Zizi Jeanmaire
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
Credits
- 2010 · L'Amour Fou as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987 · Le monde est à vous as Self
- 1985 · That's Dancing! as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1980 · Carmen as Carmen
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self
- 1975 · Numéro un as Self - Host
- 1972 · Midi trente as Self
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self - Main Guest
- 1971 · Cadet Rousselle as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1968 · À bout portant as Self
- 1968 · Night-Club as self
- 1967 · Europarty as Self
- 1964 · Der goldene Schuß as Self
- 1961 · Black Tights as The Gold Digger / Carmen
- 1959 · Guinguette as Renée aka Guinguette
- 1959 · Discorama as Self
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
- 1957 · Too Many Lovers as Lulu Natier
- 1956 · An Evening at the Music Hall as Claudie
- 1956 · Anything Goes as Gaby Duval
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1952 · Hans Christian Andersen as Doro
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self