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Liliane Montevecchi

Liliane Montevecchi

Liliane Montevecchi (October 13, 1932 – June 29, 2018) was a French-Italian actress, dancer, and singer. Montevecchi took her first dance classes at 8 with Pierre Duprez, primo ballerino of the Opera in Paris, France. She entered the Conservatoire and completed her training of two years, with Jeanne Schwarz and Mathilde Kschessinska, on the stage of the Opéra Comique. She appeared for the first time on a stage at the Champs Elysées theater in a ballet by David Lichine. She then worked with Léonide Massine and danced in Monte Carlo for the coronation of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in 1949. She also danced her first steps at the Casino de Paris with Jean Guélis. Montevecchi began her international career as a prima ballerina in Roland Petit's dance company. She appeared in The Glass Slipper with Michael Wilding and Daddy Long Legs (with Fred Astaire), in both of which she was acting with leading lady Leslie Caron. In the mid-1950s, she was signed to a contract by MGM, which cast her in various roles in such films as Moonfleet with Stewart Granger and Meet Me in Las Vegas with Cyd Charisse and John Brascia. She then played in the Jerry Lewis vehicle The Sad Sack, King Creole with Elvis Presley, and The Young Lions with Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin and Marlon Brando. She knew Gene Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Clark Gable, and she took classes at the Actors Studio in New York. Montevecchi replaced Colette Brosset in the 1958 Broadway revue La Plume de Ma Tante. After some television work in series such as Playhouse 90 and Adventures in Paradise at the end of the decade, Montevecchi opted to leave Hollywood for a star spot in the Folies Bergère in Las Vegas, toured with the company for nine years before appearing at the Folies Bergère in Paris from 1972 to 1978. In 1982, she drew the attention of critics and audiences for her performance in Nine, with Raúl Juliá, for which she won both the Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Seven years later, she starred in Grand Hotel, earning a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. On TV, she guest–starred in more than 20 shows. Montevecchi also appeared in the films Wall Street and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days with Matthew McConaughey. She appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and toured internationally with her semi-autobiographical shows On the Boulevard and Back on the Boulevard. Her solo album On the Boulevard is available from Jay Records. She is featured in the recording of the 1985 concert version of Follies staged at Avery Fisher Hall, and she has starred in musicals such as Irma La Douce, Gigi and Hello Dolly!. In 1998, she replaced Eartha Kitt as The Wicked Witch of the West in Radio City Entertainment's touring production of The Wizard of Oz, co-starring Mickey Rooney as The Wizard and Jessica Grové as Dorothy. She continued with the show until the spring of 1999 and was succeeded by Jo Anne Worley. In 2001, Montevecchi appeared as Mistinguett at the Théâtre National de l’Opéra Comique in Paris. ... Source: Article "Liliane Montevecchi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Personal information

Birthday

1932-10-13

Birth Place

Paris, France

Movies and TV shows :

4 Days in France

4 Days in France

2016

5.7

Movie
42nd Street: River to River

42nd Street: River to River

2009

2.5

Movie
poster

77 Sunset Strip

1958

6.7

TV
poster

Adventures in Paradise

1959

5.7

TV
poster

Behind Closed Doors

1958

0.0

TV
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

0.0

Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

7.0

Movie
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1955

6.3

Movie
Femmes de Paris

Femmes de Paris

1953

6.5

Movie
Follies: In Concert

Follies: In Concert

1986

7.0

Movie
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

2003

6.8

Movie
King Creole

King Creole

1958

6.4

Movie
Me and the Colonel

Me and the Colonel

1958

6.2

Movie
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

4.7

Movie
poster

Midi trente

1972

6.0

TV
Moonfleet

Moonfleet

1955

6.4

Movie
Musidora

Musidora

1973

0.0

Movie
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

4.0

Movie
poster

Numéro un

1975

6.0

TV
Pétrus

Pétrus

1974

0.0

Movie
That's Show Business

That's Show Business

1975

7.0

Movie
The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

1955

6.3

Movie
The Idol

The Idol

2002

4.7

Movie
The Living Idol

The Living Idol

1957

4.7

Movie
The Pickle Brothers

The Pickle Brothers

1967

0.0

Movie
The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

1957

5.6

Movie
The Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1960

0.0

Movie
The Young Lions

The Young Lions

1958

6.8

Movie
Wall Street

Wall Street

1987

7.2

Movie