Zizi Jeanmaire
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 29, 1924
- Died
- July 17, 2020 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
Biography
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".
Known For
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Filmography
L'Amour Fou
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sternstunde Kunst
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 2 eps
That's Dancing!
Movie · as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Carmen
Movie · as Carmen
Bio’s Bahnhof
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Numéro un
TV · as Self, Self - Host · 2 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self, Self - Main Guest · 1 ep
Midi trente
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cadet Rousselle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
À bout portant
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Night-Club
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Europarty
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Der goldene Schuß
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Black Tights
Movie · as The Gold Digger / Carmen
Guinguette
Movie · as Renée aka Guinguette
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Discorama
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Too Many Lovers
Movie · as Lulu Natier
Anything Goes
Movie · as Gaby Duval
An Evening at the Music Hall
Movie · as Claudie
Cinépanorama
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hans Christian Andersen
Movie · as Doro
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps