De Bray, Yvonne (1889–1954)
De Bray, Yvonne (1889–1954)
French stage and screen actress. Born May 12, 1889, in Paris, France; died Feb 1, 1954, in Paris; dau. of Blanche (Lincelle) and Viscomte Gabriel de Bray.
At 8, made stage debut as Little Toto in Zaza (1897); other plays include Le Torrent, Francesca da Rimini, Le vieux coq, La petite peste, La retraite, Le ruisseau, La Barricade, Sherlock Holmes, Princesse d'Amour, Suzette, La Fugitive, Papa, L'accord parfait, Les Flambeaux, La Phalène and La Possession, among others; made film debut in Jean Cocteau's L'Eternel Retour (1943), followed by Imperial Venus, The Eagle Has Two Heads, Les parents terribles and The Eternal Return; made final film Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953).
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