Simone Mareuil

Simone Mareuil (French pronunciation: [simɔn maʁøj]; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un Chien Andalou.^[1]

Simone Mareuil
Born	Marie Louise Simone Vacher (1903-08-25)25 August 1903 Périgueux, Dordogne, France
Died	24 October 1954(1954-10-24) (aged 51) Périgueux, Dordogne, France
Other names	Simonne
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Philippe Hersent

Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel's Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog, 1929). She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.^[2][3]

After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression.^[4][5] She committed suicide by self-immolation — dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death in a public square.^[6][7][8][9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1924	L'Ombre du bonheur
	La Galerie des monstres		Alternative titles: Gallery of Monsters, La Barraca de los monstruos
1925	A Gentleman of the Ring
1926	Le Juif errant	Céphise
1927	Poker d'as
	La Petite chocolatière		Alternative title: The Chocolate Girl
	Genêt d'Espagne
1929	Peau de pêche		Alternative title: Peach Skin
	La Fée moderne
	The Ladies in the Green Hats	Arlette
	Un Chien Andalou	Young girl	Alternative title: An Andalusian Dog; credited as Simonne Mareuil
1930	Our Masters, the Servants		Alternative title: Our Masters, the Servants
1931	The Polish Jew	Annette	Alternative title: Le Juif polonais
	Heart of Paris	Jeannette Durand	Alternative title: Le Coeur de Paris
1932	Le Soir des rois	Charlotte Oltendorf	Alternative title: How Shall I Tell My Husband?
1933	Miss Helyett	Lolotte
	Mariage à responsabilité limitée
	The Heir of the Bal Tabarin	Mademoiselle Longuebois
1936	The Lover of Madame Vidal
1940	Sur le plancher des vaches	Gaby