Yvonne de Bray

1887-1954

Biography: life and films

Yvonne de Bray was a French actress whose birth name was Yvonne Laurence Blanche de Bray. She was born in Paris, France on 12th May 1887 and died in Paris, France on 1st February 1954, aged 66.

Her best films as an actor include Jean Cocteau's Les Parents terribles (1948), Jacqueline Audry's Gigi (1949) and Jean-Pierre Melville's Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953).

Yvonne de Bray appeared in 12 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Pierre Billon (2 films), Jean Cocteau (2) and Jacqueline Audry (2).

Her most frequent genres include: drama (9 films), romance (5), history (2), comedy-romance (2) and comedy-drama (2).

Our average rating for Yvonne de Bray over all films is: 3.3

Filmography

Key: a = actor

L'Éternel retour (1943) [a]

L'Aigle à deux têtes (1948) [a]

Les Parents terribles (1948) [a]

Gigi (1949) [a]

Agnès de rien (1950) [a]

Chéri (1950) [a]

Caroline chérie (1951) [a]

Olivia (1951) [a]

L'Amour, Madame (1952) [a]

Nez de cuir (1952) [a]

Nous sommes tous des assassins (1952) [a]

Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953) [a]

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