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Zizi Jeanmaire

Zizi Jeanmaire

Zizi Jeanmaire (born Renée Marcelle Jeanmaire; 29 April 1924 – 17 July 2020) was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She was the widow of renowned dancer and choreographer Roland Petit. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London in 1949, and went on to appear in several Hollywood films. She and Petit had one daughter, Valentine Petit, a dancer and actress. Jeanmaire is mentioned in the lyrics of the song by Peter Sarstedt, "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?", in the first line: "You talk like Marlene Dietrich, and you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire / Your clothes are all made by Balmain and there's diamonds and pearls in your hair". She is also mentioned in the lyrics of the song by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, "Nothing is Sacred", from their album Timeless Flight: "I said: "Zizi Jeanmaire wouldn't take this and neither will we / if they call me Napoleon again I'll be forced to let the lion free".

Personal information

Birthday

1924-04-29

Birth Place

Paris, France

Movies and TV shows :

poster

À bout portant

1968

8.0

TV
An Evening at the Music Hall

An Evening at the Music Hall

1956

4.7

Movie
Anything Goes

Anything Goes

1956

5.9

Movie
Black Tights

Black Tights

1961

6.2

Movie
poster

Cadet Rousselle

1971

0.0

TV
Carmen

Carmen

1980

0.0

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
poster

Cinépanorama

1956

8.0

TV
poster

Der goldene Schuß

1964

6.0

TV
poster

Discorama

1959

0.0

TV
poster

Europarty

1967

0.0

TV
poster

Great Performances

1971

4.9

TV
Guinguette

Guinguette

1959

6.0

Movie
Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

1952

6.3

Movie
L'Amour Fou

L'Amour Fou

2010

7.0

Movie
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
poster

Le monde est à vous

1987

0.0

TV
poster

Midi trente

1972

6.0

TV
poster

Night-Club

1968

0.0

TV
poster

Numéro un

1975

6.0

TV
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

7.0

Movie
poster

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

6.0

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.5

TV
Too Many Lovers

Too Many Lovers

1957

5.6

Movie