Acting
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
EN, FR, ES, XX cinema · 60 credits
Born
2 June 1878
Died
6 December 1957 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Adrienne d'Ambricourt · Adrienne DuNontier
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Adrienne D'Ambricourt (born Adrienne DuNontier; 2 June 1878 – 6 December 1957) was a French actress of the silent and sound film eras. She was born in Paris, and emigrated to the United States after the end of World War I. She began acting in the 1922 Gershwin Broadway musical comedy, The French Doll, in which she had one of the main roles, "Baroness Mazulier". She made her film debut in the 1924 silent film, The Humming Bird, where she was one of Gloria Swanson's gang of thieves who turned into resistance fighters in World War I. With the advent of talking pictures, and before dubbing came into general use, D'Ambricourt was used in several films which were the French version of English language ones, such as Quand on est belle (The Easiest Way — 1931), L'énigmatique Mr. Parkes (Slightly Scarlet — 1930), and Nuit d'Espagne (Transgression — 1931). She appeared in over 70 films, including such classics as Casablanca, San Francisco, and To Have And Have Not, until about 1947, after which her film career began to decline. Her final role was in George Cukor's Les Girls, starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor, in which she played the wardrobe woman. With the advent of television, she appeared in several series during the 1950s, working right up to her death, which was caused by a heart attack during or following a car accident in Los Angeles.
Known for
Filmography
One Coat of White
as Annette
The Purple Mask
as Madame Anais (uncredited)
Bal Tabarin
as Madame Ramquet
Beautiful Love
as The deaf old lady
Calcutta
as Croupier's Assistant (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
as Grandmother Dulaine (uncredited)
To Have and Have Not
as Cashier (uncredited)
Paris Underground
as Margot
Experiment Perilous
as French Instructor (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Madam at Dieppe Hotel (uncredited)
Passage to Marseille
as Rosalie (uncredited)
Casablanca
as Concierge (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Miss Apricots (uncredited)
Forty Little Mothers
as Miss Porter
City in Darkness
as Hotel Proprietress
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
as Therese
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as French Landlady (uncredited)
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Undetermined Role
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Mme. Marchand
Artists and Models Abroad
as Madame Brissard
I Met My Love Again
as Marie (uncredited)
I'll Give a Million
as Wife (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
as French Woman (uncredited)
Mama Steps Out
as Jeanne
We Have Our Moments
as Maid (uncredited)
Live, Love and Learn
as The Dutchess (uncredited)
Dangerously Yours
as Masseuse
Seventh Heaven
as Nurse
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Madame Odette Dessolles
San Francisco
as Madame Albani (uncredited)
Peter Ibbetson
as Nun (uncredited)
Stingaree
as French Mother (uncredited)
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Concierge
Marie Galante
as French Girl
Gallant Lady
as Nanette - Deedy's Nurse (uncredited)
Disgraced!
as Madame Maxime
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Fifi 'Fanny'
Design for Living
as Cafe Proprietress (uncredited)
The Song of Songs
as French Teacher
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Marie (Uncredited)
What Price Hollywood?
as French Cook (uncredited)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as La femme de chambre
This Modern Age
as Marie
Men in Her Life
as Maria
Transgression
as Julie
War Mamas
as Countess's Maid (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
as Flint's French Maid
Svengali
as Mme. Vinard (uncredited)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Marie Ducrol
Scotland Yard
as Madame Rousseau, Innkeeper
The Bad One
as Madame Pompier
What a Widow!
as Paulette
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
as Mrs. Corbett
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Marie Ducrot
Our Modern Maidens
as Parisian Housekeeper Annette (uncredited)
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Ma Tapman
Wages of Virtue
as Madame Cantinière
The Humming Bird
as The Owl