Dany Robin Explained

Dany Robin
Birthname:Danielle Robin
Birth Date:14 April 1927
Birth Place:Clamart, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Spouse:Georges Marchal (1951 - 1969; 2 children)
Michael Sullivan (1969 - 1995)
Years Active:1930 - 1969
Occupation:Actress

Dany Robin (in French pronounced as /dani ʁɔbɛ̃/; 14 April, 1927 – 25 May, 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s.

Career

Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart. She performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors, and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama Act of Love. Robin co-starred with Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in Follow the Boys (1963). Her last leading role was the agent's wife Nicole Devereaux in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969).

Personal life and death

Robin was married to fellow actor Georges Marchal. On 25 May 1995, she and her second husband, Michael Sullivan, died in a fire in their apartment in Paris.[1]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Dany Robin. David Shipman. 29 May 1995. The Independent.