| Geneviève Sorya | |
| Birth Name: | Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1912 |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Spouse: | Henry Murray (born Henri Dreyfus) |
| Children: | Anouk Aimée |
Geneviève Sorya (born Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand; 23 June 1912 – 23 March 2008) was a French stage and film actress. She was also known as the mother of actress Anouk Aimée.[1]
Sorya performed in over 15 films, including The End of the Day, and The Man of the Hour (1937) with Maurice Chevalier although she was primarily a stage actress in her native Paris. In 1981 she appeared in the film What Puts David with her daughter.[2]
Sorya was the daughter of André Hippolyte Durand and Émilie Marguerite Mélanie (née Boussiron) Durand. She was married to French actor Henry Murray (born Henri Dreyfus), with whom she had a daughter, who became actress Anouk Aimée. Sorya studied at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art in Paris.[3]