| Simone Mareuil | |
| Birth Name: | Marie Louise Simone Vacher |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Périgueux, Dordogne, France |
| Death Place: | Périgueux, Dordogne, France |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Othername: | Simonne |
| Spouse: | Philippe Hersent |
Simone Mareuil (in French pronounced as /simɔn maʁøj/; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film Un Chien Andalou.[1]
Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most notably director Luis Buñuel's Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog, 1929). She was the second wife of actor Philippe Hersent.[2] [3]
After World War II, she returned to Périgueux, where she fell into a deep depression.[4] [5] She committed suicide by self-immolation — dousing herself in gasoline and burning herself to death in a public square.[6] [7] [8] [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | L'Ombre du bonheur | |||
| La Galerie des monstres | Alternative titles: Gallery of Monsters, La Barraca de los monstruos | |||
| 1925 | A Gentleman of the Ring | |||
| 1926 | Le Juif errant | Céphise | ||
| 1927 | Poker d'as | |||
| La Petite chocolatière | Alternative title: The Chocolate Girl | |||
| Genêt d'Espagne | ||||
| 1929 | Peau de pêche | Alternative title: Peach Skin | ||
| La Fée moderne | ||||
| The Ladies in the Green Hats | Arlette | |||
| Un Chien Andalou | Young girl | Alternative title: An Andalusian Dog; credited as Simonne Mareuil | ||
| 1930 | Our Masters, the Servants | Alternative title: Our Masters, the Servants | ||
| 1931 | The Polish Jew | Annette | Alternative title: Le Juif polonais | |
| Heart of Paris | Jeannette Durand | Alternative title: Le Coeur de Paris | ||
| 1932 | Le Soir des rois | Charlotte Oltendorf | Alternative title: How Shall I Tell My Husband? | |
| 1933 | Miss Helyett | Lolotte | ||
| Mariage à responsabilité limitée | ||||
| The Heir of the Bal Tabarin | Mademoiselle Longuebois | |||
| 1936 | The Lover of Madame Vidal | |||
| 1940 | Sur le plancher des vaches | Gaby |