Coral Reefs Le Récif de corail ) (1939), directed by Maurice Gleize Majestic Hotel Cellars Les Caves du Majestic ) (1945), directed by Richard Pottier The Dancer of Marrakesh La Danseuse de Marrakech ) (1949), directed by Léon Mathot The Count of Bragelonne Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ) (1954), directed by Fernando Cerchio Women Without Hope Marchandes d'illusions ) (1954), directed by Raoul André Crime at the Concert Mayol Crime au Concert Mayol ) (1954), directed by Pierre Méré Paris, Palace Hotel Henri Verneuil Pity for the Vamps Pitié pour les vamps ) (1956), directed by Jean Josipovici A Certain Monsieur Jo Un certain monsieur Jo ) (1958), directed by René Jolivet First of May Premier mai ) (1958), directed by Luis Saslavsky Mimi Pinson Robert Darène
Dictionnaire du cinéma français , sous la direction de Jean-Loup Passek. Paris: Larousse, 1987. p. 286.
Obituary of Gina Manès, in The Times (London) 14 September 1989, p. 18; Issue 63499.
